Pro Modified driver Steve Engel, of Shandon, Ohio, entered surgery Sunday morning for injuries he sustained after his car went out of control and crashed Saturday at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
   
According to his family, Engel has fractures in six cervical vertebrae and damage to his spinal cord. Pro Modified driver Steve Engel, of Shandon, Ohio, entered surgery Sunday morning for injuries he sustained after his car went out of control and crashed Saturday at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
   
According to his family, Engel has fractures in six cervical vertebrae and damage to his spinal cord.
   
He was alert and talking to emergency crews after the accident and was transported by emergency helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
   
Engel was participating in qualifying for the JEGS ProMod Challenge.  The JEGS ProMod Series is an exhibition Series that hold rounds at select NHRA POWERade Series events.