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Daniel Suarez injures left hand in crash on second lap at Texas

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 08: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 STANLEY Racing for a Miracle Toyota, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Daniel Suarez injured his left land in a Lap 2 crash Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.

Suarez showed off his heavily bandaged hand in a Twitter video after the race.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was involved in the accident in Turn 4 with Alex Bowman and Paul Menard, Austin Dillon and Ross Chastain.

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A Joe Gibbs Racing spokesman told NBC Sports that Suarez went to the infield care center after the race and had his left hand put in a splint. Suarez will see a doctor Tuesday in Charlotte.

Suarez finished 29th, 44 laps off the lead. It was his worst finish since the Daytona 500 (37th).

“Unfortunately the impact on Lap 2 hurt my thumb a little bit,” Suarez said. “I just left the care center at the track, and it should be good. But they’re going to take a deep look at it later in the week and see what we got going on.”

Suarez has one top 10 and two top-15 finishes through seven races this season.

“It’s been rough here lately, but we’re going to catch a break here pretty soon, I’m sure of it,” Suarez said in the video. “We have to keep working and for now try to fix this thing (referencing his hand).”