Bayne hospitalized, will NOT race in Richmond

[TeamBlueOval]

Trevor Bayne Undergoing Medical Tests; Will Not Race in Richmond this Weekend

Concord, N.C. (April 28, 2011) – Roush Fenway’s Trevor Bayne has been hospitalized and is undergoing tests for symptoms that are thought to be related to the insect bite he sustained earlier this month.
“Trevor was not feeling well early this week and he is currently being evaluated for lingering symptoms that may be related to his previous insect bite,” said Roush Fenway president Steve Newmark.

“Unfortunately Trevor will not be available to drive the No. 16 Ford for us this weekend in the Nationwide race at Richmond. As of now, our plans are to use a substitute driver from the Roush Fenway family of drivers in place of Trevor at Friday night’s race.”
“Obviously Trevor wanted to be in Richmond and he’s upset about not being able to compete. However, his health is our top priority and we insisted that he have these tests to get to the bottom of his symptoms,” added Newmark. “We will work to provide you with further updates as they become available.”

The 20-year old driver was treated and released earlier this month after a reaction from an apparent insect bite on his left elbow that he suffered earlier that week while at home in North Carolina.


~Roush Fenway PR~


:(

[cobra302]

Sounds like a Brown Recluse spider bite. Those can make you pretty sick. I've known a couple people around here who were bitten by them. They had 2 or 3 rough weeks afterward. Hope Trevor is OK & comes back strong from this. He seems like a good kid.

[TeamBlueOval]

Roush Fenway development driver Chris Buescher will drive the 16 in tomorrow's Nationwide race.


...what ever happened to Brian Ickler? I kind of thought he would get a chance in the 16 tomorrow.

[yatesracing]

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Another one of my drivers. I was surprised with this turn of events. This kid hasn't even raced full time in the ARCA series. Wonder why they just didn't put Biffle or Kenseth in the car. This kid is awesome but I still think a big risk in a NW car. I don't think he has even sat in a NASCAR RACE CAR. Prayers for a quick recovery for TREVOR .

[yatesracing]

Is Brian Ickler still with Roush? I tried looking for some info on Brian & Roush a few days ago and could find nothing.

[TeamBlueOval]

I was expecting Biffle or Kenseth too. I am not sure about Ickler. No news may be BAD news as far as his status with Roush is concerned.

[yatesracing]

I've been watching Chris since last year and I believe he has the making of a great driver but I'm hoping that putting him into the NW series to early could easily hurt his progress.

I was just listening to his interview on Pit Pass and all I could think of while he was being interviewed, he had no idea that he would be practicing a race car for ROUSH TOMORROW. Boy would I like to have been a fly on the wall when he was told .

http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/53540/pit-pass-usa-with-larry-henry

[JiggaStyles09]

as far as i know Brian is still with Roush b/c i saw him run a few laps for Carl's 60 NW car a couple weeks ago for just in case the baby came early i guess.

[TeamBlueOval]

Oh really, I didn't see that. I know Ricky Stenhouse has been on standby a couple of Cup races in case the baby came early, but hadn't heard about Brian.

[blueblood]

Yea Brian was standing by for carl at nashville I was listening on the scanner carl thanked him for being there.

[yatesracing]

I'd like to see Brian in a NW race and in a FORD, but you just don't read anything about the possibility of it happening soon. Maybe his ride will be in the Truck series when they get that new TRUCK ENGINE READY

[JiggaStyles09]

I didn't know roush was planning on building truck version of the FR9, where did you read that they were? That would be great news but I don't see that happening anytime soon. I watch the trucks but there's no ford drivers to root for since they left pulled from the series.


Sorry, kinda getting off topic lol.

[yatesracing]

I didn't know roush was planning on building truck version of the FR9, where did you read that they were? That would be great news but I don't see that happening anytime soon. I watch the trucks but there's ford drivers to root for since they left pulled from the series.


