LONG POND, Pa. - Canadian Robert Wickens is being treated for injuries to his lower extremities, right arm and spine following an accident early in a race at Pocono.
"I took my hands off the wheel when I went backward, and I think some piece of debris came in as I was holding them (my hands) in, kind of just smacked the top of them, so I took a bit of a beating, but nothing is broken just some swelling and some cuts. We'll rest it up and be fine," said Hinchcliffe.
"That's the worst thing you can see. He's hurt. He's awake and alert and at least he's alive," he said.
"It may not be the prettiest job but it's going to be safe," May said.
Hinchcliffe and Wickens form an all-Canadian Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team. The two raced each other as youngsters in Toronto and Hinchcliffe, runner-up on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" in 2017, helped lure Wickens to IndyCar this season after a successful career in Europe.