Indianapolis 500, Colton Herta
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Indianapolis 500 contender Colton Herta was involved in a scary crash during qualifying on Saturday afternoon. He spun out at 236 mph before hitting the wall.
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motorsport.com on MSNColton Herta praises a “heroic effort” that got him into the Indy 500Herta was flying through the air at noon, but his car was back on track before 5pm as Andretti mechanics scrambled to get him into qualifying
Herta went airborne Saturday, hours after Marcus Armstrong was stretchered away after a crash during practice.
Starting positions that have never produced a winner: 18, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 (that's bad news for Devlin Defrancesco, Callum Ilott, Helio Castroneves, Nolan Siegel, Colton Herta, Graham Rahal, Marco Andretti, Marcus Armstrong, Rinus Veekay).
Several drivers who expected to be vying for the Indy 500 pole either narrowly clinched a spot Saturday or still have work left to do
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Colton Herta rebounded from a crash early in Indianapolis 500 qualifying on Saturday to safely make the field with a backup car quickly built up by Andretti Autosport.
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WISH-TV on MSNColton Herta flips during Indy 500 qualifyingColton Herta has flipped during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. The major wreck happened coming out of Turn 1 during his first qualifying lap. Herta lost control on the first turn going 236 miles per hour,