Siegel will return to the No. 6 Arrow McLaren car this weekend at the Toronto IndyCar round
Nolan Siegel missed Race 2 of the Iowa Speedway doubleheader after crashing during Saturday’s Synk 275.
The 20-year-old lost control of his Dallara-Chevrolet exiting Turn 4 on lap 246 of 275 and hit the wall with enough force to suffer a mild concussion and punch a hole in the SAFER barrier.
He was ruled out of Sunday’s Farm to Fresh 275 and scheduled for reevaluation later in the week.
Since then, Siegel has followed a regimented recovery program and was evaluated by IndyCar medical staff Thursday morning. He has now been cleared to return to the cockpit and will be back on track Friday on the streets of Toronto.
“Nolan has been cleared by the IndyCar Medical Team to drive this weekend in Toronto,” Arrow McLaren confirmed. “He will pilot the No. 6 SmartStop Arrow McLaren Chevy in their first primary sponsorship race of the season. He’s en route to Canada now and is expected to be trackside later today.”
The California native was expected to start from fifth place on Sunday at Iowa Speedway, after posting his second-best qualifying result of the season — part of a run that includes three consecutive top-10 starts. Heading into the races, his eighth-place finish at Road America remains his strongest performance so far.
Siegel currently sits 21st in the standings with 156 points, six ahead of rookie Louis Foster (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing), who holds the final spot in IndyCar’s Leaders Circle program. The scheme provides bonus payouts to the top 22 full-time entries at the end of the season. Fellow rookie Robert Shwartzman (Prema Racing) is 23rd with 145 points and looking to break in.
Should Siegel be unable to complete the weekend, Linus Lundqvist will serve as reserve driver. The Swede, who raced for Chip Ganassi Racing last year taking two podiums and one pole position, qualified 24th and finished 13th in CGR’s No. 8 car at Toronto in 2024.
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