With the dust still settling after a dramatic Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, those involved have had time to take stock of their respective situations and plan the next step in their seasons.
For some, like AJ Foyt IV, Buddy Lazier and Marty Roth, that means preparing for Carb Day and the Indianapolis 500 itself, while others, such as Pacific Coast Motorsports, Rubicon Racing, Beck Motorsport and American Dream Motorsports have time to lick their wounds and consider the options open to them.
Foyt managed to break into the 500 field on the morning of Bump Day, but then crashed during afternoon practice, and would not have been able to make another attempt had he, in turn, be bumped. His Vision Racing team has said that it will repair the #2 Dallara-Honda rather than turning to the youngster's back-up for the rest of the week.
“We won't have any problem getting the primary car repaired for race day - everything is repairable," team manager Keven Kukulewicz said, before insisting that his driver was also going to be ready to go, "I have every bit of confidence in Anthony. This was a failure on a crew member's part. Anthony is a professional guy, and he processes this stuff well. He's got a bit of a burn on the back of his neck, but he's a good ‘ol boy and he's ready to go back at this.”
Foyt's burns resulted from him not wearing a protective balaclava and being exposed to the flames that erupted in and around the cockpit after parts of his car's fuel system came loose during a practice run.
"It wasn't until I turned into the corner that I knew stuff was going bad," he admitted, "It was just a mistake; we left something off the car that was supposed to be on it, and it broke loose going into the corner. That's what caused the flames. To feel completely out of control is the worst feeling in the world to me, and that's what happened.
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