INDIANAPOLIS -- Stefan Wilson will miss Sunday's Indianapolis 500 after suffering a fracture of his 12th thoracic vertebrae during Monday afternoon's practice crash with Katherine Legge in Turn 1 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, Dreyer and Reinbold Racing announced Monday evening.

"After being transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital for further tests, it was disclosed that Wilson suffered a fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebrae and will stay overnight for further tests and observation. Based on this type of injury, Wilson will not be allowed to compete in this Sunday's 10th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race," the team said in a statement. "The Dreyer and Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports team will have more information in due course."

Indy 500 practice crash: Stefan Wilson transported to hospital after practice crash with Katherine Legge

How the Stefan Wilson crash happened

Legge ran straight into the back of Wilson's No. 24 Chevy with just under 49 minutes left in Monday's two-hour practice as the pair entered Turn 1 of the IMS oval. From her point of view, the lengthy line of single-file cars checked-up, and she attempted to follow-suit, downshifting twice and hitting the brakes, but it wasn't enough to avoid spinning Wilson.

The Dreyer and Reinbold Racing car then went around counter-clockwise, just short of a full turn before slamming head-on into the SAFER barrier on the outside of Turn 1. Legge, the lone Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver that avoided Sunday's Last Chance Qualifier, backed into the wall, made initial contact with the right rear of her No. 44 Honda before the car snapped and slammed the whole right side into the wall. The left side of her car briefly went airborne, and eventually all four wheels returned to the track. She then slammed into the Turn 2 SAFER barrier once more before coming to a complete stop.

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According to IndyCar, Legge was seen and released from the infield care center at IMS, and after climbing out of the car under her own power and walking to the safety truck, she told reporters she was "fine" after the heavy hit.

As the AMR Safety Team's arrived at Wilson's car, the driver could be seen on the Peacock broadcast moving his head and hands, but the safety team took extreme caution in extricating him, fitting him with a neck brace and then placing the British driver on a stretcher. Before he was rolled into the ambulance and taken away to IU Methodist Hospital in downtown Indianapolis, Wilson could be seen lifting his right arm twice to give the crowd a 'thumbs up.'

IndyCar medical director Dr. Julia Vaizer told reporters that Wilson was "doing well", "in good spirts" and had not suffered any "significant issues" but declined to address any more specifics about his condition.

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