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INDYCAR: Kimball Suffers Fracture In Mid-Ohio Testing Crash
IZOD IndyCar Series driver Charlie Kimball suffered a fracture in his right hand after a light off in testing at Mid-Ohio on Thursday.
Charlie Kimball ended his day at Mid-Ohio prematurely when he fractured his hand. (Photo: Marshall Pruett)
IZOD IndyCar Series driver Charlie Kimball, driver of the No. 83 Ganassi Racing entry, suffered a fracture in his right hand after a light off in testing at Mid-Ohio on Thursday.
"He spun off the racetrack, and when he took off his hands off the steering wheel, the knock against the tire barrier reversed the steering wheel, and since [the wheel is] basically square, one of the corners hit the back of his hand when it snapped back," said Ganassi Racing General Manager Mike Hull. "It wasn't a big off--more of a freak incident than anything."
Dr. Michael Olinger, IndyCar's medical director, also provided an update of the situation.
"Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing driver Charlie Kimball was treated for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his right hand at MedCentral Hospital in Mansfield, Ohio, after being involved in an incident during a team test July 26 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course," he said. "Kimball will be re-evaluated by an Indianapolis-based specialist on July 27."
The injury is not expected to keep Kimball out of the cockpit when the series competes at Mid-Ohio on August 3-5.
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, and covers the IndyCar Series. He also contributes to RACER, Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him @MarshallPruett.
"He spun off the racetrack, and when he took off his hands off the steering wheel, the knock against the tire barrier reversed the steering wheel, and since [the wheel is] basically square, one of the corners hit the back of his hand when it snapped back," said Ganassi Racing General Manager Mike Hull. "It wasn't a big off--more of a freak incident than anything."
Dr. Michael Olinger, IndyCar's medical director, also provided an update of the situation.
"Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing driver Charlie Kimball was treated for a fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his right hand at MedCentral Hospital in Mansfield, Ohio, after being involved in an incident during a team test July 26 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course," he said. "Kimball will be re-evaluated by an Indianapolis-based specialist on July 27."
The injury is not expected to keep Kimball out of the cockpit when the series competes at Mid-Ohio on August 3-5.
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, and covers the IndyCar Series. He also contributes to RACER, Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him @MarshallPruett.
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