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AMA Superstock Champion Jimmy Moore was flown from a local hospital in Brainerd, Minnesota to Minneapolis to undergo surgery Thursday evening.

Moore crashed in turn one at Brainerd International Raceway Thursday afternoon and his injuries included a ruptured spleen, compound fracture of a humerus (or upper arm), broken ribs and possibly a cracked hip joint.

Initial reports saying Moore had not suffered serious injury were obviously optimistic.