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Monster Energy/Star Racing Yamaha’s Daxton Bennick has released an update following his crash in the 250SX main event on Saturday night in Philadelphia, which caused the race to be red flagged.
Per his release, Bennick sustained a compression fracture in his back and a concussion in the crash.
“Happy to be somewhat ok from the crash in philly got cross jumped pretty hard after a bad start in the main just trying to get through the pack. I did compression fracture a vertebrae in my back and was knocked out for a short amount of time me and the team are gonna start working on a plan to get my recovery going and to come back when I’m ready I have a great group around me and wanna say thanks to everyone reaching out.”
The team also released an update saying Bennick’s fracture will not require surgery.
“In his crash during the Philadelphia Supercross 250 Main Event, Daxton Bennick sustained a concussion. He also injured his back, and has a compression fracture that will not require surgery. The North Carolina rider is working with his doctors and the team to get back to 100% as soon as possible.”
The second year pro missed time earlier this year when he sustained a concussion in practice crash prior to round 2 of the 250SX East Division in Detroit.
Below is video of the crash on Saturday. We will update more on Bennick’s status going forward as we learn it.
