Officials say the Gulfstream jet carrying Rick and Linda Hendrick ran off the runway Monday night in Key West. (AP)
KEY WEST, Fla. — Hendrick Motorsports said Tuesday that NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick broke his clavicle and a rib when the Gulfstream 150 jet that he and his wife were traveling on crash-landed Monday night at Florida’s Key West International Airport.
Both Hendrick, 62, and his wife were released from Lower Keys Medical Center Tuesday morning, according to the statement from Hendrick Motorsports. Linda Hendrick was treated for minor cuts and bruises, while the two pilots were not hurt.
All four have returned to North Carolina, where Hendrick Motorsports is based, the statement said.
The aircraft, which ran off the runway after experiencing brake problems, is joint-owned by Hendrick Motorsports and Jimmie Johnson Racing. The plane remains in Key West.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.
Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson drives for Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup series, along with Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
In October 2004, 10 people were killed after a plane owned by Hendrick Motorsports crashed in thick fog en route to a NASCAR race in Martinsville, Va.
Rick Hendrick’s son, brother and two nieces were among those killed.