Indy Lights graduate Zachary Claman De Melo will replace the injured Pietro Fittipaldi for this weekend’s IndyCar race on the Indianapolis road course. De Melo and Fittipaldi had been slated to split the driving duties of the #19 car, with the Brazilian slated to drive the Indy road course and the Indianapolis 500. But Fittipaldi’s injuries suffered in his crash during qualifying for the World Endurance Championship season-opener at Spa-Francorchamps have forced DCR into a rethink. It has opted to give De Melo the ride for this weekend, but DCR is currently searching for a stand-in at the Indy 500 and the Texas Motor Speedway. “I’m extremely excited to get to race at the IndyCar...
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