Roush Fenway and the Wood Brothers announced that Trevor Bayne will not race in Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway after all, ongoing to lingering effects of the health problems that prompted his hospitalization earlier this month. The Daytona 500 winner will also skip Sunday's Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway.
"Although we would like for Trevor to be on the track this weekend, we want to make sure that he is fully back to prime condition before he goes out to compete with the best drivers in the world," said Roush Fenway president Steve Newmark. "He has been undergoing tests and out of his routine for almost a month now. With that disruption in his schedule, he has not been able to take part in our daily training activities and he's going to need a little more time to get acclimated to the strenuous demands of a NASCAR racing schedule.
"Obviously we would love to have him back out on the track, but we are not prepared to do that until we are sure that he's 100 percent. His symptoms have improved tremendously, but we're still not all the way back to where we want to be."
"We knew all along that there was not a timetable for his return," added Eddie Wood, co-owner of Wood Brothers Racing. "We knew it would be a process and we continue to work toward his return. Trevor really wants to be back, and we remain hopeful that we'll have him competing again soon."
Neither the Roush Fenway No. 16 Nationwide Series entry, nor the Wood Brothers No. 21 Sprint Cup entry will participate in NASCAR races this weekend. The Wood Brothers, however, said their team intends to participate in the Pit Crew Challenge.