American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 23

go to, but I wasn't going to lose
control of this thing.”

Most welcome gesture
There's no doubt that the return
to Pocono Raceway following
the loss of Justin Wilson after a
2015 accident there was going
to be the most emotional
weekend of the Verizon IndyCar
Series season. It didn't get any
easier when three-time
Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan
Clauson was fatally injured
during a midget race in
Belleville, Kan., two weeks
before the ABC Supply 500.
To mark the race, the Andretti

Autosport team showed that
INDYCAR is one big family after
leading a move to have British
flags displayed on all the timing
stands along pit lane. The Union
Jacks flying above the pit boxes
not only lifted everyone's spirits
but also reminded all of the void
they feel since Wilson's
accident.
“It’s just a memory that you
wish was different,” Dixon said.
“It is hard. You obviously think
about Justin and (wife) Jules and
(daughters) Jane and Jess, the
whole family. You just wish
things were different, that’s all
you can do.”