Champ Car Driver Cristiano da Matta Injured

Champ Car driver Cristiano da Matta required surgery to remove a ruptured blood vessel in his head after the race car he was driving collided with a deer that had wandered onto the track during a test session at Road America on Thursday. Da Matta was unconscious when airlifted to Theda Clark Memorial Hospital in Neenah after the crash, & remained unconscious as of Thursday night. Champ Car Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Chris Pinderski said a CT scan at the hospital showed that da Matta had a subdural hematoma. The RuSport team said updates concerning da Mattas condition will be released when available.