Hard hit sends Keselowski to the hospital -updated

The California Busch race was not as typical as normal, it was marred by a few cautions, the biggest one coming involving four cars and making NASCAR throw the red flag to clean up debris and fix the wall.

It just goes to show that just because you can do something, doesn't necessarily mean you should.  Going four wide didn't prove to be successful for any of the cars involved. 

McClure was riding high, up near the wall, trying to stay out of everyones way, only being on seven cylinders.  Keselowski was way down low, almost on the line and then Yeley and Allmendinger were racing for position and went to go around McClure, which made it four wide.  Allmendinger thought he was clear, supposedly was told he was clear and went to move up.  He wasn't clear, Allmendinger and Yeley touched and set off the wreck.  Yeley went up and hit McClure, Allmendinger went down and end up hitting Keselowski, which made him go head on into the wall, causing a fiery crash.  Not the kind of crash you expect at California, which is known for its follow the leader style racing and few cautions.

Keselowski was alert, but in obvious pain, he couldn't put any weight on his left leg/foot, they really didn't elaborate if it was his leg or foot.  They took him to the infield care center and then he was airlifted to the hospital for further evaluation and x-rays.  Still, no word on what the outcome was, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised, most of the media doesn't care much about the Busch series.

Allmendinger basically alluded to the fact it was Yeley's fault, by saying he could have backed down, but never really came out and said it, he definitely didn't take any blame and even mentioned the fact that he was glad Keselowski was OK and that he didn't cussed at him in the infield care center, he said all this with a smile on his face.

The incident can be viewed different ways and I'm sure many will see it differently.  Some will say it was just racing, which can be a plausible answer.  Some may say it was Allmendingers fault since he moved up and I'm sure some will blame Yeley.  I can accept two of the answers, but I don't think blaming Yeley is right since Allmendinger moved up because he thought he was clear.

The thing that bothered me the most was that he smiled about the whole thing in his interview, even about Keselowski.

I'll update when I hear about any updates on Keselowski.

Your thoughts?

Update-  From JR Motorsports PR - Brad Keselowski was examined and released from Loma Linda University Medical Center Saturday night after a crash in the Camping World 300 at California Speedway. Keselowski was airlifted to the hospital, where he underwent CT Scanning and x-rays on his left ankle and chest. As standard procedure, he will have further evaluation by Dr. Jerry Petty upon his return to North Carolina.

No word on exactly what his injury was, but I read in an article it may be a broken left foot.  Hopefully, more will come out later on this, although it may be a few days until after he sees Dr. Petty in NC.