IRL Driver Carpenter Released from Hospital, Memorial for Paul Dana to Be Held March 30

IRL IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter, the other driver involved in the fatal accident that killed driver Paul Dana over the weekend, has been released from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Carpenter, driver of the No. 20 Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, is in good condition with a bruised lung following the March 26 incident during the final warm-up session prior to the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Carpenter has not been cleared to drive in Sunday’s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (FL).

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — IRL IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter, the other driver involved in the fatal accident that killed driver Paul Dana over the weekend, has been released from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Carpenter, driver of the No. 20 Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, is in good condition with a bruised lung following the March 26 incident during the final warm-up session prior to the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Carpenter has not been cleared to drive in Sunday’s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Dana, a 30-year-old native of St. Louis, was pronounced dead at Jackson Memorial Hospital just before noon on March 26. His was the first driver death during a sanctioned race weekend in the 11 years of the Indy Racing League (121 races and more than 400 practice and qualifying sessions).

A memorial service for Dana will be held at 5:15 p.m., on March 30. The service will take place at Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL.

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