Rinus VeeKay has been injured in a biking accident and his standing for IndyCar’s race at Highway America this weekend is unsure, Ed Carpenter Racing mentioned Tuesday.

The crew mentioned VeeKay was being handled for a clavicle harm by IndyCar’s medical employees. The crew mentioned in a press release the 20-year-old was injured the day earlier than on a biking path throughout a coaching trip.

“VeeKay is in good spirits and has no different accidents,” the crew mentioned. No different particulars have been launched.

VeeKay posted a photo Monday of himself cycling alongside his trainer captioned “Driving to Chicago.” He had completed second on Saturday at Belle Isle in Detroit, then 18th when a penalty spoiled Sunday’s race after VeeKay had certified third.

The Dutchman is one among IndyCar’s 4 breakout stars this season and picked up his first career victory last month on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He then certified on the entrance row for the Indy 500 and led 32 laps earlier than ending eighth.

VeeKay, final yr’s rookie of the yr, is fifth within the IndyCar standings and one among 4 first-time winners this season. He’s additionally amongst a gaggle of 4 IndyCar race winners this yr aged 24 or youthful.

VeeKay has received followers via his on-track efficiency and off-track engagement. He did a disco-style spin in driver introductions earlier than his Indy 500 debut a yr in the past — showmanship aired solely on tv because the race was held with out spectators — and it is develop into his signature transfer.

Born Rinus van Kalmthout, he shortened his final title first to simply VK after which VeeKay to assist courtroom sponsorship to fund his profession. He discovered it was too tough to make use of his full final title when calling potential companions in america.

He is the one driver to win at each degree of the Highway to Indy ladder — six races in Indy Lights in 2019, seven races and the Indy Professional 2000 championship in 2018 and three races in USF2000 in 2017. VeeKay is mentored by two-time Indy 500 winner and fellow Dutchman Arie Luyendyk.

Though he lived on Foremost Road in Speedway throughout the road from Indianapolis Motor Speedway and rode his bike to work every day, he loaded up a Penske Truck Rental two days after this yr’s Indy 500 and moved to Florida.

VeeKay informed The Related Press final weekend in Detroit the transfer was partially to relocate to a state the place he might prepare open air year-round, but in addition it was his first true impartial determination since relocating to the U.S. as a young person. He took satisfaction exhibiting movies of his two-bedroom residence in a Fort Lauderdale excessive rise, and he mentioned he did not ask for a reduction when renting the shifting truck from the corporate owned by IndyCar and IMS proprietor Roger Penske.