INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A memorial to late IndyCar driver Justin Wilson is growing outside the main gate of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
British flags, flowers, candles and messages to the driver were placed there Tuesday, a day after the British driver died from a head injury after a piece of debris from another car struck him at Pocono Raceway. The Speedway also lit up Wilson’s name on the electronic scoring pylon.
The Colorado resident was 37.
IndyCar fan Jay Eubanks says everyone who comes to the track is like family.
Gov. Mike Pence released a statement saying “Wilson was a courageous driver on the track and a kind and gracious man off the track.” He and first lady Karen Pence offered their sympathies and prayers for Wilson’s wife, Julia, and their daughters.