(Reuters) - Two IndyCar drivers were released from a Las Vegas hospital after being treated for injuries suffered in a horrific crash that claimed the life of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, officials said on Monday.
American JR Hildebrand and Briton Pippa Mann both spent a night at the University Medical Center after suffering injuries in a 15-car pileup during the opening laps of Sunday's IndyCar season-finale.
Mann, who had surgery to clean and assess a severe burn to the little finger of her right hand, will need a subsequent surgery in two-to-three weeks to fully repair the injury but is expected to make a full recovery, IndyCar in a statement.
Hildebrand suffered a severely bruised sternum and was held overnight for observation.
(Writing by Steve Keating; Editing by Frank Pingue)
