Tony Stewart Injured, Could Require Healing Time.

The three-time Nascar champion Tony Stewart was hospitalized Tuesday with a back injury, and Stewart-Haas Racing said the team was unsure of the extent of his injuries injuries. Next week he is expected in Daytona Beach, Fla., to prepare for his final season in Sprint Cup. Stewart, 44, was injured Sunday in an accident while he was riding an all-terrain vehicle on the West Coast, said Mike Arning, a spokesman for Stewart-Haas Racing. Stewart was being evaluated At an undisclosed hospital and was able to move all his extremities. Arning indicated that Stewart’s condition would not be updated again until Thursday. Stewart was in Arizona on Saturday night at the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale and was interviewed on live television from the event. Stewart is retiring at the end of this Nascar season, and he was supposed to report next week to Daytona International Speedway to begin preparing for the Daytona 500, which takes place Feb. 21. (The Associated Press)