After the chaotic fallout from an incident at the Detroit Grand Prix, Argentina's Agustín Canapino will not run IndyCar's next race.
Canapino is taking a leave of absence from IndyCar, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced in a Friday afternoon statement. American Nolan Siegel will run Saturday's Grand Prix at Road America in his stead.
The leave of absence follows widespread controversy over social media abuse in the sport, stemming from contact between Canapino and France's Théo Pourchaire in Detroit. After the race, Pourchaire claimed Canapino's fans inundated him with threats on social media; Canapino denied this and liked posts on social media criticizing Pourchaire.
