It’s a miracle no one was injured in this terrifying incident at the 2023 Indianapolis 500.
During the final 17 laps of Sunday’s race, Felix Rosenqvist spun out on the track after hitting the wall. Kyle Kirkwood’s car clipped Rosenqvist on the way by, causing the tire of the latter’s car to fly off out of the track in a scary moment.
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Thankfully, Rosenqvist’s tire cleared the fans in the stands nearby, as it had just enough height to miss the stands completely. Here’s how the crash unfolded, with the flying tire missing the stands.
Harrowing moment at the Indy 500 as a tire is flung from Felix Rosenqvist's car, narrowly missing fans, and Kyle Kirkwood is flipped in the collision. pic.twitter.com/38NLWvUFqX
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 28, 2023
A scary crash involving Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood results in Kirkwood flipped and a tire flying over the fence. Thankfully, the tire missed the grandstands and hit a car. NBC broadcast reports no injuries. #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/HSr9surMe0
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) May 28, 2023
Good lord that could have been nasty https://t.co/47o4IiYe9y pic.twitter.com/Zwmx03LtiT
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) May 28, 2023
So, where did the tire land? Not too far away after it hit a parked car sitting nearby!
Here’s where that flying tire impacted in turn 2
@IMS #indy500 pic.twitter.com/MLexGcUu5q— Andrew Kossack (@AndrewKossack) May 28, 2023
Overhead cam shows the tire slamming off a car in the lot beside the Turn 2 suite. That was LUCKY. #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/8T5k0dQeqz
— Chad Willis (@ChadWillis) May 28, 2023
It’s really incredible that no one was hit by the flying tire as it made its way out of the track. And thankfully, Rosenqvist and Kirkwood were both uninjured after their scary crash.
Here’s how racing fans reacted after Rosenqvist’s flying tire narrowly missed the Indy 500 crowd and smashed into a parked car.