Published 11 months ago

Stefan Wilson won’t race in Indy 500 after fracturing a vertebra in practice session crash; set for surgery on Wednesday

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Stefan Wilson will not be able to compete Sunday in the Indianapolis 500 after fracturing a vertebra in a collision with fellow driver Katherine Legge during a practice session. Wilson was taken by ambulance to the hospital Monday afternoon after a heavy crash with Legge in practice for the Indy 500. The crash that injured Wilson occurred around 2: 15 p.m. while he was driving the No. 24 car for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports/CareKeepers Chevrolet.

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11 months ago·New Zealand

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The Sun

British racer Stefan Wilson rushed to hospital with fractured back after horror crash in Indy 500 practice

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11 months ago·United Kingdom

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ESPN

Wilson fractures vertebrae at Indy 500's practice

Stefan Wilson fractured his back during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday, and the injured driver will not be allowed back into his car for the 107th running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

11 months ago·United States

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Sportsnet

Wilson fractures vertebrae in crash with Legge in Indy 500 practice session

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stefan Wilson fractured his back during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday, and the British driver will not be allowed back into his car for the 107th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The two drivers were going through Turns 1 and 2 about an hour into the two-hour session when the entire field appeared to slow down. Legge closed fast on Wilson and hit the rear of hi…

11 months ago·Canada

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