Every crash from the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’

Attrition is aside of each Indianapolis 500. This Sunday’s race often called “the Biggest Spectacle in Racing” was no exception.

Jimmie Johnson crashed with six laps to go, resulting in a pink flag with Marcus Ericsson main Pato O’Ward and Tony Kanaan, the 2013 winner, by a two-second-plus margin.

After the restart and a half a lap away from the checkered flag, Sage Karam crashed on the backstretch and introduced out the yellow flag because the chief entered flip 3. The yellow and the checkered flag flew, clinching the Indianapolis 500 victory for Ericsson.

This is an inventory of each accident that occurred throughout Sunday’s race.

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Lap 39: Rinus VeeKay crashes in flip 2

Rinus VeeKay, the third-place starter, grew to become the primary driver of the day to make contact with the wall. VeeKay had lately completed his first green-flag pit cease and was operating within the third place when his automobile snapped and crashed into the flip 2 wall. The Dutch driver climbed out of his automobile underneath his personal energy and was taken to the infield medical middle. He was checked and launched not lengthy afterwards. 

VeeKay was the primary of three drivers to crash throughout the first 100 laps. A mix of wind, warmth and rain made circumstances tough all through the 2 weeks of follow main as much as the race. VeeKay described the monitor as “just a little dusty” after leaving the medical middle. 

“Unhappy and disenchanted, not only for me, actually for the entire staff,” VeeKay mentioned. “Everybody’s working so onerous, having sleepless nights simply to offer me the very best automobile they may give me and I’ve to complete the job and I did not right this moment, so I really feel like I am letting the staff down.”

Lap 70: Callum Ilott spins and crashes onerous in flip 2

Very like Rinus VeeKay earlier, rookie Callum Ilott had an enormous hit in flip 2 on lap 70. Ilott appeared to lose management within the apex of the nook when the automobile snapped and spun 360 levels earlier than hitting head-on into the wall. Ilott’s No. 77 then slid and into the within wall on the backstretch. Ilott emerged from the automobile, however was visibly disenchanted to finish his first Indianapolis 500 within the wall. The accident affected Alex Palou’s race as nicely. Palou was penalized for getting into a closed pit. He had simply dedicated to pit when the yellow flag waved and wanted to re-fuel.

Callum Ilott grew to become the second driver on the 2021 Indianapolis 500 to crash after wiping out round Flip 2. After a prolonged examination, he emerged from the medical middle and advised reporters he had a fractured wrist.

“Simply misplaced it within the center,” he mentioned. “Possibly a gust of wind and it simply went round on me.”

Ilott started the race in nineteenth place. It was his first 500.

“There’s loads to study from all of it,” he mentioned. “Clearly I’ve to have a look at the positives. It’s completed now. I can’t change the tip outcome, however yeah, what a tremendous place. Unbelievable spectacle.”

He doesn’t count on the damaged wrist to hinder him in future races this season.

“I had just a little little bit of a difficulty with the best hand, however we’ll see the way it goes,” mentioned Ilott to NBC Sports activities after being launched from the infield medical middle. His hand was bandaged, however he was in any other case okay. 

Lap 106: Romain Grosjean turns into flip 2’s third sufferer

Simply previous midway, Romain Grosjean introduced out the third warning of the day with a spin and crash in Flip 2. Grosjean, in his first Indianapolis 500, misplaced management of the automobile similarly to Rinus VeeKay and Callum Ilott earlier than him. The Frenchman had been operating within the top-10 a lot of the race earlier than his accident. He was in a position to climb out of the automobile with no essential help. 

After rising from the medical middle, the rookie mentioned he felt nicely sufficient bodily to return to the race regardless of his smashed automobile. He started the race in ninth place.

Grosjean mentioned he did not know what precisely occurred along with his automobile on the crash; he must return and take a look at the information on the automobile.

“I wish to end the race proper now,” he mentioned. “I am not pleased with the day, nevertheless it’s been a loopy expertise.”

Lap 152: Scott McLaughlin slams Flip 3 and 4 partitions

The previous Australian Supercars champion in his second try on the Indianapolis 500 crashed onerous within the north chute. McLaughlin misplaced management of the automobile in flip 3, slammed the surface SAFER Barrier, then slid down the monitor whereas narrowly avoiding different automobiles earlier than hitting the surface wall once more in flip 4. McLaughlin was in a position to exit the automobile with no seen points, however was visibly dejected. 

“The wind obtained me, clearly,” McLaughlin mentioned. “Powerful circumstances, however all month it’s been fairly powerful for everybody.

“It was the most important hit of my profession for positive. Everybody says when you will have a shot within the air it’s fairly huge and it definitely felt that approach. However, anyway, we’re okay, the Chevy’s a bit dented up, I’ve obtained just a little bruise. However we’ll come again stronger in Detroit.”

Lap 194: Jimmie Johnson’s first Indy 500 ends simply 6 laps too early

Flip 2 claimed one other sufferer. Jimmie Johnson, who had simply led a lap underneath pit cycles, clipped the apron only a bit an excessive amount of and spun round, hitting practically head-on into the surface wall. Johnson’s crash introduced out a pink flag whereas his teammate Marcus Ericsson was heading in direction of sure victory. A pink flag was thrown to get the particles cleaned up and to make sure a green-flag end. Johnson exited the automobile underneath his personal energy. 

Lap 199: Sage Karam crashes on the backstretch and ends the race

Half a lap away from the checkered flag, Sage Karam crashed on the backstretch and introduced out the yellow flag because the chief entered flip 3. The yellow and the checkered flag flew, clinching the Indianapolis 500 victory for Marcus Ericsson. Karam climbed out of his automobile underneath his personal energy. He handed concussion protocol, however will bear additional analysis for skeletal pa