LAS VEGAS — IZOD IndyCar Series drivers JR Hildebrand and Pippa Mann were released from University Medical Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 17, following the multi-car crash on Oct. 16, which claimed the life of driver Dan Wheldon.
Mann had surgery last night to clean and assess a severe burn injury to the little finger of her right hand sustained in the accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. She will need a subsequent surgery in two to three weeks to fully repair the injury, but is expected to make a full recovery.
Hildebrand had a severely bruised sternum in the same accident and was held overnight for observation.
