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Dario Franchitti's Indy car climbs the fence in Houston on Sunday.
| VIDEO: Dario Franchitti involved in horrific crash at IndyCar race in Houston
By Autoweek Staff | 10/06/13, 6:29 pm et
Editor's note: IndyCar issued the following statement at 6:15 p.m. ET:
Medical update from Dr. Michael Olinger, IndyCar director of medical services:
Izod IndyCar Series driver Dario Franchitti was admitted awake and alert to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in Houston for a concussion, spinal fracture that will require no surgery and a fracture to the right ankle. He will be kept overnight.
Franchitti was injured in a last-lap collision with Takuma Sato on Sunday in Race 2 of the Shell & Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston.
A dramatic IndyCar Series championship battle was overshadowed Sunday by a horrible crash involving Dario Franchitti at Reliant Park.
The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner climbed over the back of Takuma Sato's car on the ... |
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