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Chris Hacker, NASCAR driver from Indiana, seriously injured in crash with semi in South Carolina

The Noblesville native had not announced any NASCAR plans for 2024.
Credit: AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Chris Hacker during qualifying for a NASCAR truck series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A NASCAR driver from Indiana is recovering after being seriously injured in a highway crash in South Carolina. 

Chris Hacker, a part-time competitor in the NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series and native of Noblesville, released a statement on social media through his representatives Thursday afternoon. 

The statement said Hacker was driving through South Carolina while on his way to Daytona when a semi-truck crossed the center lane and hit Hacker's car head-on. According to the statement, Hacker was transported to a local hospital and underwent emergency surgery. 

A CT scan showed "numerous injuries," but the statement indicates he is expected to make a full recovery. 

Hacker had not announced any NASCAR plans for 2024. He was reinstated by NASCAR in October 2023 after being suspended for a DWI in August. The morning of the accident, Hacker announced on social media he had reached six months of sobriety.

Shortly before 4 p.m. on Feb. 15, Hacker posted an update to social media showing him in a hospital bed with visible injuries to his abdomen and cuts on his arms and hands. Hacker captioned the post, "Hey Alexa, play 'Life is a Highway'" as a light-hearted way of looking at his accident.

   

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