With high speed comes danger on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval as 34 drivers prepared for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 on May 25.
Here are the crashes leading up to the race.
Colton Herta crash
Colton Herta spun in Turn 1 on a qualifying run, and the rear struck the outside wall as the car briefly became airborne.
The car came to rest in Turn 2 nearly upside down. After the track safety team rights the damaged car, Herta climbed out on his own.
Scary moment here with Colton Herta. He would get of the car and walk away on his own pic.twitter.com/mAVjTPZQWy
Marcus Armstrong crash
Marcus Armstrong hit the Turn 1 wall hard during Saturday morning’s pre-qualifying practice. He wasn’t cleared to drive after visiting the infield care center but walked back to the Meyer Shank Racing garage.
Another look at Marcus Armstrong’s #Indy500 practice crash Saturday morning. pic.twitter.com/30pQjZQRj0
Kyle Larson crash
Kyle Larson hit the Turn 3 wall Friday afternoon, but only his front and rear wings were damaged. After his Arrow McLaren/Hendrick team replaced those, he returned to the track for a shakedown lap at low speed. He was confident he would be ready for qualifying.
Kyle Larson goes around and into the wall at #Indy500 practice. pic.twitter.com/UjkHctURKk
Kyffin Simpson crash
Kyffin Simpson was uninjured in a Turn 4 hit early Friday, coming to rest on pit road. He didn’t get back on track as the Chip Ganassi Racing team prepared a back-up car.
Kyffin Simpson gets some air after hitting the wall. #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/ieEEOULRW7
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indianapolis 500 crashes: Who hit the wall in 2025 practice, qualifying? Video replays
Reporting by Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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