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"I felt my tongue cramp up. Next thing I knew I
blacked out and my crew members helped me down," he said. "Next
thing I knew I woke up in the ambulance getting transported to a
local hospital. I was actually out of the race because I
suffered a seizure."
Tifft, who had surgery to remove a brain tumor in July 2016,
said tests results Monday showed no recurrence of the tumor.
"There's nothing there as far as my brain tumor," he said.
"Trying to find out some answers of what exactly is going on."
Tifft posted one top-10 finish in 32 races this year in the No.
36 Ford for Front Row Motorsports. He placed ninth at Daytona
International Speedway in July.
"Hate that I have to miss out the rest of my rookie season, but
the most important thing right now is my health and figuring out
what is going on and hopefully get to the bottom of this here
soon," Tifft said.
John Hunter Nemechek, 22, will replace Tifft and make his
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Texas
Motor Speedway.
"This isn't the way any driver wants to make their ... debut,"
Nemechek said in a release. "I am hoping that Matt feels better
and can get back in his car as soon as possible. That is what is
important. Hopefully I can learn a lot and make Matt, the Front
Row Motorsports team and its partners proud."
--Field Level Media
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