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Tony Stewart hospitalized after non-racing accident

By The Sports Xchange
Two time Brickyard 400 winner Tony Stewart. Photo by Mike Gentry/UPI
Two time Brickyard 400 winner Tony Stewart. Photo by Mike Gentry/UPI | License Photo

A non-racing accident Sunday landed Tony Stewart in the hospital.

His NASCAR team -- Stewart-Haas Racing -- released a statement Tuesday afternoon saying the three-time NASCAR champion was transported to a hospital following the accident.

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Fox Sports reported that Stewart, 44, crashed an all-terrain vehicle in the San Diego area Sunday.

The press release said Stewart was awake and alert and able to move his legs and arms.

No other updates will be issued until Thursday, according to Stewart-Haas Racing.

The driver of the No. 14 car, Stewart has announced this will be his season.

The Sprint Cup season kicks off Feb. 21 with the Daytona 500, and Stewart is due to participate in the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona on Feb. 13.

Stewart sustained a double compound fracture of his right leg in 2013. In 2014, he was involved in a sprint-car crash that killed another driver who had left his car and was on the track.

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