US EditionCanada’s Wickens to Drive Feature Race at Home 7 Years After Crash Left Him Paralyzed
DURHAM REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY, ONTARIO, JUL 10 – Robert Wickens races with custom hand controls in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, marking a personal milestone seven years after a spinal injury, with Corvette winning 13 races at the track since 2001.
- Robert Wickens is competing in the headline race of the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on home soil for the first time since his 2018 crash left him partially paralyzed.
- Wickens' promising racing career was halted in August 2018 when he suffered a devastating spinal cord injury in a severe crash while competing in an IndyCar event at Pocono Raceway, resulting in paralysis.
- After recovering and adapting to hand controls, Wickens resumed racing this year in the IMSA SportsCar Championship's Sprint Cup division, driving a Corvette for DXDT Racing.
- Wickens emphasized that achieving victory in IMSA requires dedication and effort, as he aims for a flawless performance and highlighted Corvette’s impressive record of 13 wins at the track since 2001.
- His return marks a full-circle moment emphasizing generational fandom and his goal to provide unique fan experiences, including a viewing area at his favorite Turn 2 corner.
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Wickens to drive feature race at home seven years after crash left him paralyzed – 105.9 The Region
Robert Wickens’s promising racing career seemed like it was cut tragically short after a 2018 crash left him paralyzed from the chest down. But almost seven years later, Wickens is racing in the headline event of the Chevrolet Grand Prix, competing at the highest levels of his sport in Canada for the first time since that accident. The event is at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont., a course Wickens grew up around and where his d…
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