NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- NASCAR legend Dale Earnhradt Jr. and his wife Amy Reimann and their one-year-old daughter Isla were on a plane that crashed in Tennessee Thursday afternoon, The Carter County Sheriff's Office said.
The family was transported to a local hospital. Elizabethton Fire Chief Barry Carrier said there were no fatalities and none of the injuries were serious.
Earnhardt Jr.'s sister Kelley Earnhardt tweeted, "I can confirm Dale, Amy & Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol TN this afternoon. Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. We have no further information at this time. Thank you for your understanding."
The plane carrying NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family bounced multiple times during a crash landing and veered off the runway before ending up on a Tennessee highway, investigators said Friday.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Ralph Hicks said investigators have spoken with the Earnhardt family and the two pilots, all giving accounts consistent with what was seen on video. Hicks expects investigators to release a preliminary report in about seven days that will provide basic facts but no conclusions about the cause. He said the cockpit voice recorder will be sent to the NTSB's Washington headquarters.
The plane -- a 10-seat, twin engine Cessna Citation Latititude -- is registered to Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports.
The private plane ran off the end of the runway at Elizabethton Airport and caught fire, according to reports.
While Earnhardt Jr. no longer drives in NASCAR's Cup Series, he's scheduled to drive in the Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway on Aug. 31.