Sorry, kinds getting off topic lol.comments made by Doug Yates in Nov 2010-------------------------


Even though a Championship is out of reach for Ford this year, the FR9 engine has shown an impressive increase in performance and reliability throughout the second half of the 2010 Sprint Cup season. These improvements bring enthusiasm to the Ford Racing and Roush Yates Engines camps, as they plan to run the FR9 in all Ford cars for the full 2011 Sprint Cup Season.

"I'm excited to be running the FR9 in all Fords for the entire 2011 Sprint Cup Season and soon to come for the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series," said Doug Yates, CEO of Roush Yates Engines. "Carl's win at Phoenix is just another testament to the power Roush Yates' FR9 engine is capable of. Everyone at the engine shop has been working hard to get this engine just right, and we are extremely proud of Roush Fenway Racing and their accomplishments with it this year. I look forward to watching the FR9 race at Ford Championship weekend next week at Homestead, as well as the 2011 Sprint Cup Season."

[JiggaStyles09]

that's cool! shame that there wil be no competitive trucks to drop that engine in :( unless ford decides to provide NCWTS support again.

[RacingDude]

Too bad he's not racing. :(

[yatesracing]

I wonder why Roush chose to take a chance with Chris. The races Chris has participated in at ARCA are few and far in between. I still didn't think Roush would take a chance on maybe losing owner points. I have to say I'm glad Chris is getting the ride but a bit apprehensive.

BTW as far as Chris ---He is awesome JMO (I guess Roush's also LOL)

[yatesracing]

Buescher stood in the Richmond International Raceway garage Thursday afternoon still amazed that he would make his debut Friday at the 0.75-mile track.

Having competed the last couple of years in ARCA, Buescher has tested Nationwide and Sprint Cup cars for Roush Fenway Racing. But there had been no talk of him racing in Nationwide except for him to maybe practice and qualify a Nationwide car for a Cup driver doing double-duty at two different venues.

“To get to race all of a sudden, that’s kind of a change in plans there. … Obviously, it’s all happening fast,” Buescher said. “I didn’t have a lot of notice, and still can’t really get my head around it. It will all settle in tonight.

Link to full article
http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Bayne_replacement_Chris_Buescher_looking_forward_t o_unexpected_Nationwide_debut.html

[yatesracing]

Chris did very well in practice hope he does as well in the race.

[yatesracing]

When I read he was hospitalized ,my first thought was Mono. I than realized that would have been one of the first test he would have receive. I just pray he gets well soon.

[DeeDee]

Trevor Bayne remained hospitalized a second night Friday as he undergoes tests for symptoms thought to be related to an insect bite suffered earlier this month. He suffered nausea and fatigue earlier this week before going to the hospital for the second time this month, a Roush Fenway Racing official said. Bayne was hospitalized April 10 upon returning to North Carolina from the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. "[Bayne] is undergoing a very comprehensive and thorough battery of tests,'' said Steve Newmark, president of Roush Fenway Racing, on Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. "The doctors will finish those tests and, hopefully, get the results back and figure out what the diagnosis is. In a perfect world, what's going to happen is that they're going to come back and say, 'Roush Fenway, you overreacted.' In our view, the racing is kind of irrelevant right now when you're talking about the health of a 20-year old kid.'' Bayne was scheduled to have competed in Friday night's Nationwide race. He was replaced by Chris Buescher.(Roanoke Times (http://www.roanoke.com/sports/racing/wb/285019))(4-30-2011)

[yatesracing]

UPDATE 2: Bayne no longer believes an insect bite is behind the symptoms that have landed him in the hospital. "Still at the hospital!" Bayne posted on Twitter on Saturday night. "Don't think its related to the bite ... But we'll see!" Roush Fenway Racing announced Thursday that Bayne had been hospitalized to be tested for symptoms that were believed to be from an insect bite in early April. Team owner Jack Roush told the Motor Racing Network that Bayne has been hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic. The team has released very few details about the 20-year-old, and has not said how long he's been hospitalized (Associated Press

[mattemmy99]

wonder what is going on with him..Sending prayers out to his amazing young man~

[99FAN]

This kid may be suffering from exhuastion or dehydration or mono or all three? Its been a whirlwind of activity for him since his Daytona win,with him being basically thrown into the Cup series and racing races much longer in duration and taking on the stress load that goes along with that,with all of the pr appearances,and don't forget that he's been doing that in addition to running all of the NNS RACES.
Thats just my theory,and I hope thats all it is.

