Rinus VeeKay was injured in a biking accident and can miss IndyCar’s race at Highway America in Wisconsin this weekend, Ed Carpenter Racing stated Tuesday.

The workforce stated VeeKay had surgical procedure to restore a damaged left clavicle and was being handled by IndyCar’s medical workers. The workforce stated in an announcement the 20-year-old was injured the day earlier than on a biking path throughout a coaching journey.

Oliver Askew will fill in for VeeKay at Dertoit. Askew was additionally the alternative driver Sunday after Felix Rosenqvist was injured in a crash.

“I need to want Rinus a speedy restoration. I do know the No. 21 Chevrolet can be lacking him,” workforce proprietor Ed Carpenter stated in an announcement. “It is a disgrace that he has to overlook this spherical, however he’ll come again sturdy. I need to thank Oliver for being prepared and in a position to step in and provides the automobile a powerful run.”

VeeKay posted a photograph Monday of himself biking alongside his coach 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 certainly one of IndyCar’s 4 breakout stars this season and picked up his first profession victory final month on the highway 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 certainly one of 4 first-time winners this season. He’s additionally amongst a bunch of 4 IndyCar race winners this yr aged 24 or youthful.

VeeKay has gained followers by 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 grow to be his signature transfer.

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

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 Principal 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 advised The Related Press final weekend in Detroit the transfer was partially to relocate to a state the place he may prepare outdoor year-round, but additionally it was his first true unbiased determination since relocating to the U.S. as a teen. He took delight exhibiting movies of his two-bedroom condominium in a Fort Lauderdale high-rise, and he stated he did not ask for a reduction when renting the transferring truck from the corporate owned by IndyCar and IMS proprietor Roger Penske.