{"id":302881,"date":"2023-06-01T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=302881"},"modified":"2023-06-01T06:58:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T06:58:52","slug":"fan-gifted-new-car-after-very-fortunate-near-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=302881","title":{"rendered":"Fan gifted new car after 'very fortunate' near miss"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Indianapolis 500<\/a> fan whose car she called 'Snowball' was damaged when a wheel flew off a racecar and out of the track will receive a new car, an Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

"Somebody said it hit one of the golf carts. I was parked by the golf carts and I looked and I saw the back of my car and I'm like 'OK' and didn't think anything of it," she told WTHR.<\/p>\n

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"Then somebody from another suite was like, 'Robin, I think it's your car' and I was like 'shut up' because I didn't believe him, he's a jokester.<\/p>\n

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"He was like, 'It's your car', and he showed me a picture.<\/p>\n

"Immediately, my stomach dropped and I was shaking, just anxious and nervous. Just scared, just thankful nobody got hurt. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"My car's name is Snowball and she took one for the team."<\/p>\n

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Matthews said damage had been done to the radiator \ufeffas well as cosmetically to the bonnet and wheel arch.<\/p>\n

Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles organised a ride home for Matthews after the race and brought \ufeffher to the famous Yard of Bricks at the start-finish line.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewKossack\/status\/1662900354478907392<\/a><\/p>\n

The wheel came off with less than 20 laps to go in Monday\u2019s race when Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood collided<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kirkwood\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

It travelled about 320 metres before crashing into the front of Matthews' parked Chevrolet Cruze.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

One spectator received treatment at the infield medical centre with minor injuries related to debris flying.<\/p>\n

An IMS spokesman said at the time that there were no injuries related to the wheel.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportAU\/status\/1664119605323874306<\/a><\/p>\n

IndyCar owner Roger Penske says he is certain series officials will investigate what led to the wheel sailing over the catch fence and grandstands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven't had a wheel come off in a long time,\u201d Penske said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very fortunate we didn't have a bad accident.\u201d<\/p>\n

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