INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Chuck Buckman, who was hit by Danica Patrick's IndyCar in an accident on pit lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, remained hospitalized on Sunday.

Buckman, the chief mechanic for Dale Coyne Racing, suffered a traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and a skull fracture. On Saturday night, he was transferred from intensive care to a private room at nearby Methodist Hospital.

Patrick received some words of encouragement from fellow driver Tony Kanaan, her teammate at Andretti Green Racing and the leader of the team.

"I came back and I watched the video," Kanaan said. "When I came in, she had tears in her eyes, so I hugged her and she cried a little more, so maybe that was a bad move on my behalf.

"I said, 'Let it go.' She was like, 'He has a family.' I said, 'It wasn't your fault.' I said he's going to get better. There is not a lot you can say. I said, 'You've got to keep your head straight. ... Go talk to his team, call his family.'"...