William Sawalich will miss Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Collection race at Martinsville Speedway after experiencing “concussion-like signs,” Joe Gibbs Racing introduced Wednesday night.
Sawalich was collected in a multicar crash within the collection’ Oct. 18 race at Talladega Superspeedway, the place automobiles pushed by Connor Mosack and Dean Thompson crashed into Sawalich’s No. 18 Toyota within the melee.
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Sawalich was transported to a neighborhood hospital for additional analysis that night and was launched within the early morning hours of Oct. 19.
“I‘m disenchanted to not be within the automotive this weekend, however my well being is my primary precedence,” Sawalich posted on social media Oct. 22. “I‘m feeling higher day-after-day and dealing with Dr. Collins on the College of Pittsburgh Medical Heart and NASCAR to undergo their concussion protocol to return to the monitor as quickly as doable.”
4-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore will exchange Sawalich in Saturday’s race at Martinsville. Bonsignore has made seven begins in JGR’s No. 19 automotive this season. By advantage of Aric Almirola’s victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway within the No. 19 Toyota, that entry is eligible to win the homeowners’ championship at Phoenix Raceway within the season finale on Nov. 1.
Sawalich has three high fives and 9 high 10s in 2025, his rookie marketing campaign within the NASCAR Xfinity Collection.
