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Fan whose car was damaged by flying tire at Indianapolis 500 will receive new ride

Simon Pagenaud, of France, hits the wall in the third turn during the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/James Miller)
Simon Pagenaud, of France, hits the wall in the third turn during the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/James Miller)
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An Indianapolis 500 fan whose vehicle was damaged when a tire flew off a racecar and out of the track during the race will receive a new car, an Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson said.

The spokesperson told The Indianapolis Star that Penske Entertainment will provide fan Robin Matthews, who is from Indianapolis, with a new car following the incident.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 see it come down,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 came down and they said, 鈥楻obin, it鈥檚 your car!鈥 I thought, 鈥楴o.鈥 I thought somebody was pranking me. It鈥檚 a car. It鈥檚 fine.鈥

The wheel came off with less than 20 laps to go in Sunday鈥檚 race when Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood collided. Kirkwood鈥檚 left rear tire bounced off the track and over the fence and the corner of the grandstand in the second turn before landing in a parking lot. It travelled about 350 yards (320 metres) before crashing into the front of Matthews' parked Chevrolet.

A red flag halted the race after the crash, and two more red flags followed before Josef Newgarden won by beating Marcus Ericsson in a one-lap shootout.

One spectator received treatment at the infield medical center with minor injuries related to debris flying. An IMS spokesman said at the time that there were no injuries related to the tire

IndyCar owner Roger Penske says he is certain series officials will investigate what led to the tire sailing over the catch fence and grandstands.

鈥淲e haven't had a wheel come off in a long time,鈥 Penske said. 鈥淲e were very fortunate we didn't have a bad accident.鈥

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