The last month has been humbling for rookie NTT IndyCar Series prospect Rinus VeeKay. The hard-charging Dutchman, who battled down to the wire for last year’s Indy Lights championship, had a crash-filled introduction to the big series in June that left him with plenty of time to stew over the mistakes. A crash in the opening minutes of the rookies-only practice session at Texas Motor Speedway served as a major setback that led to his missing qualifying. And despite receiving clear instructions from team owner and teammate Ed Carpenter to ease his way into the 160-lap race, youthful exuberance took over 36 laps into the run where a spin and crash collected fellow rookie Alex Palou. After...
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