For the third time this week, a driver walked away uninjured after a violent flip during practice for the Indianapolis 500.
3rd driver flips in violent Indianapolis 500 practice crash
Ed Carpenter was unhurt following a scary crash Sunday morning.
The most recent crash occurred in pre-qualifying practice when Ed Carpenter crashed in Turn 2 Sunday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The two-time defending Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter appeared to lose control exiting the corner and became airborne after striking the outside wall. Upside down, Carpenter’s disintegrated car skidded several feet before coming to a stop.
Practice was delayed as track workers repaired the safety fence.
Carpenter’s accident was similar to those of Helio Castroneves and Josef Newgarden, who each somersaulted after incidents in Turn 1 earlier in the week: Castroneves crashed Wednesday, Newgarden Thursday. Neither was injured.
All three drivers who’ve become airborne use Chevrolet-designed cars. Indianapolis is the first speedway race of the new Chevrolet and Honda aerodynamic body kits introduced this season. The sanctioning body and Chevrolet officials said Friday there was no correlation between the crashes, but IndyCar called a meeting of teams following Carpenter’s wreck Sunday morning.
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