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Racer Jimmy Moore is on an airplane en-route from Minneapolis to his home in Eugene, Oregon, where he will decide whether he will undergo surgery there or travel to Fremont, California to see Dr. Art Ting.

The decision will depend upon whether or not Moore’s medical insurance will pay for Ting to do the work or require Moore to use a local orthopedic surgeon.

That’s the word from Moore’s manager, former racer Bill Syfan of Proforma.

Syfan said that contrary to earlier reports from members of his team, Moore has undergone no surgery to date, and that his left arm did not suffer a compound fracture. Moore’s broken upper arm has been set and is in a soft cast, and he is wheelchair-bound due to his fractured right hip. Syfan said that doctors have also decided to allow Moore’s ruptured spleen to heal without surgery.

Moore crashed in turn 1 at Brainerd International Raceway during practice last Thursday, slid 230 yards across grass and hit a 4-inch-diameter tree. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and then flown to a hospital in Minneapolis.

Stay tuned for further details as available.

See related posts:
6/27/2003 Moore Hit A Tree After Sliding 230 Yards At BIR

6/26/2003 Jimmy Moore Helicoptered To Minneapolis For Surgery