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VIDEO: Ride-along with James Hinchcliffe

Posted at 1:42 PM, Sep 29, 2015
and last updated 2015-09-29 13:42:59-04

Four months after a devastating leg injury, IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe has returned to the track.

In a video released by IndyCar, you can follow along as Hinchcliffe drove a lap around Road America.

The video was taken with a GoPro on Hinchcliffe's helmet. 

WATCH the video below.

Hinchcliffe crashed during an Indy 500 practice on May 18.

The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver smashed into the wall while rounding Turn 3 during a practice for the Indianapolis 500 on May 18 after an apparent mechanical malfunction in his car.

Hinchcliffe had a brush with death as a piece of the suspension pierced his legs and a major artery.

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Hinchcliffe had several surgeries and an extensive recovery process before being medically cleared.

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