Jeff Olson

Special for USA TODAY Sports

Mikhail Aleshin has been released from Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Verizon IndyCar Series officials confirmed Tuesday.

"I'm feeling better each day," Aleshin said. "I'm very happy to be back in Indianapolis with my friends and the team. The doctors are taking very good care of me. Everything is going as planned with my recovery, and before you know it I'll be back behind the steering wheel."

The rookie from Russia is recovering from injuries sustained Aug. 29 in an accident during practice for the IndyCar finale at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. He sustained a concussion, chest injuries, fractured ribs and a broken shoulder.

Aleshin has seen the video of his horrific crash, and is OK with it.

"It's part of the job," he said.

Aleshin was transferred to Methodist from Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif., last week.

He is expected to remain in Indianapolis as he continues rehabilitation and evaluation by doctors at Methodist, including INDYCAR medical consultants Terry Trammell and Kevin Scheid.

Aleshin underwent an undisclosed surgical procedure on his chest at Loma Linda and another minor procedure on his right shoulder at Methodist.

He said doctors have told him he's ahead of schedule with his recovery, and he predicted he could be ready to begin 2015 testing "in one month or maybe two months ... when the clavicle heals."

Aleshin drives for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. His car had dropped left-side wheels below the white line exiting Turn 3 at the 2-mile oval, causing a spin to the outside wall. Charlie Kimball was driving in the high lane, and the impact was fierce.

Aleshin's car was struck hard in the side and pitched into the fence, ripping it apart. A wheel assembly got caught in the Turn 4 fence and debris was strewn over the track, forcing several cars trailing the accident had to take evasive action.

Aleshin thinks the setting sun him to lose track of the white line at the bottom of the track, and the poor angle into the corner contributed to him losing control of the car.

"You can't see a lot there, and every lap it's changing with the sunset," he said. "We had that problem in the Wednesday test. It probably just blinded me for a second."

Indianapolis Star reporter Curt Cavin contributed to this report.

VIDEO: See the Mikhail Aleshin crash at Fontana