Injuries
Tony Kanaan (14) drives into Turn 1 followed by Oliver Askew (7) and Charlie Kimball (4) during the IndyCar auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Madison, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
IndyCar: Askew sidelined with concussion symptoms, Helio in

By Jenna Fryer Sep. 24, 2020 05:02 PM EDT

Reporters gather outside the Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital as they wait for a medical bulletin on Alex Zanardi, in Siena, Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2020. Italian race car champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi remains in serious condition a day after crashing his handbike into a truck and smashing his face. A medical bulletin from the Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital in Siena says that Zanardi is hooked up to an artificial ventilator and has “stable” blood flow while his neurological status “remains serious.” Zanardi was transported by helicopter to the hospital after crashing near the Tuscan town of Pienza during a relay race Friday. (Alessandro La Rocca/LaPresse via AP)
Zanardi remains in serious condition after handbike crash

By Andrew Dampf Jun. 20, 2020 04:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 file photo, Alex Zanardi, of Italy, rides during the cycling portion of the Ironman World Championship Triathlon, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Race car driver turned Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi has been seriously injured again. Police tell The Associated Press that Zanardi was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Siena following a road accident near the Tuscan town of Pienza during a national race for Paralympic athletes on handbikes. The 53-year-old Zanardi had both of his legs amputated following a horrific crash during a 2001 CART race in Germany. He was a two-time CART champion. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Alex Zanardi has 3-hour head surgery after handbike crash

By Andrew Dampf Jun. 19, 2020 12:27 PM EDT

Ryan Newman (6) gets turned into the wall by Ryan Blaney (12) as Denny Hamlin (11) misses them along the front stretch to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 23, 2020 01:53 PM EST

Lincoln man critically hurt after car crashes at racetrack

May. 12, 2019 02:39 PM EDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — When a race car's throttle became stuck, at least two people were hurt, including one with critical injuries, when the car crashed in the pit...