Karam got dragged into the NASCAR rivalry muck following a major dust-up with Xfinity driver Noah Gragson at Road America. Karam triggered a wreck in his last race at the tri-oval track that killed an IndyCar driver and sunk him so deep into a depression that he doubted he would compete again.. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Riddled by guilt, Karam moped around his house. In addition, Sage Karam will also be present at theClermont Lakes Dental Care Grand Opening on August 25th, located at 1927 S Hwy 27, Clermont, FL 34711 at 4:00 pm. I admire how he matured and worked through it. During the 2015 IndyCar Series season Karam split the driving duties for the Chip Ganassi Racing No. Karam joins Ryan Ellis as APRs announced drivers for 2023. The Nazareth, Pennsylvania, native, who now lives with his wife in nearby Easton, has prepped himself for an emotional return. He made sporadic starts in IndyCar and took the wheel for rallycross and sports cars races. He. On Wednesday, his racing crew and girlfriend Anna de Ferran, daughter of 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de. On his last visit to the track, his friend Robert Wickens was paralyzed in another IndyCar accident. Taking over in hour four, Karam made his 12 Hours of Sebring debut a memorable one by taking the No. The Nazareth, Pennsylvania, native, who now lives with his wife in nearby Easton, has prepped himself for an emotional return. An easy outing, no reporters around to ask questions, no fans wondering how he's feeling in his return to his hometown track. Shes seen the aftermath of what happened and what I was dealing with, he said. I dont want to hurt myself or anyone else. His assistant wrestling coach collapsed in April during a jump-rope drill and stopped breathing. Im ready to close the chapter of driving at that place again, Karam said. Hes laying there, dead. So much so that he not only bump . 21 Year old racing driver. He didnt do it alone., What Ive realized is what we do is a very dangerous sport, he said. Jody is going to donate a kidney to help Sages friend and early karting champion who helped fund his early racing career. Having improved from his 21st qualifying slot into the top 10, Karam retired his Mecum Auctions Dreyer & Reinbold entry at the 275-mile juncture, with a dead battery. Hes laying there, dead. The Alpha Prime team, owned by Tommy Joe Martins, has churned through a slew of drivers this season, from Karam to Kaz Grala to Rajah Caruth. Sage Karam's age is 27. Karam, born for open-wheel racing, said the transition from IndyCar to stock cars wasnt as massive as I thought. But that comes with a caveat, as Caram has only made 25 career IndyCar starts, and six times his only start in each season has been the Indianapolis 500 (he finished 23rd in May). Karam was 20 years old and blamed himself for the freak accident. He wanted to go alone to reminisce but also to reflect on his own difficult journey. Before he was old. Jody Karam, the wrestling coach at Easton High School, has suddenly developed a knack for trying to help save lives. 1 goal in life is to win the Indianapolis 500, he said. A pit error in the Indy 500 took the team out of contention.[21]. 31 for Jordan Anderson Racing in the Xfinity Series' Pennzoil 150 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. When youre young, you dont realize those things right away. If Im not ready, Im not going to do it. The 37-year-old British driver died a day later at a nearby hospital. [20] These races include the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, GMR Grand Prix, 2020 Indianapolis 500, and Honda Indy Toronto. Riddled by guilt, Karam moped around his house. [Easton wrestling coach Jody Karam saved legend Steve Powells life], Hes lying there, dead. He not only couldnt shake the fatality, Karams career never reached the heights expected after that race. Having improved from his 21st qualifying slot into the top 10, Karam retired his Mecum Auctions Dreyer & Reinbold entry at the 275 mile juncture, with a dead battery. Sage Karam planned to keep it simple, just a bike ride this week through the first turn at Pocono Raceway. Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. Will Power, Sage Karam and Simona de Silvestro had the speed to qualify for the last row of the Indianapolis 500, blocking out rookie RC Enerson (75) and Charlie Kimball. 1 goal in life is to win the Indianapolis 500, he said. Sage Karam Verified account @SageKaram. More the pureness of it. Not really a lot of technology. It may be a very different stage than the . I dont know where Id be if I didnt meet her when I did.. Jody Karam, who declined to name the man, citing privacy, should undergo the procedure within two months. It was announced on July 2, 2019 that Karam would drive for Carlin in the Honda Indy Toronto. Theres nothing like driving an Indy car, Karam said. My son took on way too much responsibility for that accident, Jody Karam said. Karam eventually found the right marketing agency that offered emotional comfort and landed him a NASCAR ride with Alpha Prime Racing. 