British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon tragically lost his life in a horrific 15-car pileup that caused the cancellation of the grand finale of the season at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Michael Murphy, Clark County Coroner declared on Monday that autopsy results showed the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner's and former series champion's death was caused by blunt trauma to the head.
Meanwhile, drivers JR Hildebrand and Pippa Mann were released from University Medical Center in Las Vegas on Monday might.
Driver of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan team. Mann was launched over the back of the cars of Paul Tracy and Thomas Scheckter.
Her car caught fire as it somersaulted through the air and crashed into the other cars and the outside wall.
An IndyCar press release indicated that Mann had surgery Sunday night to clean and assess a severe burn injury to the little finger of her right hand. She will need a subsequent surgery in two or three weeks to fully repair the injury but is expected to make a full recovery.
JR Hildebrand, the driver of Panther Racing had a severely bruised sternum in the same accident and was held overnight for observation. He was released on Monday.
Michael Murphy, Clark County Coroner declared on Monday that autopsy results showed the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner's and former series champion's death was caused by blunt trauma to the head.
Meanwhile, drivers JR Hildebrand and Pippa Mann were released from University Medical Center in Las Vegas on Monday might.
Driver of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan team. Mann was launched over the back of the cars of Paul Tracy and Thomas Scheckter.
Her car caught fire as it somersaulted through the air and crashed into the other cars and the outside wall.
An IndyCar press release indicated that Mann had surgery Sunday night to clean and assess a severe burn injury to the little finger of her right hand. She will need a subsequent surgery in two or three weeks to fully repair the injury but is expected to make a full recovery.
JR Hildebrand, the driver of Panther Racing had a severely bruised sternum in the same accident and was held overnight for observation. He was released on Monday.