Edwards Dislocates Thumb in Nebraska

UPDATE: Apparently, Carl got lucky.

David Poole of the Charlotte Observer talked to the Omaha World-Herald's Nick Rubek who was covering the race Sunday night.

According to Rubek, Edwards escaped with a dislocated thumb. A painful injury? Yes, but he should be in the car this weekend at Indianapolis.
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Word is getting around internet circles that Carl Edwards was transported to a local hospital in Greenwood, Nebraska following a wreck in a Super Late Model race at I-80 Speedway Sunday night.

From the Hartford Courant's Shawn Courchesne:

While I haven't been able to nail down anything definitive just yet, there's some word spreading that Edwards, who drives for Roush Fenway Racing in the Nextel Cup Series, may have sustained an injury to his hand or wrist in a Super Late Model race on the dirt at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. on Sunday night.

The Cup Scene Daily, of Marlin/McClure fame, is reporting a little bit more.

The accident happened while racing in the 25 lap Super Late Model 'A' main Feature on a restart after the event's single caution only a few laps in. A car slowed in the front of the field sending another car into the backstretch wall. Edwards crashed into the second car setting off a melee that involved 11 of the 28 cars in the field.

Edwards apparently walked away from the wreck, but was later treated by paramedics at his hauler.
One would assume that since they had him sent to the local hospital, Edwards does have a break of his thumb or wrist -- an injury that could sideline his activities this weekend in Indianapolis.

Edwards has already acquired a big dirt track victory in 2007, taking home Tony Stewart's Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway in Ohio.

Stewart broke his wrist in the winter of 2006 while racing at the Chili Bowl, just about a month before activities before Speedweeks at Daytona.