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INDYCAR: Pantano In At Ganassi To Sub For Injured Kimball
Giorgio Pantano returns to the team where he got his IndyCar Series start in 2005 for the injured Ryan Briscoe.
Giorgio Pantano subbed for the injured Justin Wilson at DRR last year. (Photo: LAT)
Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing (NNCGR) announced today driver Giorgio Pantano will substitute for IZOD IndyCar Series regular Charlie Kimball at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend after Kimball fractured the fifth metacarpal in his right hand in a testing incident last week.
Kimball returned to Indianapolis over the weekend where further evaluation revealed the driver of the No. 83 NovoLog FlexPen Honda would not be ready to return behind the wheel for this weekend’s Round 12 race.
“I’m very disappointed to miss out on the Mid-Ohio race weekend," said Kimball. "We had such a good race there last year and I was really looking forward to another shot at the podium. However, I trust the medical professionals at INDYCAR, and we’re making sure I’m back to 100 percent for Sonoma. We’re lucky to have Giorgio in the seat of the No. 83 car while I’m healing up, and I’ll be there this weekend to help him and the Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing team. Even though I won’t be in the cockpit, I will do everything I can to drive the whole No. 83 car program forward for this season and the future. I have to thank Novo Nordisk and the whole Chip Ganassi Racing team for being supportive this past week.”
Pantano returns to the team where he got his first IndyCar Series start in 2005 for the injured Ryan Briscoe.
"It’s a tremendous opportunity to be rejoining Chip Ganassi Racing and the IZOD IndyCar Series this weekend at Mid-Ohio," said the Italian. "You never want to have something happen to another driver and I wish Charlie a quick recovery. Nonetheless, the opportunity is here and I am looking forward to working with the team again and making the best of it.”
“Not having Charlie drive at Mid-Ohio is very disappointing," said Ganassi Racing general manager Mike Hull. "Since INDYCAR has the best medical resource in motorsports, his recovery will be swift. His performance over the past few weeks has been impressive with increased momentum, so our expectation is that he will be back at full-strength quickly. We’re fortunate to have Giorgio Pantano available as the 83-car driver at Mid-Ohio. His impressive global resume fits well with the natural terrain road track of Mid-Ohio. To have a quality driver, who has won the GP2 Championship against the best and blends into the team concept is hard to find on short notice. We’re extremely lucky to have Giorgio on-board.”
Kimball returned to Indianapolis over the weekend where further evaluation revealed the driver of the No. 83 NovoLog FlexPen Honda would not be ready to return behind the wheel for this weekend’s Round 12 race.
“I’m very disappointed to miss out on the Mid-Ohio race weekend," said Kimball. "We had such a good race there last year and I was really looking forward to another shot at the podium. However, I trust the medical professionals at INDYCAR, and we’re making sure I’m back to 100 percent for Sonoma. We’re lucky to have Giorgio in the seat of the No. 83 car while I’m healing up, and I’ll be there this weekend to help him and the Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing team. Even though I won’t be in the cockpit, I will do everything I can to drive the whole No. 83 car program forward for this season and the future. I have to thank Novo Nordisk and the whole Chip Ganassi Racing team for being supportive this past week.”
Pantano returns to the team where he got his first IndyCar Series start in 2005 for the injured Ryan Briscoe.
"It’s a tremendous opportunity to be rejoining Chip Ganassi Racing and the IZOD IndyCar Series this weekend at Mid-Ohio," said the Italian. "You never want to have something happen to another driver and I wish Charlie a quick recovery. Nonetheless, the opportunity is here and I am looking forward to working with the team again and making the best of it.”
“Not having Charlie drive at Mid-Ohio is very disappointing," said Ganassi Racing general manager Mike Hull. "Since INDYCAR has the best medical resource in motorsports, his recovery will be swift. His performance over the past few weeks has been impressive with increased momentum, so our expectation is that he will be back at full-strength quickly. We’re fortunate to have Giorgio Pantano available as the 83-car driver at Mid-Ohio. His impressive global resume fits well with the natural terrain road track of Mid-Ohio. To have a quality driver, who has won the GP2 Championship against the best and blends into the team concept is hard to find on short notice. We’re extremely lucky to have Giorgio on-board.”
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