IndyCar Iowa Crash Video: Multiple Cars Go Airborne on Last Lap

Sunday’s NTT IndyCar Series race from Iowa Speedway ended in a bit of a mess as cars suddenly thought they could fly.

On the last lap of the race won by Will Power, Alexander Rossi ran low on fuel and slowed dramatically. Sting Ray Robb closed on Rossi’s car quickly, hitting its left rear. The contact sent Robb’s Chevrolet into the air and then into a tumble on the track surface. The car landed on its aeroscreen, and Robb was placed on a stretcher after being removed by safety workers. He was taken to a nearby hospital but was listed in good condition.

Ed Carpenter and Kyle Kirkwood also were involved in the crash. Carpenter’s car came to a stop on top of Kirkwood’s, with Carpenter’s left rear tire sitting on Kirkwood’s aeroscreen. After a tense minute or so, workers helped Kirkwood exit his car.

“I’m not sure exactly what happened with the fuel load, but we had to go into a pretty crazy save mode there at the end,” Rossi said. “I think we were going to get there, but unfortunately there was an incident where I was beginning to lose fuel out of Turn 2, and it ended our day.”