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A full list of the crashes and chaos from IndyCar's GMR Grand Prix at IMS

Rain, crashes, pit strategy, and chaos created a wild IndyCar GMR Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Saturday. Here is a list of every incident that occurred during the race:

Lap 3: Graham Rahal and Marcus Ericsson

Graham Rahal and Marcus Ericsson collided at the end of Hulman Boulevard. Both cars were able to rejoin the race after the contact. No yellow was thrown for the incident. While Rahal and Ericsson tangled, Colton Herta was the first driver to switch from rain to slick tires. Herta was seen fighting the car for traction and made an incredible save.

Lap 6: Alex Palou

Second-place qualifier Alex Palou spun off in turn 10 and slid through the grass. The defending series champion made a valiant attempt to rejoin the race, but ultimately stalled the car in the middle of the track at turn 11. Kyle Kirkwood also spun off right behind Palou, but was able to rejoin the race without needing a restart. Palou's car was re-fired and he returned to the race, one lap down.

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Lap 15: Kyle Kirkwood and Josef Newgarden

Trying to out-brake Conor Daly, who had slipped from the top 5, Kyle Kirkwood had his second off-track excursion when he broke too late and slid into the grass. Right in front of that incident, Josef Newgarden became trapped between Alexander Rossi and Jack Harvey. Rossi pinched Newgarden, forcing Newgarden into Harvey, who turned the two-time series champion. Newgarden came to a stop in Turn 12 causing a full-course caution. Newgarden returned to the race after repairing damage, but was 16 laps down.

Lap 21: Rinus VeeKay

Right after the restart, defending race winner Rinus VeeKay was pushed off track by rookie Callum Ilott in the first series of turns. VeeKay then spun back onto the track and was hit hard by Devlin DeFrancesco.