IndyCar: Both injured drivers set to return at Mid-Ohio
By Asher Fair
Both drivers who missed IndyCar’s most recent race at Road America are set to return for this Sunday afternoon’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Arrow McLaren SP’s Felix Rosenqvist and Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeeKay were both forced to sit out from the IndyCar race at Road America two Sundays ago due to injuries they suffered in separate accidents.
Rosenqvist was injured on the race track at Belle Isle Street Circuit in a nasty accident during the first race of the doubleheader three weekends ago, sidelining him from the second race of the weekend. Oliver Askew replaced him behind the wheel of the #7 Chevrolet.
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After the doubleheader, VeeKay then broke his left clavicle, and he was sidelined from the race at Road America along with Rosenqvist.
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Askew replaced VeeKay behind the wheel of the #21 Chevrolet while Arrow McLaren SP called upon former Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen to replace Rosenqvist for this race. But both of these full-time drivers are set to return to the series this weekend for Sunday afternoon’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Arrow McLaren SP confirmed on Tuesday that Rosenqvist had been cleared to compete in this 80-lap race around the 13-turn, 2.258-mile (3.634-kilometer) natural terrain road course in Lexington, Ohio, and Ed Carpenter Racing confirmed on Wednesday that VeeKay had been cleared as well.
Felix Rosenqvist has been cleared to drive by the INDYCAR Medical Team and will return to pilot the No. 7 Vuse Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet this weekend for the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. pic.twitter.com/3R6p88evvQ
— Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team (@ArrowMcLaren) June 29, 2021
[UPDATE] @RinusVeeKay Cleared to Return to @IndyCar Competition, Will Drive This Weekend at @Mid_Ohio
— Ed Carpenter Racing (@ECRIndy) June 30, 2021
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VeeKay also shared the following.
No pain, medical clearance, eager. Here’s some good news: I’m back in business! Mid-Ohio, I’m on my way. @ECRIndy @IndyCar pic.twitter.com/kBezmKNytK
— Rinus VeeKay (@rinusveekay) June 30, 2021
Rosenqvist sits in 24th place in the championship standings with a top finish of 12th on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida in what has been a challenging first season with his new team. VeeKay, who earned his maiden win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in mid-May, sits in sixth.
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The Honda Indy 200 is set to be broadcast live on NBC from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 4.