Stefan Wilson and Katherine Legge had been concerned in a tough crash throughout Indy 500 apply on Monday and the latter suffered a critical damage when his automotive hit the wall at excessive velocity.
The 2 had been going by way of Turns 1 and a pair of at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as all the area appeared to decelerate. Legge closed on Wilson rapidly and hit the rear of his automotive. The 2 skidded into the wall with Legge hitting Wilson within the rear and the Wilson going practically head-on into the barrier.
Wilson was immobilized and sporting a neck brace earlier than he was taken away. Legge climbed from her automotive on her personal.
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Katherine Legge, of England, left, and Stefan Wilson, of England, crash within the first flip throughout apply for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Could 23, 2023. (Alokito Mymensingh 24 Picture/Kirk DeBrunner)
Katherine Legge, of England, left, and Stefan Wilson, of England, crash within the first flip throughout apply for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Could 23, 2023. (Alokito Mymensingh 24 Picture/Kirk DeBrunner)
“I can let you know that he is doing nicely,” IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway chief medical director Dr. Julia Vaizer mentioned, including, “He’s in good spirits.”
The Dreyer and Reinbold Racing staff later introduced that Wilson suffered a fractured vertebrae within the crash.
“After being transported to IU Well being Methodist Hospital for additional exams, it was disclosed that Wilson suffered a fracture of the twelfth thoracic vertebrae and can keep in a single day for additional exams and remark. Primarily based on the sort of damage, Wilson is not going to be allowed to compete on this Sunday’s tenth Indianapolis 500 Mile Race,” the staff mentioned. “The Dreyer and Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports staff may have extra data sooner or later.”
Legge’s staff mentioned it might try and restore her automotive in time for Carb Day on Friday, when groups get one final likelihood on the monitor earlier than the race. She’s the one feminine driver on this 12 months’s area.
“I do know it is one other blow to the staff. After yesterday, these guys do not deserve it. It is not proper,” she mentioned, referencing the staff’s powerful qualifying.
Ryan Hunter-Reay (23) of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet and Stefan Wilson (24) of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports react throughout qualifying for the 2023 Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Photos/LightRocket through Getty Photos)
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Wilson’s brother, Justin Wilson, was the final IndyCar driver killed on the monitor. He was competing in a 2015 race at Pocono when Sage Karam crashed forward of him, and a chunk of the automotive struck Wilson’s helmet and despatched him within the wall.
