Eddie Wood, co-owner of the legendary Wood Brothers Racing, is recovering after undergoing a heart procedure on Monday.
Wood underwent planned open heart surgery to repair a prolapsed mitral valve.
The surgery went as planned and he’s recovering in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital.
The issue was reportedly discovered several months ago. According to reports, Wood plans on being at Daytona in February for Speedweeks.
The team posted a tweet this afternoon giving an update on Wood’s condition.
Quick update on team co-owner Eddie Wood. He had a tiny little thing done called open heart surgery yesterday. It was a planned deal to repair a prolapsed mitral valve. He’s gonna shoot me for mentioning it, but he’s doing fine rn & we wanted to pass it along
— Wood Brothers Racing (@woodbrothers21) December 5, 2017
Wood Brothers Racing made the NASCAR Cup playoffs this season with Ryan Blaney, who also earned the 99th career win for the organization -- and Blaney’s first career Cup win -- at Pocono on June 11.