Pagenaud escapes serious injury in wild IndyCar rollover crash / Photo: Sean Gardner - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
-
Trump Signals Willingness to Work With Democrats After Midterm Defeat
-
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Seat in Historic Election
-
Qatar media bodies discuss support for humanitarian initiatives
-
Autistic Girl Wins International Art Gold, Mother Calls for Inclusive Schools
-
RSI Welcomes The Orange County Comptroller's Office as Its Newest Government Premier Partner
-
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - November 04
-
Galloway accuser could not foresee publishing-sector fallout, lawyer argues
-
No. 22 UCLA defeats No. 5 Arizona 84-75 despite Kharchenkov's 38 points
-
New York City Center revives In the Heights as a timely community story
-
Antonelli Overcome by Emotion After Victory at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
-
Vessel operator seeks witnesses after Vancouver grounding
-
Godzilla Minus Zero shifts focus toward postwar human drama
-
US Air Force deploys F-16 fighters to remote Aleutian base for readiness drill
-
Mehbooba Mufti urges dialogue and renewed Central Asia links for Kashmir
-
Bezos grant helps Seattle nonprofit move thousands of families toward housing
-
Seacliff Healthcare Seeks Specialist GP in Thirroul
-
Shrini Srivastava joins crew of Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper service
-
US stocks fall before midterm Election Day as technology shares weaken
-
Nearly Half of Australian Workers Overqualified, Survey Finds
-
BLS Polymers makes strong market debut at ₹248 per share
-
RBI eases export-declaration compliance for individual service exporters
-
Petrol and diesel prices remain broadly steady across major Indian cities
-
India proposes more import entry points for drugs and medical devices
-
Reliance shares remain in focus after near-12% surge
-
Derek Tierney Outlines Ten-Year Strategy for National Digital Health System
-
2026 Arizona Midterms: Key Races, Ballot Measures, and Voter Deadlines
-
NBC’s Steve Kornacki Reveals Tech Habits Ahead of Midterm Elections
-
Coal India prepares possible $1 billion Mahanadi Coalfields listing
-
India and Israel oppose UN draft on regional conventional arms control
-
Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa Share Emotional Farewell After 'DWTS' Elimination
-
BLS Polymers shares open 65.3% above IPO price
-
US Buildings Threatened by Wildfires Could Triple by 2060
-
Capital-markets shares rally as Motilal Oswal and Angel One lead gains
-
Why Pregnancy Cost Estimates Fail: A Family’s $9,000 Surprise
-
Latino Voters Defy ICE Fears, Turn Out in Record Numbers for Midterms
-
US Strikes Iranian Targets in Strait of Hormuz Ahead of Midterms
-
ITC shares rise as analysts anticipate gradual cigarette-business recovery
-
Brodeur’s Overtime Goal Secures Bethlehem’s Second Consecutive Sectional Title
-
Reliance rally puts historical one-year return pattern in focus
-
Rare 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda 426 Hemi Listed for $400,000
-
Kuwait edges Oman 1-0 in veterans Gulf Cup in Doha
-
The Digital Burden: Why Instant Messaging Feels Like a Full-Time Job
Pagenaud escapes serious injury in wild IndyCar rollover crash
IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud of France described a "hell of a ride" after walking away from a frightening rollover wreck during practice at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington.
"I'm talking, so it's all good," the 49-year-old former IndyCar champion said after his Meyer Shank Racing car went off the track minutes into pre-qualifying practice on Saturday, hit a gravel trap and rolled more than half a dozen times.
Pagenaud was able to climb from the car and walk away, but after being checked and released from the on-site medical center he was still being monitored for concussion.
"I feel fine, but you've got to be careful with the brain," he said.
Pagenaud, who could be seen drawing his hands protectively into the cockpit as the car careened out of control, rolling more than half a dozen times.
As safety personnel went to assist him, Pagenaud told the team via radio he was all right and after exiting he sat for a moment to collect himself, waving to fans as he walked to the safety vehicle.
"It was a hell of a ride, that's for sure," Pagenaud said. "We had something go wrong and I couldn't slow down.
"I tried to make the corner anyways. I know that gravel is deadly. Michael Andretti has done it, so I guess I joined another legend, so that’s cool."
The crash recalled one by Andretti 25 years ago when he rolled through a gravel trap at Mid-Ohio.
"I was just trying to bail out," Pagenaud said. "It's downhill, which is nuts. The car took off, I hit the gravel and it just rolled.
"I'm just glad I didn't go over the tire wall," said the 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner.
"So glad that we have the aeroscreen," he added of the protective polycarbonate and titanium windscreens on IndyCar race cars.
IndyCar issued a brief statement on the crash.
"Following this morning's incident at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the driver of the No. 60, Simon Pagenaud, was evaluated and released by the IndyCar medical team. As per IndyCar protocol, Pagenaud has not been cleared to return to racing today.
"He will be re-evaluated (Sunday) morning."
Pagenaud said he was "ready," but didn't argue with the need to comply with the series' concussion evaluation protocol.
"We will see what they say," he said. "But very unfortunate day for us. But I got some TV time, I guess."
D.Kaufman--AMWN