Two Indy Drivers Replaced

Wed., May 14, 1997

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Johnny O’Connell and Tyce Carlson found rides for the Indianapolis 500 as substitutes for drivers injured in practice.

O’Connell will drive for A.J. Foyt, joining Davey Hamilton, who already has qualified for the May 25 race, and rookie Billy Boat.

He replaces Scott Sharp, who was knocked unconscious in a crash Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and still is being monitored for a small brain contusion.

Rookie Carlson comes to Paul Diatlovich’s PDM Racing, where he will fill in for John Paul Jr., who fractured his lower right leg and left heel in a separate crash on Friday.

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