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Indycar rookie Robert Shwartzman’s Indianapolis 500 ended tragically on Sunday.
As he finished the fastest time around Indianapolis Racing in qualifying, Shwazman started the race on the pole, but all the joy turned into pain as the crash on Pit Road almost hurt a small number of crew members.
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Indycar series driver Robert Shwartzman, #83, had his 109th crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025. (Marc Lebryk-Imagn image)
He finished about 87 laps and went into the pit stall, and when he entered the box, his car slipped. His four crew members tried to avoid sliding cars but failed. A crew member was taken to a stretcher.
“Honestly, I felt very strange when I was slow in pit lanes. I locked two front tires, which is not usually the case,” Shwartzman said. “I’m not sure if the brakes were brakes or because the tires were cold. I tried to be very slow. But once I touched the brakes, my entire front was lost and I got into these guys.
“It’s really scary because I’m just a passenger at the moment when I’m braked.”
An injured crew member spoke to other crew members at Prema racing driver Robert Shwartzman (83) to hit a wall during a pit stop on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Kristin Enzor / USA Today network via IMAGN image)
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The crash was enough to end his day.
The Prema racing driver has been the first rookie to take the pole position since 1983.
“It’s really sad because we’re doing so well in qualifying,” he said. “But it’s the Indy 500. Anything can happen. A lot of powerful drivers are quitting the race or behind. It’s the Indy 500. That’s happening.”
Robert Shwartzman was introduced before the Indianapolis 500 car race at Indianapolis Racing on Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
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Alex Palou brought back the checkered flag. This is his first victory in the Indy 500 and his fifth in the first six games of the 2025 season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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