Overview
- During Monday’s Practice 7 at Indianapolis, Alexander Rossi spun at turn 2 and hit the outside wall in a three-car crash that also involved Pato O’Ward and Romain Grosjean.
- IndyCar’s medical director said Rossi was awake, alert, and in good spirits at a local hospital, while O’Ward and Grosjean were checked at the infield care center and released.
- Rossi and O’Ward’s entries sustained heavy damage that likely requires switching to backup tubs, and Grosjean’s car can be repaired.
- Rule 8.1.7.1 allows a backup car to start from the original grid spot, which preserves Rossi’s second and O’Ward’s sixth places on the starting lineup.
- If Rossi cannot race, Ed Carpenter Racing’s reserve Hunter McElrea would need a one-off Rookie Orientation or special testing approval on the oval, which could compress last‑minute preparations.