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Sprint car driver Swindell has 2nd back surgery

1m - Kevin Swindell

  • Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Sprint car driver Kevin Swindell had a second surgery on his back Monday for two fractures suffered in a crash last week at Knoxville Raceway.

A statement from Swindell's family said "both surgeries have been successful."

Swindell is still undergoing tests for a spinal cord injury.

The 26-year-old driver was injured in a crash Thursday in the lead-in races to the Knoxville Nationals.