Jordan Anderson Reveals Amazing Plan To Drive Same NASCAR Truck That Caused His 3rd Degree Burns

On October 1, 2022, NASCAR Truck Series driver Jordan Anderson endured the worst 20 seconds of his life. As his truck caught fire, the 31-year-old Chevrolet driver escaped with severe burns. However, with only 4 months remaining for the 2023 season, Anderson has shared an important update on his predictable racing career.

After suffering second and third degree burns at Talladega Superspeedway, Anderson had a miraculous exit from his vehicle during the race. Around turn 2 of the race, Anderson slammed the brakes on his truck as flames rose from the wheels of his vehicle.

And now, about 4 weeks after the incident, Anderson has taken to his Twitter account to share an update on his health and future racing plans. In his post, Anderson mentioned that while he hasn’t made a 100% recovery yet, he’s still thrilled to be back at the store. Revealing his burns and injuries, he also thanked everyone who prayed for him throughout his recovery.

Additionally, while talking to NBC Sports about his plans for the 2023 season, Anderson revealed that he would be driving the same truck in 2023. In 2019, Jordan Anderson Racing driver sold a few of his items to buy this truck .

In his chat with NBC, Anderson said he was looking forward to getting back on track. While talking about his plans for the burnt out truck, Anderson shared;

“We have already looked at the truck in the workshop. The front clip is OK. We have to cut the A pole forward and go send it to the blasters and replace the wiring because it’s all burnt out. The engine isn’t too bad. I’m already thinking about what we need to do to fix the truck and get it back to Daytona.

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Other than that, Anderson also said that the whole incident didn’t deter him from running hard. Moreover, he revealed what exactly went through his mind during the incident.

Jordan Anderson reflects on fire accident

While reminiscing about the Talladega fire, Jordan Anderson shared that the first thing he noticed was the fire on the right front tire. Also, he said that at first he thought it would die out, but this time it just kept going up.

The fire burned the Chevrolet driver’s eyelashes, neck, cheeks, knees and right arm. However, he drove sideways and hit a wall, and immediately got out of his truck. Recognizing that no other truck was behind him, Anderson managed to escape.

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While talking about all of this in retrospect, Anderson said; “I’m not going to let this incident define me and who I am. If anything, it’s just going to give me even more motivation to get back out there.