Update From Driver Rolled During Race at Lawton, Oklahoma Racetrack

Recently, sprint car racer Brant Woods competed at the Lawton Speedway when his car seemingly hit a rut and sent his car rolling, launching what appears to be the vehicle's gas tank airborne. Despite his car rolling several times, he had better news about his recovery than many were expecting.

Brant Woods recovering well, itching to be back out on the track again.

Woods announced on the Brant Woods Racing public Facebook page that he was doing "all I can to speed up the recovery process" and trying to get back onto the track as soon as possible.

Despite heart-stopping wreck, Woods' positive attitude shines through.

Woods applauded the makers of the sprint car in his personal update and admitted that sometimes wrecks like the one he was involved in are part of the risks that come with the sport "and is sometimes just unavoidable."

The wreck left Woods with a concussion and lung contusions (bruising), according to the Woods family.

The video of Woods' wreck is included below.

Brandon Abbe also injured due to the wreck, updates posted.

In the video, you can notice an object flying in the air after Woods' vehicle went rolling. That object was the sprint car's gas tank, which accidentally hit and injured another person at the track.

According to the update posted from the Lawton Speedway, Brandon Abbe was medevacked after the accident due to the gas tank snapping his leg and causing a compound fracture. Abbe's brother informed the Speedway that he had surgery on the leg and was recovering.

Although there aren't many statistics reporting how often sprint cars wreck during races, it's a widely known fact that any time a racer enters the track, the risk is always present. Luckily, the accidents in this case were better than they could have been.

We will continue waiting to hear more updates from either injured party and update this post as information is released.