Within the opening spherical of the season at St. Petersburg, the Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver slid into the wreck of Rinus VeeKay’s Ed Carpenter Racing automotive on Lap 42 of 100, on the Flip 4 tire wall. The RLL machine then needed to take up a second affect as Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport entry struck it on the rear and launched itself.
Harvey was taken to the medical middle after which despatched for additional analysis at a neighborhood hospital to analyze his sore proper wrist and left forearm.
IndyCar’s medical specialists wouldn’t clear the Briton to return to the #30 Honda-powered RLL automotive in time for Monday’s take a look at at Barber Motorsports Park. As a substitute he relinquished driving duties to former Method 2 driver Juri Vips, who examined alongside Christian Lundgaard and Graham Rahal. The Estonian had impressed the group in a take a look at at Sebring final yr.
An RLL assertion on the time mentioned, “Harvey shall be evaluated once more prior to creating his return to competitors on the PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2.”
This afternoon, the group confirmed that the analysis had been a constructive one, and Harvey can return to motion for IndyCar’s second spherical, the PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The assertion learn: “Jack Harvey has been cleared to return to competitors by the INDYCAR medical group after being concerned in a multi-car incident within the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 5. The subsequent NTT IndyCar Collection race is the PPG 375 on Sunday, April 2 on the 1.5-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway.
“We wish to categorical our gratitude for the distinctive care the IndyCar medical group and AMR IndyCar Security Workforce has given to Jack, each onsite in St. Petersburg and within the time since then.”
Paradoxically, it was the Texas race that Harvey missed final yr attributable to a heavy shunt in observe. His place was taken on the final minute by Santino Ferrucci, who drove from the again of the sphere to complete within the High 10.
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