Craven To Wait A Week

Ricky Craven, injured in a crash during practice for the Winston Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway, said he will remain sidelined at least one more weekend.

The 30-year-old driver from Newburgh, Maine, will be replaced in the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol, Tenn., by Jack Sprague.

Craven, who broke his right shoulder blade and cracked two ribs in the April 3 crash, said he was resting comfortably at his home in Concord, N.C., and planned to begin therapy later in the day with Walt Beaver, a trainer who works with injured members of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.