It has been a roller-coaster week for the young racer, who has rebounded late in the season since his mid-year departure from Destiny Motorsports.

Price-Miller said his most nervous moments came while in the hospital shortly after the crash.

“The wreck happened at 5 o’clock and not being able to move anything in the lower half of your body for about 10 hours is not a very good feeling. You have a lot to think about, sitting on a bed like that.

“It was definitely an emotional time and made me appreciate the little things,” he continued. “I’m just really happy that I do get to drive a race car again. If it wasn’t for Sharp Advantage Safety Products, my back would be toast and I wouldn’t be walking right now. They saved my life and my career.”

Looking ahead, Price-Miller made the decision on Wednesday to sit out this weekend’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series doubleheader at Pennsylvania’s Port Royal Speedway and focus on returning strong as part of a three-car World Finals effort from Bernie Stuebgen’s stable.

In addition to Price-Miller, Stuebgen will field No. 71 cars for both Dominic and Gio Scelzi.

“I get to be teammates with the Scelzi brothers,” Price-Miller laughed. “It’s going to be really cool, because I’ve known them since I started racing sprint cars and since I started racing for Bernie (Stuebgen), I’ve gotten to know Gio pretty well. They took care of me last week and made sure I was at home and had a place to stay. They’re great people and I’m glad to be able to work with them.”

Since being released from Destiny Motorsports at the end of July, Price-Miller has built himself a comfortable home with the Indy Race Parts team and contended for several top finishes, including a notable battle with teammate Gio Scelzi at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway in September that ended in Price-Miller winning the Bill Waite Jr. Memorial Classic.

He pointed out that though young, he’s had to mature mightily in the past three months as he works to reestablish a place for himself in the sport of sprint car racing.

“I know that I’ve had to grow up a lot over the past year. When I was with the 4 car, I didn’t really realize how easy I had it,” Price-Miller said. “I might have taken advantage of it … but it just wasn’t the best fit. None of us really got along the way we needed to at the race track. We were good friends away from the race track, but we all seemed to butt heads at the track and you can’t have that and still be successful.

“Once I got fired, I didn’t have anything. I knew I had to make stuff happen, and thankfully Bernie stepped up and helped me to find a place to land and race … but with him being so busy, Gio and I actually have to work on our own cars,” Price-Miller noted. “I’ve always known how to work on these cars, but I’ve learned how to fix things and really gained a ton of knowledge since coming over here to the 71 camp. I’ve junked two race cars since I started driving for Bernie, but it’s a good thing, because now I can build a race car and do it on my own. Before, I’d have never been able to do that.

“It’s a bit of a blessing in disguise, really.”

Though Price-Miller wouldn’t tip his plans for next season just yet, he noted that he intends to finish strong to thank the Stuebgen family for their belief in his ability.

“I don’t know what’s ahead, but I know I’m happy where I’m at right now,” he said. “Hopefully we can end the year on a high note for this team, because they definitely deserve it.”