24 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. There are no buttons or anything.. She was the shoulder to lean on Karam needed to push through. The Nazareth, Pennsylvania, native, who now lives with his wife in nearby Easton, has prepped himself for an emotional return. He raced go-karts at Oakland Valley Race Park in Cuddebackville, New York in his youth. Sage is a professional race car driver, who was featured on the cover of Lehigh Valley Style back in 2016. IndyCar driver Sage Karam speaks out after Pocono tragedy. At his day job, he's a journalist covering music and rock charts at Billboard. He will make his fifth start of the season Saturday in NASCARs second-tier Pocono Series race. NASCAR fined Gregson $35,000 for intentionally wrecking Karam last month. Every time I go to the speedway and I get there every May, I go in, I always take my helmet off and I look at my wife, I just say, yes. And he has a backup. If I had the opportunity to race there before, I dont know that I would have been ready. [4], Karam was signed by Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in a number of endurance sportscar races in the United SportsCar Championship in 2014. Contents 1 Racing career This will be Karam's fourth 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series start and his second visit to Atlanta this season. He self-imposed a lot of pain on himself and blame. Dating & Relationship status He is currently single. If I had the opportunity to race there before, I dont know that I would have been ready. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune. I really do enjoy the aggression, that style of racing. Not really a lot of technology. He started 31st and finished 19th. Ganassi secured Karam a seat in the 2014 Indianapolis 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, which had not run an IndyCar race since the previous "500". I dont want to put myself at harm or put anybody else at harm. Riddled by guilt, Karam moped around his house. Born to race open wheel, Karam said the transition from IndyCar to stock cars wasnt as massive as I thought it was going to be. But that comes with a caveat, as Karam only made 25 career starts in IndyCar, and six times his lone start each season was the Indianapolis 500 (he finished 23rd in May). Karam's somber reality at Pocono Raceway is this: Racing can be such a fatal-and-harrowing sport. 4 min read. Sage Karam is back at Alpha Prime Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2023, Karam announced Dec. 2. After karting, Karam competed in the 2010 season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Andretti Autosport. On his last visit to the track, his friend Robert Wickens was paralyzed in another IndyCar accident. Everybody that I need around me will be there, Karam said. The parents of Sage Karam are Jody Karam, Karen Karam. Seven years of what-ifs. If I had the opportunity to race there before, I dont know that I would have been ready. The latest Padres, Chargers and Aztecs headlines along with the other top San Diego sports stories every morning. My son took on way too much responsibility for that accident, Jody Karam said. Sage Karam, whose IndyCar nosecone broke off and struck Justin Wilson, says he has sought counseling this week from a psychologist to deal with his emotions following Wilson's death. Wilson was struck in the head by a piece of debris from Karam's car that had bounced along the raceway surface. And I feel like this is the start of that., More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff, King asks Duke and Duchess of Sussex to move out of Frogmore so Prince Andrew can move in, Biden Mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene With 1 Simple Hand Gesture, A Nebraska high-school cheerleader competed on her own after the rest of her squad quit. If Im not ready, Im not going to do it. Sage Karam Height, Weight & Measurements At 26 years old, Sage Karam height not available right now. Considered to be a dark-horse favorite on race day, it was all for naught as he was forced to settle with a 32nd-place finish in the 2015 Indianapolis 500, after contact with Takuma Sato. I feel like thats a big part of the process for me, to just be able to drive through there again. Karam was 20 years old and blamed himself for the freak accident. In his Pennsylvania homecoming at Pocono Raceway for the 2015 ABC Supply 500 on August 23, Karam was leading with 21 laps remaining when he lost control exiting turn 1, eliminating his Chip Ganassi number 8 Dallara as it spun and crashed hard into the wall. 44 and 45 full time in 2022. When youre young, you dont realize those things right away. He will make his fifth start of the season Saturday in NASCAR's second-tier Pocono Series race. He not only couldnt shake the fatality, Karams career never reached the heights expected after that race. Karam has met Wilsons young daughters and has remained friendly with the late drivers brother, IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson, all of which has helped him forgive himself. Its still his hometown track. My No. He didnt do it alone., I realized that we are engaged in a very dangerous sport, he said. June 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM. Rutherford is the managing editor of Frontstretch, a position he gained in 2015 after serving on the editing staff for two years. He joined the team again in 2018, sponsored by Wix, but crashed the car on lap 154. On Lap 25 of last Saturday's race at Road America, Gragson had been racing hard with Sage Karam for eighth place, with the two making contact multiple times while racing for position. Karam won the Indy Lights title that year, becoming the eighth rookie to win the series championship. I start giving him CPR for four or five minutes, he started breathing again just as first responders arrived on the scene.. Sim racer for Coanda Sim Sport. Seven years ago, Karam triggered a wreck at the tri-oval track that killed IndyCar driver Justin Wilson and sunk Karam so deep into a depression that he doubted he would compete again. She kind of saw the growth and the positives that came from me growing up and maturing. Model for Wilhelmina NYC. Karam's car number. Karam has long said he needs to win the Pocono to make peace with the track and truly move on from that awful weekend. She kind of saw the growth and the positives that came from me growing up and maturing. Hell make his fifth start of the season Saturday in NASCARs second-tier series race at Pocono. Getting. Pocono conjures memories of tragedy for the 27-year-old Karam. Indy car speed, Indy car grip. Go get em and Good Luck! His education: Nazareth Area High School. 