[DeeDee]

If anyone is interested:


FAN MAIL SHOULD BE SENT TO:

Trevor Bayne, Inc.
124 Floyd Smith Drive Suite 325
Charlotte, NC 28262

[yatesracing]

Getting real worried now. Trevor has been in the hosp over a week. I thought he would be out by now.

[TeamBlueOval]

Bayne doubtful for Darlington: Roush Fenway Racing driver Trevor Bayne remains hospitalized in the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and likely will remain out of the driver's seat for at least another week. Hospitalized last week for fatigue, nausea and blurred vision, Bayne missed the Nationwide Series race at Richmond last week. He likely will miss this weekend's race at Darlington although a final decision might not be made until Thursday, a Roush Fenway Racing spokesman said Wednesday. His replacement would be Chris Buescher.(Scene Daily (http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Trevor_Bayne_still_hospitalized_likely_will_miss_N ationwide_race_at_Darlington.html))(5-4-2011)

This is starting to sound serious ... a whole week in the hospital for a 20 year old? That's a LONG time unless something bad is wrong. Prayers for Trevor to be back in a race car very soon!

[yatesracing]

Prayers for Trevor to be back in a race car very soon! >>> These have been my thought for awhile and my prayers go out every single day for Trevor.

[yatesracing]

UPDATE: Chris Buescher likely will replace Trevor Bayne in the Roush Fenway Racing Nationwide Series car for the second straight race as the Daytona 500 winner remains hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, sources told ESPN.com Wednesday. Despite numerous rumors about Bayne's condition -- which at times has included a rash as well as swelling and numbness in his left arm -- several sources said doctors have not made a final diagnosis and would not speculate on whether this could be career-threatening. A final decision on whether to put Buescher in the car is expected to be made Thursday. Bayne's next scheduled Cup race for the Wood Brothers is the May 21 All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(ESPN.com

[TeamBlueOval]

...whether this could be career-threatening

:eek: :( Poor Trevor ... I sure hope this is not the case!

[yatesracing]

That's part of my prayers, but first DEAR GOD let them FIND WHATS WRONG AND FIX IT. After that everything will fall in place.

[yatesracing]

Think about it.
Even if Trevor was released from the hospital today , he would not be in condition to race. Trevor has to be in a weaken condition after the many tests the doctors must have put him through.

[JiggaStyles09]

That's definitely the most worrying thing, the doctors not knowing the issue. If they know what the problem is they can treat it & work on getting Trevor back to health. The good thing is he's young but I sure hope (like everyone else) it turns out to be nothing serious.

[yatesracing]

ESPN.com's David Newton is reporting that Trevor Bayne will likely have to sit out Friday night's Royal Purple 200 due to his mystery illness. Chris Buescher, who made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut Friday at Richmond in place of Trevor Bayne, will likely sub once again this weekend at Darlington.

As of Wednesday night, Bayne is still hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he has been since last Wednesday. There is no indication that doctors have made a final diagnosis of Bayne's condition as of yet, or what caused it. NASCAR Now reported Wednesday that Bayne is likely to be released in the coming days, but may be forced to stay near the Mayo Clinic just in case he needs to be re-admitted.

Bayne himself has not given any updates on his condition over the past few days. His last Twitter post was from Saturday afternoon. In it, Bayne stated that whatever is ailing him does not have to do with the insect bite that hospitalized him in early April. Many drivers, and NASCAR on FOX analyst Darrell Waltrip have sent get well wishes to Bayne via Twitter.

