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Updated Aug 27, 2015 at 11:01p ET

SONOMA, Calif.   �  

Justin Wilson�s race car will be back on track for the IndyCar season finale.

Andretti Autosport announced Thursday that series veteran Oriol Servia will drive Wilson�s No. 25 Honda at Sonoma Raceway this weekend.

Wilson died Monday, a day after a piece of debris from another car struck him in the head at Pocono Raceway.

�Justin was a true racer and advocate to our sport,� team owner Michael Andretti said. �We will have Justin and his family in our hearts this weekend as we honor him in the way he would want us to, by doing what he loved � racing.�

Servia and Wilson were close friends, which makes Servia�s task �so difficult on so many levels for obvious reasons,� he said.

�It�s hard for the words to come out the right way,� Servia added. �I have known and raced Justin for more than 10 years. I have an enormous amount of respect for him as a racer, but his qualities as a human were definitely an inspiration to anyone who ever met him.

�I am honored and emotional with the opportunity of driving his car this weekend.�

Wilson�s family agreed to let Andretti put the No. 25 back on track.

�As a family, we cannot imagine a better person to race in Justin�s honor than Oriol,� said Wilson�s younger brother, Stefan Wilson. �His path and Justin�s crossed in many different ways through the years. As a competitor, and also as a person, he carries Justin�s spirit well, and we know that Justin would approve.�

IndyCar�s Marco Andretti drove the No. 25 across the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday, leading a motorcade to honor Wilson.

Michael Andretti later announced Servia would be behind wheel for the season finale.

Also Thursday, Honda announced a contribution to the Wilson Children�s Fund, which was established this week to benefit the two daughters of Wilson and wife Julia.

American Honda Motor Company, Inc., and Honda Performance Development will contribute $50 for every lap completed at Sonoma by each of the 13 Honda entries. The donation could total more than $55,000 to the Wilson Children�s Fund.

�Justin was a valuable member of our racing program, but he also was our friend, and all of us at American Honda and HPD grieve together at his loss,� said Art St. Cyr, president of Honda Performance Development. �We�re hoping to honor his memory with this pledge, and hope that Justin�s many fans and friends can also assist the family at this tragic time.�

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