Tracy Krohn ruled out of Le Mans on medical advice after crash
Tracy Krohn will miss this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans on medical advice f🅰ollowing his hefty practice crash at the Circuit de la Sarthe on Wednesday.
Driving the #99 Porsche 911 RSR entered to the race by Dempsey-Proton Racing, Krohn crashed into the barrier on the run down to the second ch🐻icane, causing sig♛nificant damage to the car.
Krohn was taken t💛o 🅺hospital after the crash and was kept in overnight before being discharged this morning while the team built up a spare chassis.
♈Tracy Krohn will miss this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans on medical advice following his hefty practice crash at the Ci൩rcuit de la Sarthe on Wednesday.
Driving the #99 Porsche 911 RSR entered to the race by Dempsey-Proton Racing, Krohn crashed into the barrier on ไthe run down to the second chicane, causing significant damage to the car.
Krohn was taken to hospital after the crash and was kept in overnight before being discharged thi🐲♔s morning while the team built up a spare chassis.
It remained unclear ahead of Qualifying 2 at Le Mans on Thursday evening whether Krohn would be racing, but a statement issued confirmed the Ame💦rican would be missing the race.
"Krohn Racing is pleased𝔍 to announce that its principal and driver Tracy W. Krohn has been released from the hospital in Le Mans, France, a♕fter a high impact incident on the circuit and was released to return to racing," the statement reads.
"The FIA, according to its protocol, has mandated that Mr. Krohn refrain from racing in FIA events fo𒐪r a period of at least oܫne week until such time as the mandatory protocol has been completed.
"Mr. Krohn will respect the protocol and will therefore not compete in this year’s 87th ru🏅nning of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race."