Wil

[TeamBlueOval]

Roush Fenway Racing driver Trevor Bayne will be released from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota today and return to his home in North Carolina but is not expected to race this weekend at Darlington Raceway.
Hospitalized after suffering fatigue, nausea and blurred vision, the 20-year-old Daytona 500 winner posted a note on Twitter about his pending release from the hospital after a nine-day stay.
“I know I'm right where God wants me to be! finally going back to nc today! Waiting patiently to get better! Thanks everyone!” Bayne said in the tweet.
Roush Fenway Racing is expected to replace Bayne with Chris Buescher for the Nationwide Series Royal Purple 200 on Friday at Darlington Raceway.
Buescher made his Nationwide debut at Richmond last week in place of Bayne, who was hospitalized April 28th from symptoms thought to be related to an insect or spider bite that caused severe swelling and numbness in Bayne’s left elbow a few weeks earlier.
But Bayne has said his symptoms don’t appear to be related to the bite.
No timetable has been announced for Bayne’s return, and neither Bayne nor the team have indicated whether doctors have made progress diagnosing the cause of his symptoms or treating the illness.
Fifth in the Nationwide Series standings going into Richmond and now seventh after missing a race, Bayne is not scheduled to return to the Sprint Cup Series for another two weeks when he is scheduled to drive for Wood Brothers Racing in the Sprint All-Star Race.

~Scene Daily

[yatesracing]

Hoping and still PRAYING that TREVOR soon will be back to Normql . I'm still quite worried and review this new update with a great deal of hope.

[DeeDee]

5/5/2011
Concord, N.C. — Roush Fenway Racing’s Trevor Bayne has been released from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. after being admitted last week for testing and evaluation. The 20-year old Daytona 500 winner will continue to be monitored closely by the Mayo Clinic team. He is expected to return to his NASCAR racing duties with both Roush Fenway Racing in the Nationwide Series and the Wood Brothers in the Sprint Cup Series this season. He will not, however, be in the No. 16 Roush Fenway Nationwide Series entry this weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. No timeframe has been set for Bayne’s return at this point.

“Trevor Bayne was seen by a team of Mayo Clinic specialists where he underwent a series of tests and consultations over the last week,” said Mayo Clinic neurologist Brian Crum, M.D. “He was admitted after suffering from nausea, fatigue and vision impairment. Since his admission, the nausea and fatigue have abated, and the vision impairment continues to be treated with medication, and is showing significant improvement.

“This symptom appears to be the result of an inflammatory condition. Further assessments will be made over the next couple of weeks. His condition is not life threatening or career-ending. We expect he will continue to improve, though the timeframe for his return to racing is unknown at this point. He will continue to be followed closely by his Mayo Clinic team."

Chris Buescher, who drove the No. 16 Roush Fenway NNS entry last week at Richmond, will again fill in for Bayne this weekend at Darlington. Team officials are unsure of Bayne’s status for next week’s Nationwide Series race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway but are hopeful for his return for that race.

Contributed by RF Racing News Bureau

[yatesracing]

Chris didn't do a bad job. Darlington, 2nd time in a NW car and coming out of the race in the 17th spot, on the lead lap. I wonder if anyone was at the race because I would like to know what really happened between Josh and Chris? I believe Chris would have finished a lot higher in points if Josh and Chris didn't get together .

[yatesracing]

Just read this on Trevor Twitter and it sounds like he is still sick---------------- interpretation please

Just picked up my new Ford Raptor with Dad! Sooooo sick! Wish I was behind the wheel of it though!

[speedfan]

I think he means that the car is awesome.

[yatesracing]

I thought of that but it just didn't fit in . I hope your right and i would like to see Trevor in the #16 car at Dover

[speedfan]

I thought of that but it just didn't fit in . I hope your right and i would like to see Trevor in the #16 car at Dover

Apparently Trevor's vision is messed up still so that is why he can't drive

[TeamBlueOval]

Kevin Swindell will drive the 16 this weekend. Trevor Bayne will again not be able to race at Dover.


...why don't they put someone like Greg or Matt or David in the car who can give the car a top-5 run and keep them in the owner points battle at least?

