Matt Kenseth’s spotter and family injured in auto wreck (Update)
Osborne, spotter for Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt Kenseth in the Sprint Cup Series — as well as fellow JGR driver Daniel Suarez in the Truck and XFINITY Series — sustained severe injuries to his right leg and foot when he and his family were hit head-on by another driver on Dec. 17.
"Family and our health come first, that goes without question," he said. "But I think and talk about work every day with different people. And I'll be honest with you — it's going to be a tight timeframe.
"When I can bear weight on my leg. If I can only do 25 percent of it at a time, 25 percent for a week or so and then 50 percent for a week, if that's the case then looking at the calendar … I don't know if I'll make Daytona. But I'm working so hard and … that's my goal. Until the plane leaves and I'm either on it or not, that's my goal." NASCAR.com
12/24/15 Chris Osborne, the spotter for Matt Kenseth's #20 Joe Gibbs Racing team, was involved in a serious automobile accident last weekend.
Osborne took to Twitter to express his thanks to all fans, friends and fellow NASCAR competitors who have wished him and his family well. Both Osborne and his wife suffered very serious injuries that will require lengthy recoveries.
Osborne's son, Austin, also suffered injuries in the accident but was treated at a hospital and released. He posted a picture of the family car after the accident on Instagram, along with some details about it from his perspective.
Including: "I was in the passenger seat and escaped with just a broken nose, missing tooth, a concussion, and some liver damage but I will be fine. Mom was in the backseat behind me. She broke the back of my seat and flew over me and ended up between the dash and windshield, suffering a broken pelvis on 2 places, destroyed her elbow, a broken hip, and a broken shoulder along with some other severe damages. She has been taken off her ventilator and was able to get out of ICU, so she is recovering." FoxSports