IMS getting brand-new vehicle for fan whose car was damaged by flying tire from crash

INDIANAPOLIS-- An Indianapolis 500 fan whose automobile was harmed when a tire flew off an IndyCar throughout a crash will receive a new automobile.

A representative validated that Indianapolis Motor Speedway will replace Robin Matthews' car. Information regarding the car are still pending.

Tire flies off race vehicle, strikes parked automobile during Indy 500

With less than 20 laps to go throughout Sunday's Indy 500, Felix Rosenqvist spun out and Kyle Kirkwood was unable to prevent an accident. The crash sent out Kirkwood's back left tire careening over the grandstands in Turn 2. It eventually wound up in a car park, where it struck Matthews' parked Chevrolet.

Kirkwood's car ended up going upside down as it skidded across the track, kicking up sparks. He and Rosenqvist had the ability to leave their race vehicles under their own power.

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The crash resulted in a red flag that postponed the ending of the race. It was the very first of 3 such red flags prior to a one-lap shootout that ended with Josef Newgarden edging out Marcus Ericsson for the checkered flag.

While nobody was hurt by the tire, IndyCar said particles from the crash struck one viewer, who was inspected and launched from the infield care center.

Matthews' car had to be hauled after the tire occurrence. The track offered her the chance to kiss the bricks prior to IMS President Doug Boles offered her a trip house.

Penske 'sure' IndyCar will investigate wheel that flew over stands during Indy 500 crash

Group and track owner Roger Penske stated IndyCar would examine why the tire flew off. For more than 20 years, the series has actually used a wheel suspension tether to prevent tires from becoming removed during crashes.

The modification followed a handful of events in which fans were killed or hurt after tires ended up being detached from lorries and landed in the stands.

In a declaration following Sunday's crash, IndyCar said it was in possession of the tire and found that the "tether did not fail." The series considered it an "separated occurrence" and is examining the case to ensure "it does not happen again."