PKV reveal replacement for Gommendy.

Mario Dominguez will make a return to the Champ Car World Series this weekend at the Edmonton Grand Prix in place of the injured Tristan Gommendy at PKV.

Gommendy was advised to sit out the race this weekend after hurting his back following a crash during provisional qualifying, an MRI scan later revealing a subtle break of the bone.

As such, Dominguez will join Neel Jani in the team for the eighth round of the championship, the first time the Mexican driver has raced since being dropped by Forsythe Racing following the second round of the championship at Long Beach.

"This is never the way you want to get the opportunity to race, but I am honoured and pleased that PKV Racing has given me this opportunity," Dominquez said. "I feel bad for Tristan. He has done a great job this year and I am sure he will be back in the car very soon.

"I want to thank Kevin Kalkhoven, Jimmy Vasser and Mark Johnson for this chance and I will do my best to live up to the confidence the team has placed in me and give them the results they deserve."

Co-owner Vasser explained the reasoning behind Dominguez's acquisition was his extensive experience with the Panoz chassis, as well as his years of competing in the series.

"Mario is a fast and reliable driver. He is the most experienced driver, particularly with the new car, available and we are confident he can get the job done. We considered other options, but decided that putting Mario in the PKV machine was the best course of action."