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# Wilson’s Indy crash back injury will require surgery
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/indycar/wilsons-indy-crash-back-injury-will-require-surgery/
- Published: 2023-05-24T02:58:19.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-15T17:08:09.000Z
- Description: Stefan Wilson will require surgery on the broken back which has ruled him out of the Indianapolis 500 following a practice crash
- Author: Jack Benyon
- Tags: IndyCar, #image-top-center

Stefan Wilson will require surgery on the broken back which has ruled him out of the Indianapolis 500 following a practice crash.

The Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cusick Motorsports driver was hit from behind by Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Katherine Legge when a number of cars slowing caused a concertina affect in Monday’s practice session.

> 5/23/23 – Statement regarding Stefan Wilson’s condition. [pic.twitter.com/XaJysT3mzk](https://t.co/XaJysT3mzk?ref=the-race.com)
> 
> — Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (@DreyerReinbold) [May 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/DreyerReinbold/status/1661160097429729280?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com)

Wilson was rushed to hospital and the team confirmed on Monday evening he had fractured his 12th vertebrae.

Early on Tuesday the team announced Graham Rahal – who was bumped from the field on Sunday – [was taking his place for the race](https://www.the-race.com/indycar/rahal-to-race-in-indy-500-after-all-as-wilsons-stand-in/).

The IU Methodist Hospital is taking care of Wilson and has decided his surgery will go ahead on Wednesday May 24.

The team has not released a timeline for recovery. It usually takes three months to recover after this surgery but there can be complications and circumstances affecting such timelines.