BREAKING | Stefan Wilson will not be racing in this weekend's Indy 500 after he fractured his vertebrae when he crashed with Katherine Legge during Indy 500 practice on Monday. Indy500 IndyCar IMS
It happened just past the midway point of the 2-hour session, when Stefan Wilson checked up behind traffic exiting turn one. Just behind him Katherine Legge was unable to get slowed down in time and ran into the back end of Wilson's car. That sent both drivers sliding up into the SAFER barrier on the south end of the Speedway.
Legge was able to get out of her car with assistance from the AMR Medical safety team. Wilson's extraction took a bit longer, as he was taken off on a stretcher. An ambulance took him to IU Health downtown for further evaluation."After being transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital for further tests, it was disclosed that Wilson suffered a fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebrae and will stay overnight at the hospital for further tests and observation.
Both teams will be working hard over the next several days to get their cars back in shape for Carb Day practice on Friday. Legge qualified on the outside of row 10 in 30th. Wilson was slated to start 25th, on the inside of row 9.
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