MADISON, Ill. — Alexander Rossi is returning to IndyCar competition this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway.
He hopes it begins a memorable finish to his time with Arrow McLaren.
Rossi has been sidelined since breaking his thumb during a practice crash on the streets of Toronto last month, but he has been given the green light to get back in the car for Saturday night’s oval race at the track near St. Louis.
North America’s premier open-wheel circuit hasn’t raced since July 21 in Toronto, taking a break as NBC Sports focused on the Paris Olympics, but this is the start of a sprint to the end of the season. After this, there are four events remaining: Aug. 25 at Oregon’s Portland International Raceway, back-to-back races Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at the Milwaukee Mile, and Sept. 15 at Nashville Superspeedway.
“It’s been a long summer break, but it obviously came at just the right time for me after the injury in Toronto,” said Rossi, who qualified 15th on Friday but will move up the starting grid due to penalties that affected other teams. “I’m thrilled to be back in the car for St. Louis and looking forward to kicking off this final stretch in a positive way.”