Jack Harvey has yet to be cleared by IndyCar after visiting hospital for hard St. Pete wreck

Jack Harvey has yet to be cleared by the IndyCar medical team after being involved in hard wreck during the March 5 season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida.

In a statement Monday morning, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that Juri Vips was testing at Barber Motorsports Park in place of Harvey.

The team said Harvey was evaluated March 10 by IndyCar’s medical team and was not cleared to participate in the test. An IndyCar spokesman confirmed that Harvey will be evaluated again before the April 2 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Last year, Harvey missed the Texas race after suffering a concussion in a practice crash. Harvey was replaced by Santino Ferrucci (who is driving for AJ Foyt Racing this year) but returned for the next race at Long Beach.

Just before the halfway mark of the Firestone Grand Prix, Harvey was caught in an accident when Rinus VeeKay spun into the Turn 4 tire barrier on Lap 41. Kyle Kirkwood launched into the air from contact with the rear of Harvey’s car.

With help from medical personnel, Harvey exited the cockpit but was in pain while sitting on the back step of an ambulance.

According to IndyCar medical director Dr. Julia Vaizer, Harvey was in stable condition but was been taken to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg for further evaluation “out of an abundance of caution.”

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing later posted on social media that Harvey had been checked and released with a video of the driver.

.@jack_harvey93 has been checked and released from Bayfront Medical Center.

Thank you to the @indycar medical team, who are the best in the business, and the helpful staff at Bayfront. #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/2fvl8BHbnh

— Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (@RLLracing) March 5, 2023

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