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06-21-08, 05:01 PM
Canadian team owner and driver Marty Roth crashed coming out of turn two this morning during IndyCar Series practice for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250.
Officials said Roth was not injured in the accident.
Dan Wheldon and Bruno Junqeira also were involved in a wreck on the track. The cars made contact and, though the incident did not initially appear serious, both cars had to be removed from the track.
Bruno Junqueira’s status for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 is in serious doubt after he lost control of his No. 18 machine and hit the wall during the latter stages of today’s first practice session at Iowa Speedway.
Dan Wheldon was unable to fully escape as he went up with Junqueira and then down the race track with visible damage to the right-front suspension of his car. Another machine narrowly avoided hitting Wheldon on the Brit’s descent to the apron.
Duno’s No. 23 car spun in Turn 2 and made moderate contact with the SAFER Barrier. Duno’s team was forced to pull out its backup car due to the incident. Milka Duno was uninjured in the accident.
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the early accidents have left the field somewhat depleted, with both Junqueira (Dale Coyne Racing) and Marty Roth (Roth Racing) ruled out for the weekend due to the damage sustained in their earlier crashes, which their teams believe were caused by mechanical problems rather than driver errors.
With Pacific Coast Motorsport having withdrawn Mario Dominguez from the event earlier in the week, that leaves a 24-car field to participate in this afternoon's qualifying session.
Officials said Roth was not injured in the accident.
Dan Wheldon and Bruno Junqeira also were involved in a wreck on the track. The cars made contact and, though the incident did not initially appear serious, both cars had to be removed from the track.
Bruno Junqueira’s status for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 is in serious doubt after he lost control of his No. 18 machine and hit the wall during the latter stages of today’s first practice session at Iowa Speedway.
Dan Wheldon was unable to fully escape as he went up with Junqueira and then down the race track with visible damage to the right-front suspension of his car. Another machine narrowly avoided hitting Wheldon on the Brit’s descent to the apron.
Duno’s No. 23 car spun in Turn 2 and made moderate contact with the SAFER Barrier. Duno’s team was forced to pull out its backup car due to the incident. Milka Duno was uninjured in the accident.
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5315/milkerszf8.jpg
the early accidents have left the field somewhat depleted, with both Junqueira (Dale Coyne Racing) and Marty Roth (Roth Racing) ruled out for the weekend due to the damage sustained in their earlier crashes, which their teams believe were caused by mechanical problems rather than driver errors.
With Pacific Coast Motorsport having withdrawn Mario Dominguez from the event earlier in the week, that leaves a 24-car field to participate in this afternoon's qualifying session.