Russell Ingall replaces injured James Courtney - Sydney Morning Herald
Russell Ingall is set to make an unlikely start for the Holden Racing Team after regular driver James Courtney was ruled out of next month's Sandown 500. Courtney suffered chest injuries caused by equipment sent flying by the downdraft of a... Ingall will take his place in a one-off appearance behind the wheel of a factory-backed Commodore before Courtney returns to duty in October's Bathurst 1000. The appearance of Ingall, 51, for the team is noteworthy, given his involvement in one of... Driving at Sydney Motorsport Park – then known as Eastern Creek – for Ford contenders Stone Brothers Racing, Ingall turned into the path of Holden Racing Team boss Mark Skaife and put him into a concrete wall that smashed Skaife's chances of a... A furious Skaife emerged from his car and waited for Ingall to drive past, remonstrating with the racer in a screaming pose remembered as "The shriek at the Creek" as Ingall's Falcon swerved toward him. Ingall has won the Sandown 500 once before, at the wheel of a Holden Commodore shared with the legendary Larry Perkins, the father of his latest co-driver. Source: www.smh.com.au
