Tag: Sting Ray Robb

Robb released from hospital after massive Iowa crash

Following the biggest crash of his career on the last lap of Sunday’s NTT IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway, the A.J. Foyt Racing driver from Idaho was sent to a local hospital for imaging after he got airborne and rolled multiple times before …

Following the biggest crash of his career on the last lap of Sunday’s NTT IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway, the A.J. Foyt Racing driver from Idaho was sent to a local hospital for imaging after he got airborne and rolled multiple times before grinding to a stop while upside down in the No. 41 Chevy.

“After further assessment at Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center, Sting Ray has been released,” the team wrote. “Sting Ray’s family and AJ Foyt Racing would like to extend our gratitude to the AMR Safety Team for their quick response, to IndyCar Medical staff for their thorough care and IndyCar for the high safety standards of our race cars that allowed Sting Ray to walk away from a horrific accident today. Thank you to everyone for your well wishes. We appreciate your support.”

Big crash at close of second Iowa race after Robb clips Rossi

While Will Power was driving under the checkered flag after 250 laps of NTT IndyCar Series racing on Sunday at Iowa Speedway, behind him in Turn 2, all hell was breaking loose as four trailing drivers racing to the finish line crashed and two took …

While Will Power was driving under the checkered flag after 250 laps of NTT IndyCar Series racing on Sunday at Iowa Speedway, behind him in Turn 2, all hell was breaking loose as four trailing drivers racing to the finish line crashed and two took flight.

The incident started with A.J. Foyt Racing’s Sting Ray Robb, who came upon an off-the-pace Alexander Rossi from Arrow McLaren exiting Turn 2, and attempted to steer left in avoidance, but didn’t clear him, rode over Rossi’s left-rear tire, and was fired skyward and tipped into a series of barrel rolls as he crashed down — upside down — and slid to a stop in Turn 3.

Behind him, the crashing Rossi was followed by the crashing Kyle Kirkwood from Andretti Global and Ed Carpenter from his own team, who rode over Rossi and landed atop Kirkwood’s aeroscreen.

Rossi, Kirkwood and Carpenter were seen and released by IndyCar Medical. The series announced Robb was, “Awake, alert, and in good condition,” and would be transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.

“He’s pretty much like a parachute when you’re sitting perpendicular to the road,” Kirkwood said of Robb’s car. “When I lifted out of the throttle in the corner, I suddenly spun myself.”

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For Carpenter — who was taken out in Saturday’s racer when Sunday’s winner Will Power hit and spun Pietro Fittipaldi, who in turn hit Carpenter — it was a double dose of misfortune that felt highly unnecessary.

“I’m fine. Just angry,” he said. “I knew Alex was off pace up ahead. My spotter told me a few laps before. It looks like Sting Ray misjudged the closing rate somehow, even though it was clear Alex was slow. And then I spun trying to get down. Just a shame. Two days in a row. Two accidents that I was just a victim of. I just hate it for the team. Brutal.”

Pray.com backs Sting Ray Robb for 2024 IndyCar season

A.J. Foyt Racing and new driver Sting Ray Robb will feature Pray.com as the Idahoan’s primary sponsor for the 2024 season. A blend of black, yellow, and red is used on the No. 41 Chevy to present Robb’s backer, which aligns with the devout …

A.J. Foyt Racing and new driver Sting Ray Robb will feature Pray.com as the Idahoan’s primary sponsor for the 2024 season. A blend of black, yellow, and red is used on the No. 41 Chevy to present Robb’s backer, which aligns with the devout Christian’s faith.

“Faith has been an important part of my journey and I am excited to be able to drive a car that will represent that,” Robb said. “I’m honored and blessed to partner with Pray.com. Through this partnership, we’ll utilize our aligned beliefs and goals to encourage others in their commitment to prayer and grow the faith community.”

Robb has also recently started a series of social media posts where the 22-year-old reads passages from the bible to his followers.

“With the explosive growth of Christian advertisers being embraced by television networks like CBS, FOX, and others we recognized motorsports fans as an incredible audience for Pray.com,” said Pray.com CEO Steve Gatena. “We partnered up with Sting Ray – not only because of his cool name but also because of his Christian testimony.

“The more the pray.com team got to know him, the more we came to love him – he’s got an infectious faith and a great passion for sharing the power of prayer.”

Faith-based sponsors are by no means new to motor racing, but the instances have been limited across various series. In recent years, NASCAR has been the most common outlet for said sponsors, and with a rearward glance to the 1980s, IMSA, the WEC, and IndyCar also played host to cars backed by the Church of Scientology.

Robb moves to Foyt team for 2024

Sting Ray Robb is joining A.J. Foyt Racing for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series. The Idahoan, who spent his rookie season with Dale Coyne Racing, arrives at an important time for the Foyt team as it takes more steps in its ongoing rebuilding process. …

Sting Ray Robb is joining A.J. Foyt Racing for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series. The Idahoan, who spent his rookie season with Dale Coyne Racing, arrives at an important time for the Foyt team as it takes more steps in its ongoing rebuilding process.

Robb steps into the No. 41 Chevy, replacing Benjamin Pedersen, who piloted the car in 2023 as the No. 55 entry and placed 27th in the championship. While Robb had his fair share of rough days on the way to 23rd in the standings, the chance to join Foyt — which has a technical alliance with Team Penske — has filled the 22-year-old with great optimism for where his career could head.

“I’m truly honored to pilot the No. 41 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet for the ’24 season,” Robb said. “This is a dream come true to be driving for the legendary A.J. Foyt and his team under the leadership of Larry Foyt. It provides an opportunity for me to implement past lessons and carry momentum forward in my sophomore season as we enter a very competitive field of teams and drivers. Building together upon our successes, I am excited for the season ahead.”

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Prior to arriving in IndyCar, Robb placed second in the 2022 Indy NXT championship behind Linus Lundqvist and won the Indy Pro 2000 title in 2020. Although his rookie IndyCar campaign rarely demonstrated the competitiveness he showed in junior open-wheel racing, his manager Pieter Rossi was able to secure a considerable amount of financial support for Robb to land a coveted seat for 2024.

“I’ve been working with Sting Ray since 2017, shortly after he graduated from go-karts to race cars,” said Rossi, whose son Alexander drives for Arrow McLaren. “His impressive karting résumé inspired me to want to work with him. At 16, he was equally impressive in his maturity, discipline, and desire to race at a high level. On his way to IndyCar, Sting Ray won at each level and worked harder than those around him. It’s been a privilege to watch his growth and be part of his success.

“As Sting Ray enters his sophomore year in IndyCar, where the racing and competition is fierce, I’m very confident that Sting Ray will continue to hone his skills and impress. I’m looking forward to a great season ahead.”

The Foyt team will name the driver of the No. 14 Chevy, which was driven to 19th in the championship by Santino Ferrucci last season, at a later date.