Robert Wickens won for the first time since a spinal injury in 2018, while Mark Wilkins won the TCR class at the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Watkins Glenn International in New York on Saturday.
Vicence was a promising IndyCar lie when he was injured in a plane crash on a fence at Pocono Raceway in his 14th race. He had four podiums that season, winning the opener with almost a lap left, and at the time of the accident he was sixth in the IndyCar rankings.
Although he doesn’t have much use of his legs, Wisens uses a wheelchair, and Brian Herta Autosport and Hyundai worked for more than a year to get him back into competitive racing. Using the Elantra fitted with hand controls, the Vikings made their debut with the Wilkins at the Daytona International Speedway in January.
In the final round of the two-hour race, Lewis strongly accused Wilkins, and both Wicks and Wilkins Canadian defeated Tim Lewis by 0.0374 per second. After driving in the first half of the race, Vicence looked out of his wheelchair next to the Herta timing stand.
“It’s like winning a milestone,” Vicence said. “For some reason I am not the most emotional; Maybe I was sitting when we crossed the finish line. I feel adrenaline as a driver and everything is different. “
Seeing Alfie hold on to the win, he said, “Alpha was very upset because he was so fast on the straight path.”
“Mark did such a great job,” Vicence said. “I was just glad I gave him the car in one piece and in good shape and let him do the rest. That’s why I’m not so scared. “
Back to where we are … Victory Lane! Incredible day. We know we can do that from the beginning. Mega work by I’m Wilkins To give us a lead in the finals.
Thank you Eve: And @Hyundai For fast race cars!
This is not the last line. We want more!@IMSA , # I’m back pic.twitter.com/8ybk9WppLs
– Robert Vickens (Robert Vickens) June 25, 2022
Vicence started third in the class but took the lead in his tenure before being handed over to Hyundai Wilkins with 57 minutes left. The best finish in four races for the 33-year-old Vikings this season was third with Wilkins in the season opener at Daytona.
Vicenz’s last commercial victory came in 2017 when he drove a series of DTM touring cars in Europe in Nबrburg, Germany.
Together, Bill O’Brien and Dylan Machvern gave Turner Motorsport their first win of the season.