Kenny Bräck

Kenny Bräck ( born March 21, 1966 in Arvika ) is a Swedish racing driver.

Career

Bräcks career began in 1988 in the Swedish Formula 3 series, where he was able to record the first race success in the first year. After a few years in Formula Opel Lotus and the British and Swedish Formula 3 Bräck changed in 1993 in the Barber Saab Pro Series, which he was able to win right away.

After three years in the International Formula 3000 Kenny Bräck moved in 1997 to the North American Indy Racing League. In his second season he won the championship and led, among other things, 23 laps at the Indianapolis 500 His biggest success Bräck in 1999, when he 500 could become the first Swede to Indianapolis.

The following season Bräck joined the Champ Car series, where he could enter the title of " Rookie of the Year " and a year later second overall behind the Brazilian Gil de Ferran was.

In 2001, then won Bräck among others, the American Memorial on the Euro Speedway Lausitz, which should represent not only the Europe - comeback of the Champ Car after 23 years, but also their first oval race on this continent.

Accident at Texas Motor Speedway

On October 13, 2003 at the Texas Motor Speedway happened during the Chevy Indy 500, a collision between Bräck and Tomas Scheckter. A few laps touched Bräcks left front tire the right rear tire of check Marketers car at a speed of around 350 km / h Bräcks race car took off and bounced between the support poles against the security fence. According to his own website were measured here in his car 214g. Bräck survived with several broken bones, among other things, a lumbar vertebra, right thigh and both ankles.

This accident is an example of the positive effect of the HANS system. However, he made also pay attention to fundamental design flaws of the IRL cars, as they were difficult to control at this time already in slight loss of output yet, which ended fatally in the case of Tony Renna.

After Bräck had recovered from the serious injuries and undergo several months of rehabilitation, he started in 2005 as a replacement for the injured Buddy Rice at the Indianapolis 500 this Bräck replaced his hand in his first major race after his accident that man and that it 's after his had replaced accident.