Pittsburgh, PA — (May 12, 2014) — 20 year old Darren Pifer is hospitalized after being burned during a 305 sprint car race at Sportsmans Speedway. Pifer suffered second degree burns to his legs during a heat race and was air lifted to UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pifer has been moved from ICU into his own room, but remains hospitalized. Pifer was able to tweet out to the people that have sent him well wishes over the past 24 hours.
Thank you so much everyone for the support! Means so so much to me! Going to be a long and painful road put I'm so ready to race again
— Darren Pifer (@Pifer23) May 12, 2014
Pifer also tweeted to T.J. on Monday that he is looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of his sprint car, even though he has a long road to recover ahead.
Pifer’s crew and family have encouraged people to visit and send get well wishes. Pifer is located 1400 Locust Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and his room number is 11021-1.