Scary Crash in 24 Hours of Daytona
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Memo Gidley and Matteo Malucelli were both sent to the hospital Saturday night after an accident in the third hour of the 24 hour sports car race. Malucelli’s GTLM-class Ferrari lost power and slowed to a stop outside the east end of the International Horseshoe. Gidley’s Corvette Prototype was exiting the corner when he pulled left to pass a GT car and struck the stalled car at full speed. Both drivers were taken directly to a local hospital, where both were reported awake and communicating. According to his team, Malucelli has a “severe cerebral concussion.” Gidley has undergone surgery on his left arm and leg, according to his team, and has an unstable fracture in his back.
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