[DeeDee]

Trevor Bayne is edging closer to making his NASCAR return this weekend. "It's our firm expectation that he will compete this weekend," said a source from Roush Fenway Racing.Bayne, 20, underwent two days of testing at the Mayo Clinic and was scheduled to return Tuesday night from Minnesota. Bayne will test at an undisclosed track Wednesday and will meet with NASCAR physicians before returning to action this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway behind the wheel of the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing in his Sprint All-Star Race debut. Bayne is also expected to compete at Iowa Speedway on Sunday. (Fox Sports (http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/Trevor-Bayne-expected-to-make-NASCAR-return-at-All-Star-race-051711))(5-17-2011)
Good! :D

[speedfan]

Trevor Bayne is edging closer to making his NASCAR return this weekend. "It's our firm expectation that he will compete this weekend," said a source from Roush Fenway Racing.Bayne, 20, underwent two days of testing at the Mayo Clinic and was scheduled to return Tuesday night from Minnesota. Bayne will test at an undisclosed track Wednesday and will meet with NASCAR physicians before returning to action this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway behind the wheel of the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing in his Sprint All-Star Race debut. Bayne is also expected to compete at Iowa Speedway on Sunday. (Fox Sports (http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/Trevor-Bayne-expected-to-make-NASCAR-return-at-All-Star-race-051711))(5-17-2011)
Good! :D

that's good, it just sucks he is only racing for experience and wins at this point. he had a good shot at the Nationwide title before

[JiggaStyles09]

great news for trevor :) hope he doesn't have to work off too much rust!

[yatesracing]

Has anyone read how Trevors testing went today?

[TeamBlueOval]

Trevor will NOT race at Charlotte OR Iowa this weekend. :(


No racing for Bayne this weekend: Roush Fenway and the Wood Brothers have decided to withhold Trevor Bayne from NASCAR competition this weekend, including Sunday's Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway and Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "Although we would like for Trevor to be on the track this weekend, we want to make sure that he is fully back to prime condition before he goes out to compete with the best drivers in the world," said Roush Fenway president Steve Newmark. "He has been undergoing tests and out of his routine for almost a month now. With that disruption in his schedule, he has not been able to take part in our daily training activities and he's going to need a little more time to get acclimated to the strenuous demands of a NASCAR racing schedule," added Newmark. "Obviously we would love to have him back out on the track, but we are not prepared to do that until we are sure that he's 100 percent. His symptoms have improved tremendously, but we're still not all the way back to where we want to be."
"We knew all along that there was not a timetable for his return," said Eddie Wood, co-owner of Wood Brothers Racing. "We knew it would be a process and we continue to work towards his return. Trevor really wants to be back, and we remain hopeful that we'll have him competing again soon." Neither the Roush Fenway #16 Nationwide Series entry, nor the Wood Brothers #21 Sprint Cup entry, will participate in the NASCAR races this weekend. The Wood Brothers, however, do intend to participate in the Pit Crew Challenge this evening.(Roush Fenway Racing)(5-19-2011)

[DeeDee]

:( That's too bad. Hopefully he'll be back to 100% and ready for racing in the next week or so.

[speedfan]

The good news is that he was the first guy to qualify for the 2012 All Star race so he should be in it.

[DeeDee]

The good news is that he was the first guy to qualify for the 2012 All Star race so he should be in it.
True. But I was really looking forward to him racing in this All Star Race this year in the #21. It's not often that I have a driver that I'm really interested in rooting for.
Not knowing what 2012 will bring, but will he be in the #21 next year?

[JiggaStyles09]

right now it sounds like everything is up in the air for him right now, it'll obviously depend on his condition & how quickly he can recover from this. as far as i know nobody knows what "this" is yet. if he can recover then hopefully he can get back to running the :21:. he still hasn't missed any scheduled point races for the :21: so that's a good thing. if Trevor can get back healthy i'm looking forward to a competition between David, Trevor & Ricky for the :6: car. but that's looking ahead, right now i just hope that Trevor gets well & gets back to his normal duties behind the wheel!