Alexander Rossi was effusive with praise for the IndyCar Medical team and the doctors who performed surgery on the right ankle and the finger on his left hand that were injured during Monday’s big crash during practice for the Indianapolis 500.

Most young drivers have a breakthrough event where they find something within themselves that clicks with the team and car, and for Ed Carpenter Racing's Spencer Pigot, it arrived last weekend at Watkins Glen.Related StoriesThe 2015 Indy Lights champion was on the gas from the opening session, looked fast and...