RacingBy Jay Rigdon on

It happened very fast.

On the eighth lap at today’s ABC Supply 500 at Pocono, Ryan Wickens moved inside Ryan Hunter-Reay. They touched. And then this happened. (It’s a violent crash, as a warning.)

Another look, if you want it:

Five drivers ended up involved, with Wickens, Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe, Takuma Sato, and Pietro Fittipaldi all being collected. But Wickens was the major concern; he was airlifted to a hospital without an update to his condition, which did lead to some understandable speculation. But after about an hour, IndyCar did provide an update to his condition, noting he’s awake and alert:

Hopefully Wickens and everyone else involved makes a full recovery. As for the race itself, it remains under a red flag, as crews attempt to repair the catch fencing.

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Jay is a columnist at Awful Announcing. He is not a strong swimmer. He is probably talking to a dog in a silly voice at this very moment.

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1 thought on “IndyCar driver Robert Wickens reportedly “awake and alert” after horrific crash at Pocono”

  1. I was watching this live and it was very scary. I have been a racing fan for years and this is one of many scary wrecks I have seen. It just shows how far the safety has come in racing.

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