underwent procedures on his proper ankle and a finger on his left hand following a at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ed Carpenter Racing introduced Monday night time.
Rossi, who’s slated to begin second in Sunday’s Indy 500, crashed into the wall in Flip 2 at follow after dropping management of his No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet. After slamming into the wall, Rossi’s automobile made contact with Pato O’Ward’s No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet and Dale Coyne Racing’s Romain Grosjean crashed whereas attempting to keep away from the incident. O’Ward and Grosjean had been launched from the IMS infield medical heart. Conor Daly’s automobile additionally suffered injury within the crash.
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After spending greater than 90 minutes contained in the medical heart, Rossi was transported to a neighborhood hospital for additional analysis, ultimately resulting in the procedures. Per ECR, Rossi will probably be evaluated all through the week with “the total intent of collaborating within the remaining follow on Friday, Could 22 and the one hundred and tenth operating of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, Could 24.”
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Crews are likely to Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (9) and A.J. Foyt Enterprises driver Caio Collet (4) within the first flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Crews are likely to Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (9) and A.J. Foyt Enterprises driver Caio Collet (4) within the first flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Crews are likely to Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (9) and A.J. Foyt Enterprises driver Caio Collet (4) within the first flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Juncos Hollinger Racing driver Rinus Veekay (76) drives a broken automobile after contact on the primary lap Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Crews are likely to Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (9) and A.J. Foyt Enterprises driver Caio Collet (4) within the first flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Vehicles spin and collide as they enter the primary flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Smoke rises from the automobiles of Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (9) and A.J. Foyt Enterprises driver Caio Collet (4) within the first flip Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Accident in flip 1 after the beginning of the race Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Accident in flip 1 after the beginning of the race Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Harm is seen on Ed Carpenter Racing driver Christian Rasmussen’s (21) automobile Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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A crew member carries Juncos Hollinger Racing driver Rinus Veekay’s (76) entrance wing Saturday, Could 9, 2026, in the course of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
ECR will transfer to a backup automobile for Rossi’s entry, which won’t value the entry its spot on the beginning grid. If Rossi is unable to drive the automobile Sunday, the entry will transfer to thirty first on the grid, beginning forward of Caio Collet and Jack Harvey, .
If Rossi does not get well in time for the race, ECR should discover an IndyCar-approved substitute. ECR’s reserve driver is Hunter McElrea, who has solely pushed in a single IndyCar race, on the streets of Toronto in 2024. McElrea could be an Indy 500 rookie who hasn’t gone by the Rookie Orientation Program (ROP), which the 4 Indy 500 rookies on this yr’s subject accomplished on the Indy 500 open check in late April. Rule 4.3.2.9.8 would require McElrea to undergo an ROP however IndyCar may permit him to do one this week. It appears unlikely, nonetheless, that IndyCar would approve a rookie who hasn’t been on an oval in an Indy automobile if Rossi weren’t obtainable.
ECR may flip to veterans who’ve been within the Indy 500 lately however haven’t got a seat this yr if Rossi does not get well. Notable drivers from final yr’s Indy 500 who aren’t on this yr’s race embody Devlin DeFrancesco, Robert Shwartzman, Callum Ilott and Marco Andretti. Per IndyCar Rule 4.3.2.9.7, Andretti — who retired after final yr’s race — would want to finish a refresher check, however the different three drivers would not as a result of they’ve pushed on an IndyCar oval since final yr’s Indy 500. Ilott has been at IMS all through the month, together with Monday, nonetheless a supply tells IndyStar that Ilott’s crew, Prema Racing, would want to grant him permission to drive for an additional crew whereas .
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Rossi will look to heal within the subsequent six days and be on observe for the Indy 500. Rossi is a decade faraway from profitable the Indy 500 as a rookie in 2016, and will he drive and begin on the entrance row, he might be in competition for his second victory.
