Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series announcer Dustin Jarrett shared that he’s suffering from a mysterious illness and will not be at the North-South 100 events this weekend at Florence Speedway.

At the beginning of the broadcast last night for the preliminary races, Ben Shelton shared, “Our buddy, Dustin Jarrett, he’s a little bit under the weather. We don’t know if we’re going to get to see him this weekend.”

In a post to Facebook, Jarrett provided more details, “Not the post I want to make but … I will not be able to attend the North-South 100 this weekend.”

“A few days ago, I started not feeling well and parts of my face and temple were sore, tender to touch, and slightly swollen,” he explained. “On Wednesday, I went to the doctor after having terrible cold chills & body aches. I began immediate medication for Shingles, although the exact cause of the illness was unknown.”

He continued, “24 hours later, the chills & body aches have improved a little, but the redness, swelling, & tenderness has gotten worse. I’ve been taken off the initial medication and prescribed an aggressive antibiotic. At this time, my illness is unknown. My PCP has set up an appointment with a second doctor for Friday morning. Depending on the current antibiotic and second opinion, a CT scan may needed Friday afternoon.”

“Best of luck to our awesome FloRacing production team & my great friends James Essex and Ben Shelton on the call. Nothing hurts worse than not being there,” he concluded.

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