Jack Roush plane crash condition is stable

NASCAR team owner, Jack Roush, has been hospitalized after a plane crush in Wisconsin on July 27, 2010.

Roush, who is also a big fan of planes, was flying a twin-engine Beechcraft Premier 390. At about 6:15 pm CDT, at Wittman Regional Airport, while landing, Roush’s plane skidded off the runaway. Roush walked away from the crash safely but he was severely injured. Initially, he was listed serious but now his condition is stable.

After the news broke out, many NASCAR fans accessed Internet and tried to know about his latest condition. He was supposed to take part in the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture this week.

In April 2002, Roush almost lost his life when his Air Cam crashed into a lake in Troy, Alabama. Roush was unconscious and suffered a head concussion, Larry Hicks, a retired Marine, rescued him and administered CPR.

Born on April 19, 1942, Jack Roush is the founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. Always wearing his trademark Panama hat, Roush is known as “The Cat in the Hat” on the NASCAR circuit.