IMSA: Boris Said on the mend after Mosport crash

Marsh Racing's Boris Said suffered a heavy impact with the left side of his No. 31 Whelen Engineering Corvette DP during practice last Friday at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, and is set to miss the next two rounds of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.

The popular American experienced a steering failure at the end of CTMP's downhill front straight, striking the barrier with enough force to break bones and more.

"I'm a little sore," Said told RACER Tuesday morning. "I have a couple of broken ribs, bruised kidney, a concussion...but the crash was just a medium. I've had much bigger hits than that in NASCAR."

The recovery time for broken ribs will force Said to miss the next TUDOR Championship race on July 25, and prior NASCAR obligations would have kept Said out of the car at the following round on Aug. 10.

"I would think I'll miss Indy later this month, and I was going to miss Road America because I had commitments in NASCAR," he explained, "so we'll have to see how long my body needs to heal and then we'll see when I can get back in the car."

Said had his 10-year-old son with him at the track formerly known as Mosport, and says it made the ordeal much easier to handle.

"I was lucky to have him there as my little wingman, and he helped get me through TSA and onto the plane," he noted. "The little guy was a big help."

Said also expressed his gratitude for the messages he's received from people throughout the world of racing: "I must have gotten 200 text messages from IndyCar drivers to NASCAR and IMSA, too – it's pretty cool to see how much support you have when something like this happens."

The team's Coyote chassis is currently being repaired for the Brickyard Grand Prix, and Said's stand-in should be nominated by the end of the week.

Veteran sports car driver Guy Cosmo, who has been part of Marsh Racing's rotation during endurance events, is among a pool of talented drivers who could be chosen to join Eric Curran in the No. 31.