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The speed of an Indy car, the grip of an Indy car. Karam was 20 years old and blamed himself for this freak accident. But my focus shifted completely to stock cars.. On his last visit to the track, his friend Robert Wickens was paralyzed in another IndyCar accident. Turn 1 at full speed. Alpha Prime Racing . Theres no buttons and stuff.. Karam knows the research report on a full transition to production cars is bleak: Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr. are among the open-wheel winners of the past 25 years who have failed to achieve consistent racing success. Karam will race at Indy later this month, and the rest of his NASCAR schedule has not been determined. Sage Karam returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend for his first race at the Pennsylvania track since a fatal incident seven years ago. So as the Karams' house was being built on two acres on the outskirts of Nazareth, Jody Karam, a high school wrestling coach, carved out a dirt track around the foundation. It was a freak thing. Sage Rennie Karam (born March 5, 1995) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. The 37-year-old British driver died a day later at a nearby hospital. The 33-car field will race 200 laps around the 2-mile oval at Indianapolis . It was a freak thing. Turn 1 at full speed. He earned the seventh position, his best Indy 500 finish ever. He made sporadic starts in IndyCar and took the wheel for rallycross and sports cars races. Karam found inspiration in his fathers perseverance. A complete accident. I admire the way he matured and worked through it. His son celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary Saturday with his wife, Abby, and the relationship has steadied a young man who once dubbed himself SK$, had a prom at IMS and was an easy prank target inside IMS by his veteran teammates. He saved one life, he can save another. Everybody that I need around me will be there, Karam said. . Shes seen the aftermath of what happened and what I was dealing with, he said. Sage Rennie Karam (born March 5, 1995) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. On his last visit to the track, his friend Robert Wickens was paralyzed in another IndyCar accident. In his Pennsylvania homecoming at Pocono Raceway for the 2015 ABC Supply 500 on August 23, Karam was leading with 21 laps remaining when he lost control exiting turn 1, eliminating his Chip Ganassi number 8 Dallara as it spun and crashed hard into the wall. His father, Jody, helped Sage reconnect with a sports psychologist and got the former high school wrestler back involved in the sport as a coach. I want to make good memories at that place. He has a younger sister, a swimmer. These races include the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, GMR Grand Prix, 2020 Indianapolis 500, and Honda Indy Toronto. Riddled by guilt, Karam moped around his house. After qualifying 23rd, with a conservative setup, he was on top of the speed charts again during the post-qualifying practice and 7th quickest during Carb Day. Seven years ago, Karam was involved in a crash at the triple oval track that killed IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, and Karam was so deeply depressed that he doubted he would race again. At Indianapolis, he was at the top of the speed charts on the opening day of practice and consistently remained among the top cars in successive sessions. Everyone I need around me will be there, Karam said. His father, Jody, helped Sage reconnect with a sports psychologist and got the former high school wrestler back involved in the sport as a coach. At the next race, which was at Detroit, in a heavy downpour, Karam was on pole with 90 seconds left in qualifying when IndyCar canceled the session due to track conditions. I dont know where I would be if I hadnt met her when I did.. His assistant wrestling coach collapsed in April during a jump-rope drill and stopped breathing. Ganassi secured Karam a seat in the 2014 Indianapolis 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, which had not run an IndyCar race since the previous "500". Replaced for the 2016 season, Karam's seat in the Chip Ganassi stable piloting the number 8 Dallara was secured by Max Chilton. He has been the best of his generation at . More for the purity of it. I feel like now Im able to maturely go there and do it.. Sage Karam has started the hunt for a new opportunity to compete at the Indianapolis 500. She kind of saw the growth and the positives of me growing and maturing. [29] He has a younger sister, Sydnee Karam, a swimmer. I dont want to put myself at harm or put anybody else at harm. He eventually landed in NASCAR in 2021 and raced in the Xfinity and Truck series. Sage Karam raced at Pocono on Saturday. His son celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary Saturday with his wife, Abby, and