NASCAR: Stewart-former champ to miss Daytona 500

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will miss the start of his final season after fracturing his back in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle. Stewart-Haas Racing says Stewart sustained a “burst fracture of the L1 vertebra” when he crashed on an ATV Sunday. The team said he is expected to make a full recovery and race this year, but he will definitely miss what was expected to be his final Daytona 500.