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Jimmy Moore is attempting to come back to AMA racing this weekend at VIR after missing the previous three events due to injury.

“I’m just going to go out and see if I can ride,” said Moore Friday morning at VIR. “I’ve been trying to ride here ever since I got hurt. I was told it was going to be eight weeks, and this is eight weeks since my crash.”

Moore was seriously injured June 26 in a 160 mph crash during Thursday practice at Brainerd International Raceway. He suffered fractures to his hip, ribs, left arm and shoulder as well as a ruptured spleen, and it is the lack of strength in his left arm and shoulder that most hampers Moore.

“I know it’s pushing it to be here, but I want to be here trying instead of not trying, you know?” said Moore.