The IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe was taken to a hospital for surgery on his left leg after slamming his car into the wall at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the fourth wreck during practice for the Indianapolis 500 in the past week. He was in stable condition.
Helio Castroneves and Josef Newgarden went airborne in crashes last week that raised questions about the impact of the new oval aero kit packages on cars. On Sunday, Ed Carpenter flipped his car on its side in practice.