The Indianapolis 500 was temporarily halted on Sunday after a terrifying crash involving Kyle Kirkwood and Felix Rosenqvist with about 17 laps remaining in the race.
Rosenqvist was cruising along the wall when he came into contact with it and lost control. He spun out, immediately raising a caution flag. Kirkwood tried to zoom past him while he was spinning, but he didn’t get by cleanly.
Kirkwood’s rear left tyre collided with the front of Rosenqvist’s vehicle, causing him to lose control. The tyre flew off Kirkwood’s car and over the track fence. Kirkwood collided with a wall, became airborne, and flipped over. The damaged vehicle skidded down the track, bringing out the red flag.
The tyre flew into the parking lot, luckily missing anyone. One of the vehicles appeared to have been damaged.
Harrowing moment at the Indy 500 as a tire is flung from Kyle Kirkwood's car following a collision with Felix Rosenqvist. pic.twitter.com/R5qdlzpZ76
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Kirkwood was able to leave his crashed vehicle under his own power as he left the track to get checked out at the infield care facility.
He said after, “Thank God these cars are so safe.”
The rest of the race field went around the track three times before they awaited the restart with 14 laps to go.
Kirkwood’s rear left tyre collided with the front of Rosenqvist’s vehicle, causing him to lose control. The tyre flew off Kirkwood’s car and over the track fence. Kirkwood collided with a wall, became airborne, and flipped over. The damaged vehicle skidded down the track, bringing out the red flag.
The tyre flew into the parking lot, luckily missing anyone. One of the vehicles appeared to have been damaged.
