Mikhail Aleshin released from hospital

INDYCAR announced on Tuesday Sept. 16 that Verizon IndyCar Series driver Mikhail Aleshin has been released from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

“I’m feeling better each day,” Aleshin said. “I’m very happy to be back in Indianapolis with my friends and the team. The doctors are taking very good care of me. Everything is going as planned with my recovery, and before you know it I’ll be back behind the steering wheel.”

On August 29th at Auto Club Speedway, Aleshin would get down below the white line in the corner, resulting in the car sliding sideways. He would then make contact with Charlie Kimball, before cartwheeling into the catch fence. Marco Andretti and Sebastian Bourdais also got a piece of the wreck. Kimball, Andretti and Bourdais would all exit their cars under their own power, while Aleshin was helped from his car.

Loma Linda University Medical Center determined that Aleshin had ustained a concussion, chest injuries, fractured ribs and a broke clavicle. He was then transferred to Methodist on September 9th, where he was evaluated by the doctors, including INDYCAR medical consultants Dr. Terry Trammell and Dr. Kevin Scheid, and underwent a minor surgical procedure on his right shoulder.

INDYCAR added that Aleshin will remain in Indianapolis as he continues his rehabilitation and is expected to make a full recovery from all the injuries he suffered in the incident.