Kyle Busch undergoes successful surgery – Nascar

Kyle Busch underwent successful surgery on Thursday morning and is expected to make a full recovery in time for the start of the 2016 NASCAR season, Joe Gibbs Racing announced in a team release.

Busch, the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, underwent scheduled surgery to remove two metal plates in his left foot and a metal rod and screws in his right leg. The plates, rod and screws had helped to stabilize his foot and leg following injuries suffered in an accident last February at Daytona International Speedway.

Samantha Busch, Kyle’s wife, also tweeted about the successful surgery.

Thx for all the sweet messages. Kyle is in recovery and doing well. All the hardware is out and he is in good spirits ??

— Samantha Busch (@SamanthaBusch) December 17, 2015

The 30-year-old won five races in the sport’s top series, including four out of five in the summer and the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 to win his first Sprint Cup championship. The injuries suffered at Daytona kept Busch out for the season’s first 11 races before he returned for the Sprint All-Star Race in May.

Earlier this month during Champion’s Week in Las Vegas, Busch was upbeat about his medical situation.

“For it being nine months and me feeling how I feel right now, I’m pretty confident I’ll be back to normal nine months after surgery. I still have pain today and every day; it still continues to get better.

“The doctors are pretty shocked at how well I feel right now with the stuff that’s still in the foot. The leg feels fine, it’s normal except on a 20-degree day — it’s got a weird feeling with the broken spot on the bone.”