Alexander Rossi will return to drive his No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet for the remainder of the season after being cleared by IndyCar Medical on Wednesday.
The clearance comes after the NTT IndyCar Sequence veteran broke his proper thumb in a crash throughout follow on the July 19-21 Toronto road race.
Rossi can have 4 race weekends and 5 whole races to finish with the Arrow McLaren group, beginning with the August 15-17 oval at World Huge Know-how Raceway in Madison, Illinois, earlier than he steps apart for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard, who was signed as his substitute beginning in 2025.
Previous to his Toronto crash, which noticed Theo Pourchaire fly from France to qualify and race the No. 7 entry in Rossi’s absence, the winner of the 2016 Indianapolis 500 held eighth within the Driver’s championship and was trending in the direction of incomes his greatest championship end since 2019; he’s positioned ninth or tenth from 2020-2023.
In lacking Toronto, Rossi fell again one place to ninth within the standings, however together with his renown oval prowess and 4 ovals forward, he has the potential to shut his two-year stint with Arrow McLaren on a excessive, with WWTR, Portland, Milwaukee’s doubleheader,and Nashville offering a number of alternatives to maneuver ahead within the factors battle.
