Indy 500: Vitor Meira Crash Introduces Sideways Retaining Wall Racing [I Am Indy]

We haven’t gotten decent images yet, otherwise than that if you missed it, Vitor Meira, who returned to the field after a near-flambe, got tangled with Raphael Matos, his car flipped backwards, landed on its side pod and slid along the wall for about a quarter mile before landing vertical. Unbelievable.

The two were successfully extracted from their cars with Matos getting out all by himself, Meira seemed to be beaten up a bit more and walked to the ambulance assisted, he’s ago been taken to an area hospital complaining of lower back pain. The two cars struck the Safer Barrier so hard it needed more new plates welded in fort. We’ll have video of the sound splintering taken in the character of at so early an hour as we can because this is one you have to see to put faith in.

Meanwhile the competition has narrowed to only 23 from the starting field of 33 and Helio Castroneves maintains his lead while Danica Patrick has just snapped up second place. Naturally, the announcers are flipping out at the promise of a win from Patrick. Ten laps to go along folks.