{"id":300627,"date":"2023-05-26T06:50:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T06:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=300627"},"modified":"2023-05-26T07:58:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T07:58:38","slug":"family-racing-dynasty-rocked-by-scary-road-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=300627","title":{"rendered":"Family racing dynasty rocked by scary road crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/indycar\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"IndyCar\">IndyCar<\/a> veteran Marco Andretti has survived a scary road accident just a few days out from his 18th start in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/indy-500\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Indianapolis 500\">Indianapolis 500<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Andretti reportedly crashed his Lamborghini Urus while trying to avoid another car on the road on the outskirts of Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>The third-generation racer took to social media to confirm he was unharmed.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stan Sport is the only place to watch the 2023 IndyCar Series, featuring Will Power, Scott McLaughlin and Scott Dixon.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/DnH61N\"><em><strong>All the action streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Already getting texts: All is fine,&quot; he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"71028407-8d54-464b-be67-d2c04575a772\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/71028407-8d54-464b-be67-d2c04575a772\" alt=\"Marco Andretti waits for the start of the final practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.\" data-width=\"5118\" data-height=\"3412\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Avoided a huge head-on crash as someone turned right across us on 16th street.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I reacted and took the path of least resistance. Everyone is okay.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Andretti is the grandson of Formula 1 champion Mario and the son of IndyCar champion Michael.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old will start Monday&#x27;s race from 24th on the grid on the outside of row eight.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"4a26230f-4805-49c4-86e5-ff9ff01c53c4\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4a26230f-4805-49c4-86e5-ff9ff01c53c4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Marco Andretti drives through the third turn during practice for the Indianapolis 500.\" data-width=\"5679\" data-height=\"3786\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His teammate Kyle Kirkwood was the best of the Andretti Autosport entries in 15th ahead of Romain Grosjean in 19th, Colton Herta in 21st, and Devlin DeFrancesco in 26th.<\/p>\n<p>Andretti will take to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday at 1am for the final practice, dubbed &#x27;Carb Day&#x27;.<\/p>\n<p>The final hitout before the race offers teams a chance to dial their cars into race set-ups after qualifying earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Andretti famously led the Indianapolis 500 on debut in 2006 for his father&#x27;s eponymous team, but was passed on the last lap by Sam Hornish Jr.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcoAndretti\/status\/1661910203258875905\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcoAndretti\/status\/1661910203258875905<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The IndyCar Series veteran has not been able to win the Indianapolis 500 since but took pole position for the race in 2020 before going on to finish 13th.<\/p>\n<p>Andretti has finished inside the top three on four occasions.<\/p>\n<p>The 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 gets underway on Monday, May 29 at 1am (AEST) with <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/DnH61N\" target=\"\" title=\"coverage live, ad-free, and exclusively on Stan Sport\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coverage live, ad-free, and exclusively on Stan Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>IndyCar veteran Marco Andretti has survived a scary road accident just a few days out from his 18th start in the Indianapolis 500. 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