Kasey Kahne's knee surgery successful

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne, who will make his debut with the organization in next weekend's Budweiser Shootout, underwent successful outpatient knee surgery on Friday.

In a statement released Friday afternoon, HMS said Kahne would be ready to compete in all activities related to Speedweeks and the organization had no plans to have a backup driver standing by for the Shootout or the Daytona 500.

Kahne had an MRI Thursday after experiencing swelling in his left knee. The MRI revealed a torn meniscus, which was treated Friday morning with a partial medial meniscus removal.

The common arthroscopic procedure was done at a Charlotte-area outpatient facility.

Kahne, who had surgery to each of his knees in late November 2010 to clear out extra tissue, had a third knee surgery in April 2011 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.