What Darrell Waltrip, who raced on a broken leg, said about Brad Keselowski's injury
Brad Keselowski said Darrell Waltrip showed toughness by continuing to race in 1990 after breaking his leg, but Keselowski is doing the same in 2026.
NASCAR Cup driver Brad Keselowski was asked if he remembered when Darrell Waltrip broke his leg in a multi-car crash at Daytona, then had to drive one lap in the following race at Pocono? Keselowski didn't remember . He was only 6 years old at the time.
Along with breaking his left femur bone, Waltrip fractured his elbow and suffered a concussion in qualifying for the Pepsi 400 in 1990. Two weeks later, wearing a cast on his leg from his ankle to his waist, Waltrip had to be placed by crew members into his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lumina, start the race and run one lap to receive credit for the points before turning the car over to relief driver Jimmy Horton.
"Whooo! That's incredible," Keselowski said. "DW was an amazing racecar driver.
He doesn't get enough credit, and he was obviously tough. " KESELOWSKI SKIPS CLASH WITH BROKEN LEG: Brad Keselowski to miss Clash with broken leg, Corey LaJoie replaces him, per report The same can be said for Keselowski, 42, the RFK Racing owner-driver who is dealing with an injury similar to Waltrip's and, like Waltrip, is still competing relentlessly. Keselowski broke his right leg in mid-December in a skiing accident.
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