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The 37-year old former Formula One driver, a seven-times
winner in IndyCar racing, was airlifted to hospital in
Allentown, Pennsylvania and will remain there for further
evaluation, IndyCar officials added.
Wilson's car was apparently out of control after being hit by
the debris and veered into the wall at the Pocono Raceway in
Pennsylvania.
His Andretti Autosport team mate Ryan Hunter-Reay, who went on
to win the 500-mile (804.67 km) race, said he had not heard of
the Briton's condition in hospital though he had been
unconscious at the track.
"All I know is that he was unconscious," Hunter-Reay said.
"He was not responding. He was airlifted. That's all obviously
very bad details."
Wilson's crash was reminiscent of a 2009 incident when Brazil's
Felipe Massa was struck in the helmet by a spring from Rubens
Barichello's car during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix
and had to undergo surgery.
(Reporting by Lewis Franck in Charlotte, North Carolina; Editing
by Frank Pingue/Greg Stutchbury)
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