the relationship has steadied a young man who once dubbed himself SK$, had a prom at IMS and was an easy prank target inside IMS by his veteran teammates. Karam met his future wife, a kindergarten teacher, in the years following the 2015 accident. Karam has met Wilsons young daughters and has remained friendly with the late drivers brother, IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson, all of which has helped him forgive himself. Now, the American racer is branching out into the stock car world. My son took on way too much responsibility for that accident, Jody Karam said. He wanted to go alone to remember -- but also reflect on his own, challenging journey. Pocono conjures memories of tragedy for the 27-year-old Karam. Every time I go to the Speedway and get there every May, I come in and I always take my helmet off and I look at my wife, Ill just be like, yeah. Hell make his fifth start of the season Saturday in NASCARs second-tier series race at Pocono. The two were married on July 16, 2021. He made his Xfinity Series and Truck Series debuts in 2021 with . Karam won back-to-back oval races at the Milwaukee Mile and Iowa Speedway and finished fifth in points, winning rookie of the year honors. Jody is set to donate a kidney to help a friend and early champion of Sages karting days who helped fund his early racing career. He eventually landed in NASCAR in 2021 and competed in Xfinity and Truck races. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. Karam liked the stock cars so much that he now says he wants to race in the Cup series. 43 and 45 Chevrolet Camaros for Alpha Prime Racing and part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. Im ready to close the chapter of driving at that place again, Karam said. Karam was a rising star in IndyCar and considered a potential face of the series when a seemingly simple spin as he led the August 2015 race shot his car into the wall. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for Sage Karam on ESPN.com. Karam has long said he needed to conquer Pocono to make peace with the track and truly move on from that awful weekend. [9], With Rojas sidelined due to nagging back injuries,[10] Karam started for his final appearance of the season at the Brickyard Grand Prix, teamed with Pruett in the 01 car. Riddled by guilt, Karam moped around his house. 0 replies 0 retweets 1 like. Pocono conjures memories of tragedy for the 27-year-old Karam. My son took too much responsibility for that accident, Jodi Karam said. Shes seen the aftermath of what happened and what I was dealing with, he said. Gragson was fined US$35,000 and docked 30 driver and owner points for the incident. Complete accident. He. The 27-year-old is turning his attention to NASCAR. He self-imposed a lot of pain on himself and blame. STATESVILLE, N.C. (July 26, 2021) - Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) has announced that 26-year-old Sage Karam will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut driving the No.31 Chevrolet Camaro SS in the . Karam found inspiration in perseverance from his father. Finally, he gets such a chance. But what I love about the NASCAR stuff is just the actual racing aspect of it. It was a freak thing. [16][17] Wilson succumbed to his injuries on August 24, 2015.[18]. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Also. At last, he gets that chance. Karam grew up in Nazareth, Pennsylvania and raced karts at Oakland Valley Race Park in Cuddebackville, New York. My No. I spent the time I needed before I could get there, said the Nazareth High School graduate. Karam's somber reality at Pocono Raceway is this: Racing can be such . Pocono conjures memories of tragedy for the 27-year-old Karam. He saved one life, and may save another. He. Im ready to close the driving chapter in this place again, Karam said. Hell make his fifth start of the season Saturday in NASCARs second-tier series race at Pocono. The Alpha Prime team, owned by Tommy Joe Martins, has churned through a slew of drivers this season, from Karam to Kaz Grala to Rajah Caruth. [28], Karam lives in Easton, Pennsylvania with his wife Abigail Guman and three dogs. My No. He is currently single. [27] At Road America, Karam had an on-road scuffle with Noah Gragson, resulting in Gragson intentionally spinning out Karam and triggering a 13-car pileup on lap 25. The 01 team remained among the leaders and lead 11 laps before collecting a second place, podium finish.[11]. The 37-year-old British driver died a day later at a nearby hospital. Hes laying there, dead. Im ready to close the chapter of driving at that place again, Karam said. Retweeted. Wilson was struck in the head by a piece of debris from Karams car that had bounced along the raceway surface. His assistant wrestling coach, Steve Powell, who was the Red Rovers head coach for 32 years from 1984 to 2016, collapsed during tightrope training in April and stopped breathing. Sage Karam's pretty girlfriend Anna de Ferran has an interesting story of her own, after all she could become the next Pink! Sage Karams income source is mostly from being a successful Driver. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Riddled by guilt, Karam moped around his house. Karam eventually found the right marketing agency that offered emotional comfort and landed him a NASCAR ride with Alpha Prime Racing. More the pureness of it. During the 2015 IndyCar Series season Karam split the driving duties for the Chip Ganassi Racing No. "I was tearful, and he was. 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