Verizon IndyCar Series driver Mikhail Aleshin was upgraded Aug. 30 to stable condition at Loma Linda University Medical Center following a procedure for a chest injury, according to INDYCAR medical consultant Dr. Terry Trammell.
Aleshin, 27, of Moscow, was admitted to the hospital Aug. 29 following a multi-car accident during final practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series race at Auto Club Speedway. He was evaluated and diagnosed with a concussion, fractured ribs, a broken right clavicle and chest injuries.
He will remain hospitalized while he recovers from the procedure.
Aleshin’s No. 7 SMP Racing car veered below the white line exiting Turn 3 and spun up the racetrack into the oncoming No. 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing car driven by Charlie Kimball. Aleshin’s car became airborne and made contact with the fencing above the SAFER Barrier. He was awake and alert when removed from the car by the Holmatro Safety Team.
Kimball was checked at the infield medical center and cleared to drive.
Aleshin had just completed a timed lap of 33.4413 seconds (215.303 mph) during the scheduled 30-minute session under the lights on the 2-mile oval. Earlier in the day, he qualified eighth, a season high on an oval, with a two-lap average speed of 216.726 mph in the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-prepared car.
Aleshin, in his first season of Verizon IndyCar Series competition, has a high finish of second in the second race of the Houston doubleheader in June.
