Last year's winner could miss the race because of the fast ground.
From his first race, he has only missed two races in 31 years.
He missed four races in the middle of the season.
He finished the season in 11th place despite missing three races during the year.
He ended up 40th in points even with missing 14 races.
He missed 3 races and did not race for most of that year.
He also missed three races and finished 32nd in points.
"I really need to get in for an operation, but the recovery time would force me to miss too many races."
A back injury also forced him to miss two races.
The last thing on her mind was missing the race or leaving her husband.
