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Scott McLaughlin had a heartbreaking practice experience at Indy 500 on Sunday. His car went in the air after he crashed into the wall on the track just before the qualification of Pole Day.
The video showed that the car slipped and turned along the track after the hard collision with the wall before finally stopping. McLaughlin is not the first driver to turn.
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The driver of the Penske team driver, Scott McLaughlin, is towed back to the garage after a shipwreck on Sunday, May 18, 2025, during the practice of Top 12 before the classification for the 109th position of the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Grace Holgars / Indiestar / USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
In recent days, at least two others have also experienced frightening moments in the air.
Kyffin Simpson overturned during fast Friday, with Colton Herta he left in the air during Saturday’s classification.
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McLaughlin was able to get out of the remains and seemed to avoid any important injury.
McLaughlin received a medical evaluation. Shortly after being released from an attention center, he said he was “good.” He also offered an apology to the Penske team.
The driver of the Penske team driver, Scott McLaughlin, is towed back to the garage after a shipwreck on Sunday, May 18, 2025, during the practice of Top 12 before the classification for the 109th position of the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Grace Holgars / Indiestar / USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
“Yes, I’m fine,” McLaughlin said. “I am really, I am very sorry for everyone in the Penske team, the boys in car #3 and all those who build these fantastic cars. He (the car) was talking to me and felt somehow and I should probably have backed down. But you try to complete a race to see how you feel.
Shortly before the accident, McLaughlin managed to boost the top of the lists in Fast 12 practice. The disastrous moment occurred during turn 2 on Sunday.
The Penske Scott McLaughlin (3) team driver (3) is outside the Medical Center of the Infielder after an accident on Sunday, May 18, 2025, during the practice of the 12 best before qualifying for the 109th position of Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Bob Goshert / To Indistar / USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
The left breeding wheel suffered visible and serious damage immediately after the impact. The racing line next to Turn 2’s exit stayed with a notable gouge. There was a unemployment in the action and the equipment deployed to make repairs.
The safer barrier also suffered considerable damage.
McLaughlin, the 500 INDY poles ITTER last year, will not participate in the Fast 12 qualification. Therefore, McLaughlin’s official initial position in the Indy 500 grid will be number 12.
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