Justin Wilson sustains pelvic fractures, pulmonary contusion in Fontana crash

By Tony DiZinnoOct 20, 2013, 3:00 AM EDT
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Justin Wilson was the only driver injured in the earlier six-car accident during Saturday night’s MAVTV 500 IZOD IndyCar Series finale at Auto Club Speedway.

Just past 2 a.m. ET, an update from INDYCAR medical director Michael Olinger was that Wilson has non-operable pelvic fractures and a small pulmonary contusion. He will be kept overnight for observation in a local hospital, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

Wilson got loose in-between Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 111. Two cars – Oriol Servia and Josef Newgarden – collided while taking evasive action going high to avoid Wilson. Another car, Tristan Vautier, also tried the high line to avoid hitting Wilson but wound up spearing his car with the nose.

In 2011, Wilson had sustained a compression fracture to his T-5 vertebra. The back injury sidelined him for the remainder of that season.

Throughout the night, Wilson’s younger brother Stefan, who made his own IndyCar debut at Baltimore last month as Wilson’s teammate at Dale Coyne Racing, kept everyone updated on his older brother’s status.

Final Rolex 24 results by class

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By Michael EubanksJan 26, 2020, 3:16 PM EST
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For the third time in four years, Wayne Taylor Racing is victorious in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.

Kamui Kobayashi drove the team’s No. 10 Cadillac for the race’s final three hours, and won by more than a minute over the No. 77 Mazda of Oliver Jarvis. Loic Duvall finished third in the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac.

Joining Kobayashi in victory lane were co-drivers, Regner van der Zande, Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe.

Here’s a look at some of the winners in the other classes:

LMP2: 

The No. 81 Dragonspeed ORECA crossed the finish line first in the five-car LMP2 class, with Ben Hanley winning by two laps over the second-place Mathiasen Motorsports entry driven by Gabriel Abury. Nic Minassian finished third in the No. 18 Era Motorsport entry.

Dragonspeed’s winning team also included co-drivers Colin Braun, Harrison Newey and Henrik Hedman.

GTLM:

For the second consecutive year, BMW RLL took the GLTM class honors, as Jesse Krohn took the checkered flag in the team’s No. 24 BMW M8 GTE. Krohn was joined by co-drivers John Edwards, Augusto Farfus and Chaz Mostert.

Porsche Teammates Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy finished second and third, respectfully.

GTD:

The Andrea Caldarelli took the class honors in the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 of Paul Miller Racing, finishing ahead of Marco Mapelli and Mirko Bortolotti.

Caldarelli’s co-drivers included Bryan Sellers, Corey Lewis and Madison Snow.

Click here for full race results by class

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