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Robert Wickens in his pit stall, prepares to go out on the track during practice for the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Wickens is the championship leader headed into Friday's Michelin Pilot Challenge season finale at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Robert Wickens on cusp of winning a championship 5 years after he was paralyzed in IndyCar crash

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 14, 2019, file photo, injured driver Robert Wickens is photographed before leading the parade lap in a car fitted with hand controls before the Honda Indy auto race in Toronto. Wickens has been fighting his way back from a spinal cord injury, waiting anxiously to line up on a starting grid and compete against his old racing buddies. On Saturday, April 4, 2020, he wait ends. The promising Canadian driver will make his debut in the IndyCar iRacing Challenge — a virtual race on the Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama that Wickens believes could be the biggest step yet in his recovery. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Wickens hopes iRace will be 1st step back on IndyCar journey

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2019, file photo Robert Wickens sits in the pit area at the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race in St. Petersburg, Fla. Nearly a year after his devastating injury in an IndyCar race, Wickens will indeed get to drive a car again at a race track. He will lead the parade lap Sunday before the Toronto IndyCar race in an Acura NSX equipped with hand controls. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Wickens to drive parade lap at Toronto with hand controls

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Alexander Rossi celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the IndyCar auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Alexander Rossi wins at Pocono in race marred by violent wreck

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press