STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ Bill Elliott will stand by as a possible replacement for Evernham Motorsports driver Scott Riggs this weekend at Infineon Raceway following an accident in which the NASCAR Nextel Cup driver sustained cuts to both feet while unloading a jet ski in an oyster bed.

A team release said Riggs was vacationing with his family in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Monday when he was injured. The wounds required 12 stitches in the ball of the left foot and eight stitches in the right big toe.

Riggs, in his third season in NASCAR's top series and first year with the Evernham team, plans to drive in Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350, but former Cup champion Elliott, now semi-retired, will be on call in case Riggs experiences problems.

``I'm going to Sonoma to race,'' Riggs said. ``It was a freak incident at Myrtle Beach.

``There was no warning about an oyster bed where we unloaded. We'll see what happens when I get in the race car. I'm going to do what's best for the team this weekend.''

Practice on the 1.99-mile road course begins Friday.

Riggs goes into the event 23rd in the season standings despite failing to qualify for the season-opening Daytona 500.