Two years on from coming within five laps of winning the 2018 Indianapolis 500, Stefan Wilson is making his virtual IndyCar debut in an attempt to build momentum for a real-life return to one of motorsport's most iconic races.
The 30-year-old has qualified 11th in the field of 33 drivers including IndyCar regulars and one-off entrants, including McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, that will start the final round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge on Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The younger brother by 11 years of ex-F1 driver and IndyCar race-winner Justin Wilson, who lost his life during IndyCar's Pocono race in 2015, Stefan made his Indianapolis 500 debut with KVSH one year later in the 100th edition of the race. Running a tribute helmet livery to honour his late brother, Wilson qualified 30th but retired after 119 laps when an oil leak caught fire and "melted a bunch of the electronics" while on-course for a top-15 finish.