The horrific accident that sent Wilson out of the Indy500

The British stefan wilsonyounger brother of late F1 and IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, will miss Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 after injuring his back in Monday’s heavy crash.

Wilson, 33, crashed into the barrier after crashing her car from behind in Monday afternoon’s practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by compatriot Katherine Legge, the weekend’s only female entry in the mythical test.

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Katherine Legge’s #44 Honda Hendrickson caught Wilson’s #24 Chevrolet DRR Cusick CareKeepers in the first turn of the oval at high speed and hit the barrier. The 42-year-old driver got out of the car under his own power, but not Wilson, who had to be evacuated from the car by medical personnel to be taken to hospital.

The Dreyer & Reinbold team shared that the pilot suffered a fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebra. “Based on this type of injury, Wilson will not be able to compete in the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday,” the team added.

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Wilson would have started his fifth Indianapolis 500 in 25th place on the grid.

His brother Justin started eight times but died in a freak crash after being hit in the nose helmet of Sage Karam’s car which broke when the latter crashed into the wall with 20 laps to go in the IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway in 2015.

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Graham Rahal will replace the injured Stefan Wilson as driver for the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsport team, team officials announced. This is his 16th appearance in the test.