Brad Jones Racing star ruled out of season-ending Supercars race with concussion

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Brad Jones Racing star ruled out of season-ending Supercars race with concussion

Brad Jones Racing star Jaxon Evans has been ruled out of the

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season-ending race at Adelaide with concussion.

The 28-year-old on Sunday became the fourth driver for the weekend to fall victim to the high-speed Turn 8 after

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in three separate incidents within 36 seconds of each other on Saturday.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Jaxon Evans ruled out of season-ending race with concussion.

Evans thundered into the corner and spun out of control into the opposite barrier before coming to a stop with the front of the car completely destroyed.

Evans was initially cleared of injury by on-site medical staff and was preparing to take his spot on the grid as the BJR engineers sprung into action to fix the car.

“I’m feeling a little bit shaken up after that,” Evans initially said after the ******.

“Never nice to be the one that ends up in the fence, especially here at Turn 8. But, thankfully I’m okay. A little bit winded, but yeah, otherwise happy to walk away from that one.”

But in a statement released during Sunday’s top-10 shootout, BJR confirmed Evans had since been diagnosed with concussion and was unable to race.

Camera IconJaxon Evans’s car was destroyed and he was ruled out with concussion. Credit: Channel 7

“After Jaxon Evans’ Turn 8 ****** in qualifying he was assessed for concussion symptoms,” the statement reads.

“Supercars medical team have since then diagnosed him with a concussion and have implemented their protocols for this situation.

“This means that Jaxon will be unable to take any further part in this weekend and the SCT Motorsport Camaro will remain in the garage for the final race of the season.

“The support from across our team to try and get car 50 back on track was awe-inspiring. As the car arrived in pit lane the full BJR crew leapt into action to fix it.

“The work was on track to be completed but with Jaxon unable to drive, the team has made the decision not to run the car.

“We are so thankful for the outpouring of support from everyone. The events of today are devastating but bring us closer as a team.”

The statement was released barely two hours before Race 24 was set to begin at 3:15pm local time in Adelaide.

Speaking to Channel 7 after the decision was made, Brad Jones from BJR said some things are more important than racing.

“Jaxon’s health is most important and he just doesn’t quite feel up to it,” Jones said.

Despite the carnage at Turn 8 this weekend, Jones said it’s just part of motor racing.

“I don’t know that you need to do anything (to fix the problem at Turn 8), to tell you the truth,” he said.

“Motor racing’s tricky, and that’s a tricky corner.

“You take the risk and sometimes when it goes wrong you pay the price.”

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