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According to an announcement by Daytona International Speedway spokesperson Kathy Catron just before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Team Blimpie Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin has been transported to Halifax Medical Center to be evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon. It is suspected that Mladin may have a fracture in his left elbow.