Josef Newgarden Cleared to Race at Road America

A 15th in practice yesterday at Road America was good enough for IndyCar to clear Josef Newgarden to race this Sunday at Road America. Two weeks after a scary crash at the Texas Motor Speedway, Newgarden got the medical clearance after being evaluated following each of two practice sessions on Friday at Road America.
"I think the clavicle will hold up all right," Newgarden said between practice sessions, the first of which in the morning he ran 16 laps and the second of which in the afternoon he went 15. "It's a little sore, but I think it'll be OK for the weekend."
INDYCAR's medical personnel agreed in granting clearance to the driver in fourth place in the series standings. The 202-mile Kohler Grand Prix will mark the Verizon IndyCar Series' first race at Road America since 2007.
The Hendersonville Tennessee native will look to gain extra ground on Simon Pagenaud with just 7 races left in the Verizon IndyCar Series Schedule. Newgarden of course will not get to continue the Texas race on August 27th due to damage being done to the car and with the race currently being under red flag conditions but will still gain points at the conclusion of the race. (Koelle,2016)