By @GucciardoJoey
UPDATE #3
Justin Wilson has passed on. Please send kind prayers to his family and friends.
UPDATE #2
Wilson is currently in a coma, and is receiving treatment in a Pennsylvania hospital.
Also, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart has donated his plane to get the Wilson family to Pennsylvania to see Justin. That is real passionate sportsmanship at its pure best.
Long Pond, PA--- Justin Wilson was transported by helicopter Sunday to a local hospital near Pocono Raceway when a piece of debris from Sage Karam's car struck struck Wilson's helmet.
Wilson has a wife and two children who we are sure are very concerned and troubled by this incident.
Karam was leading when his No. 8 car spun coming off a turn and hit a wall. The wall did have a SAFER Barrier, but Karam still seemed shaken up, even though he walked on his own to an ambulance, where he would then be checked out at the Infield Care Center at the track.
Karma did exit his car out of his own power.
“It’s a tough one right now. Our thoughts and prayers are with Justin right now,” team owner Michael Andretti said after watching another of his drivers, Ryan-Hunter Reay, win the race under caution.
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| Justin Wilson (PHOTO: Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports) |
Justin Wilson has passed on. Please send kind prayers to his family and friends.
UPDATE #2
Wilson is currently in a coma, and is receiving treatment in a Pennsylvania hospital.
Also, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart has donated his plane to get the Wilson family to Pennsylvania to see Justin. That is real passionate sportsmanship at its pure best.
— Ultimate NASCAR Blog (@BlogNascar) August 24, 2015
UPDATE #1Long Pond, PA--- Justin Wilson was transported by helicopter Sunday to a local hospital near Pocono Raceway when a piece of debris from Sage Karam's car struck struck Wilson's helmet.
Wilson has a wife and two children who we are sure are very concerned and troubled by this incident.
Karam was leading when his No. 8 car spun coming off a turn and hit a wall. The wall did have a SAFER Barrier, but Karam still seemed shaken up, even though he walked on his own to an ambulance, where he would then be checked out at the Infield Care Center at the track.
Karma did exit his car out of his own power.
“It’s a tough one right now. Our thoughts and prayers are with Justin right now,” team owner Michael Andretti said after watching another of his drivers, Ryan-Hunter Reay, win the race under caution.
“I saw the trucks around him. … First thoughts with Justin, for sure. He’s my friend. I have no details right now, so it’s a bit hard not knowing anything,” Hunter-Reay said. “I thought Justin was OK the whole time. I thought he was in an ambulance and was going to get a check.”
Hunter-Reay was later told that Wilson was “unconscious and not responding” when he was airlifted to the hospital.
Wilson, the tallest driver in the Verizon IndyCar Series at 6-4, has seven wins and 27 podiums in his United States open-wheel career.
The Ultimate NASCAR Blog will have all updates as soon as they come in.
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