IndyCar fans remember Wilson with tributes at Speedway

Wilson was attended to by the Holmatro Safety Team and airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pa. He remained in a coma there before dying Monday.

Wilson is survived by his wife, Julia, and two daughters. They live in the Denver suburb of Longmont.

The muted celebration by Ryan Reay-Hunter and his team after his victory at the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday turned into several moments of silence by the racing community over the death of Justin Wilson. “He will be missed”. “Hopefully, he’s OK”. We were three wide, I don’t think Justin (Wilson) knew that probably and I didn’t get any room, obviously. In a lawsuit against IndyCar, the woman said her skull was fractured. Then in September, Donald Pratt of Lima, N.Y., died in a crash during the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Sunoco Race of Champions.

Wilson is the first driver to die in an IndyCar incident since the tragic death of Dan Wheldon in 2011.

“This is a monumentally sad day for IndyCar and the motorsports community as a whole“, said Miles.

Wilson started 173 races in the Champ auto and the IndyCar Series from 2004-2015.

The IndyCar organization has announced that its drivers will wear a special logo, honoring Wilson, on helmets in this weekend’s racing at Sonoma Raceway in California.

NASCAR driver Max Papis shared an address for fans, friends and family to send financial contributions to Wilson Children’s Fund.

“Obviously Justin was a great professional driver and extremely good at his craft”, said Carpenter.

“I raced with Justin as far back as 1989 in karting and remember his smile was infectious, such a lovely guy”, Button said. “Keep Julia & the girls in your prayers #myherojw”. Tony Kanaan called Wilson one of “racing’s truest gentlemen”.

“Father, Husband, Friend, just an awesome human being”. “We lost him yesterday, and it’s one of those tough questions that come up afterwards. #RIPJustin”, tweeted IndyCar driver Scott Dixon.

Wilson was born in Sheffield, England and grew up in the area.

Wilson competed in 120 races in his eight-year IndyCar career and won three times.

Stefan vows to work with IndyCar to make its open-wheel series safer but declined to offer his opinion on adding a cockpit canopy or a roll-bar cage to protect the driver’s head.