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Two Mint 400 drivers injured during Nevada race

A competitor injured in a crash is pulled from a helicopter during the Mint 400 just east of the state line near Primm and Jean, Nev., on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

A competitor injured in a crash has a neck brace placed on him during the Mint 400 just east of the state line near Primm and Jean, Nev., on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

A competitor injured in a crash is stretchered to an ambulance during the Mint 400 just east of the state line near Primm and Jean, Nev., on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

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By CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 12, 2016 - 11:49 pm

Two drivers were injured Saturday night during the Mint 400 race on an off-road course near Primm.

Mint 400 spokesman Jim Graham said that two drivers were injured Saturday in separate incidents during the race. The drivers were both airlifted to University Medical Center, Graham said. The extent of the drivers’ injuries was unknown.

No more details were immediately available.

Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @bertolaccinic

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