Nolan Siegel Not Cleared for Race 2 at Iowa Following Crash

Nolan Siegel will not compete in Sunday’s Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup at Iowa Speedway after being medically ruled out following a crash late in Saturday’s weekend opener.

Arrow McLaren confirmed Sunday morning that it will not field the No. 6 entry in the second race of the doubleheader.

NEWS: Nolan Siegel has not been cleared by INDYCAR Medical and will not compete today at Iowa Speedway.

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“Following an on-track incident on Lap 248 of yesterday’s race at Iowa Speedway, Nolan Siegel has not been cleared to compete by the INDYCAR Medical Team,” the team said. “The team has made the decision to not run the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet without its team driver in today’s race. Nolan will continue to be evaluated, and we will stay in close contact with the Medical Team as he recovers.”

Siegel was involved in an incident on Lap 248 of Saturday’s Synk 275 powered by Sukup, slamming the rear of his Chevrolet into the outside wall. The race was red-flagged for repairs to the SAFER barrier following the crash. He finished 24th.

He was set to start fifth on Sunday.

“There’s no place I’d rather be than out there driving today, especially from P5, one of my best starting positions of the season,” Siegel said in a statement. “I know I’m in good hands with the INDYCAR Medical Team and thank them for the great care they provide us drivers. Most of all, I feel for the 6 car crew.

“They gave me a rocket this weekend and put in a ton of work last night with hopes we’d be racing today. They deserve to be out there fighting for podium and we’ll be back soon to do just that.”

Team principal Tony Kanaan called it a “tough decision” to not enter the No. 6 in the race.

“I’ve been there, I know how Nolan feels not racing today. It’s the worst feeling in the world,” Kanaan said. “The most important thing, though, is that he’s fit to race and unfortunately that’s not the case today. It was a tough decision to park the car but we’ve been through this before. We just found out this morning he’s not cleared and we decided the best thing for the team is to not rush into switching drivers this weekend. It’s too much of a shuffle and unnecessary stress when we’re right back to racing in Toronto in a week.

“After today, we’ll have to make a contingency plan in case Nolan’s not cleared to race in Toronto but today, this is the best for the team.”

The second half of the Iowa doubleheader, the Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup, is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on FOX, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network.