Nolan Siegel was set to take the inexperienced flag in P5 for the second race of IndyCar’s doubleheader in Iowa on Sunday. However after a tough crash within the closing laps of Saturday’s first race at Iowa Speedway, the Arrow McLaren driver has not been cleared by IndyCar’s medical workforce, and the workforce has determined to not run the No. 6 automobile with out him.
Siegel bought free on Lap 248 of Saturday’s race, careening into the wall to deliver out the purple flag:
After the race resumed, Siegel’s teammate Pato O’Ward took house the win.
In an announcement from the workforce, Siegel expressed his disappointment at not being cleared to race on Sunday after the workforce gave him a “rocket” for the weekend.
“There’s no place I’d moderately be than on the market driving right this moment, particularly from P5, considered one of my finest beginning positions of the season,” stated Siegel. “I do know I’m in good arms with the INDYCAR Medical Group and thank them for the nice care they supply us drivers. Most of all, I really feel for the 6 automobile crew. They gave me a rocket this weekend and put in a ton of labor final evening with hopes we’d be racing right this moment. They need to be on the market combating for podium, and we’ll be again quickly to just do that.”
Arrow McLaren Group Principal Tony Kanaan outlined how he sympathized together with his younger driver, having been in his footwear earlier than.
“I’ve been there, I understand how Nolan feels not racing right this moment. It’s the worst feeling on the planet. A very powerful factor, although, is that he’s match to race, and sadly that’s not the case right this moment,” stated Kanaan. “It was a tricky choice to park the automobile, however we’ve been by way of this earlier than. We simply discovered this morning he’s not cleared, and we determined the very best factor for the workforce is to not rush into switching drivers this weekend. It’s an excessive amount of of a shuffle and pointless stress after we’re proper again to racing in Toronto in every week.”
Concerning subsequent week’s race, the Arrow McLaren boss made it clear the workforce may have a contingency plan if Siegel shouldn’t be cleared in time.
“After right this moment, we’ll must make a contingency plan in case Nolan’s not cleared to race in Toronto, however right this moment, that is the very best for the workforce,” added Kanaan.
Might that contingency plan be the previous Indy 500 winner himself? Kanaan participated in a refresher check forward of this yr’s Indianapolis 500, in case he wanted to slip into Kyle Larson’s seat because the NASCAR champion tried “The Double.”
