Charlie Kimball cleared to run the Indianapolis 500

Published May 26, 2013 9:38am EDT | Updated January 13, 2015 12:20pm EST

INDIANAPOLIS – IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball has been cleared to run Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

Kimball was sick Saturday and missed the public driver meeting with an undisclosed illness. A team spokesman for Chip Ganassi Racing said the illness was unrelated to his diabetes.

Kimball will start 19th and is one of 11 American drivers in the field.