'It's a miracle': Fans react after tire flies off Indy 500 car and over spectators
Racing fans are saying it's a miracle no one was reportedly hurt after the rear left tire of Indy 500 driver Kyle Kirkwood's car went flying over the grandstand at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a nasty hit with Felix Rosenqvist.
People using Twitter had thoughts.
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I was in this turn. Hugely relieved everyone appears to be ok. Watching a wheel fly over my friends at 150 miles per hour is not an experience I’m anxious to repeat. https://t.co/H39y269zKH
— John Green (@sportswithjohn) May 28, 2023
An angel must have grabbed that tire. Talk about a miracle. #Indy500 #IndyCar
— Matt Archuleta (@indy44) May 28, 2023
here’s the slo-mo of the tire going into the crowd:#Indy500 pic.twitter.com/NtpFurU0DJ
— jamie jordan (@JordanJamie) May 28, 2023
I have never seen anything like that in my life.
That tire leaped over the stands and missed the end of the SE Vista by less than 20 feet. I'm hearing people by the suites were giving thumbs up, so it sounds like it cleared into the golf course. But man, that was close#Indy500 pic.twitter.com/MA7NpdgVYQ— Noha (@MightyMack03) May 28, 2023
An angel must have grabbed that tire. Talk about a miracle. #Indy500 #IndyCar
— Matt Archuleta (@indy44) May 28, 2023
Here’s where that flying tire impacted in turn 2
@IMS #indy500 pic.twitter.com/MLexGcUu5q— Andrew Kossack (@AndrewKossack) May 28, 2023
I have never seen anything like that in my life.
That tire leaped over the stands and missed the end of the SE Vista by less than 20 feet. I'm hearing people by the suites were giving thumbs up, so it sounds like it cleared into the golf course. But man, that was close#Indy500 pic.twitter.com/MA7NpdgVYQ— Noha (@MightyMack03) May 28, 2023
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