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Elliott suffered a fractured tibia in his left leg due to a snowboarding accident in Colorado last week. The team said in a statement on Tuesday that the 27-year-old is expected to be out for six weeks.
Josh Berry, a JR Motorsports driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, drove the car last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He finished 29th, and will continue to pilot the car on ovals. NASCAR now heads to Phoenix Raceway to conclude the west coast swing.
However, at Circuit of the Americas on March 26th, accomplished sports car racer Jordan Taylor will get behind the wheel of the car. It will be his NASCAR Cup debut.
Taylor, who is assisting with the Hendrick-prepared Garage 56 NASCAR program at Le Mans this year, competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Corvette Racing. He’s a three-time winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona (including twice overall), and also claimed a class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in …