Watch: Tire flies over fence in terrifying crash at Indy 500
A disaster was narrowly averted Sunday at the Indianapolis 500 when a tire cleared the fence in a terrifying crash involving Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood.
Rosenqvist hit the wall and spun out after being passed by Josef Newgarden. As his McLaren Chevrolet came back on track, he tagged the left rear tire of Kirkwood. The collision sent the wheel flying over the fence and Kirkwood into the wall, with the impact of the crash turning his car upside down.
ROSENQVIST SPINS, KIRKWOOD FLIPS AT INDIANAPOLIS!
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 28, 2023
A massive crash with 16 laps to go as the No. 6 hits the wall and spins with the No. 27 having nowhere to go.
Thankfully, both drivers are ok.#Indy500 #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/aw5TyYfXlO
Kirkwood's wild ride was captured on his onboard camera.
What an insane onboard ride with Kyle Kirkwood during that crash 🤯#IndyCar #Indy500pic.twitter.com/V2mavGDAOQ
— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) May 28, 2023
The tire luckily didn't land in the grandstands, instead hitting a parked car in Turn 2.
Here’s where that flying tire impacted in turn 2
— Andrew Kossack (@AndrewKossack) May 28, 2023
@IMS #indy500 pic.twitter.com/MLexGcUu5q
Both drivers involved in the crash were okay, and no fans were injured.