Carpentier confident for Texas return

Carpentier suffered the injury when his Player's/Forsythe Reynard-Ford collided with the car of Max Papis during the Long Beach Grand Prix.

"I'm still lucky in my misfortune because it's not a fracture that takes a long time to heal," said Carpentier. "I don¹t want to come back too soon but, ironically, my wrist is definitely more solid now than it was before the accident. That's why I don¹t foresee any problem."

Carpentier broke the same wrist in a domestic accident last year and missed three races.

Surgeon Dr. Terry Trammell operated on Carpentier's wrist on Tuesday.

"The surgery, which lasted two hours and a quarter, was a complete success, but with nine new screws and two metal plates in my wrist, it seems like I'm coming back from the hardware store instead of the clinic," Carpentier said.

"Even though Dr. Trammell didn't want to confirm right away that I would be able to race in Texas, he told me that he would be very surprised if I had to miss the race."