FT. WORTH, May 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- The last time Davey Hamilton was at Texas Motor Speedway as a competitive driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series he was being airlifted to Parkland Hospital after a high-speed crash coming off turn two which nearly severed both his feet - that was June of 2001.

Today, nine years later, Hamilton makes his return to Texas Motor Speedway for a Friday test session to prepare for the Indianapolis 500 mile race. After undergoing nearly two-dozen surgeries to repair his damaged feet, the 47-year-old Hamilton now shows no outward signs of his injuries.

"I'm feeling a little anxious I guess. My last memories of racing here are trying to survive," Hamilton said.

Hamilton will be driving the No 21 car prepared by Luczo Dragon / de Ferran Motorsports in partnership with Houston-based Kingdom Racing. Kingdom Racing's mission is to deliver God's Word through motorsports. Together, Hamilton and Kingdom Racing have run consecutive Indy 500's in 2008 and 2009.

Prior to his breath taking crash on June 9, 2001, Hamilton had posted four top 10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway, including a career-best second place run in the 1999 season finale.

"I always did like Texas and had some good finishes there'" said Hamilton. "The track didn't cause my accident. It could have happened anywhere. I may be nervous the first couple of laps, but then it will be back to business and off we go."

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