VIDEO: Houston Grand Prix crash leaves IndyCar champ with spinal fractures
- 11 years ago
Full video of Houston Grand Prix crash 2013: Four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti suffered multiple fractures in an incredible high-speed crash when his race car went airborne after a collision on the final lap of Sunday's race.
Reuters reports that "the Briton made contact with Japanese driver Takuma Sato on one of the final turns, sending Franchitti's car airborne into the protective fence before spinning several times while debris sprayed toward the grandstands."
Franchitti, 40, was awake and alert moments after the crash, according to race winner Will Power. The Scotsman's injuries were minor. He suffered fractures in his right ankle, two damaged vertebrae and a concussion. He was monitored in hospital overnight before being released.
"The crash came less than eight months after nearly 30 fans were injured at the Daytona International Speedway when a 10-car crash sent debris, including a tire, into the crowd during the final lap of a Nationwide NASCAR race," Reuters reported.
"It is also nearly two years since the motor racing world was left reeling when one of Franchitti's best friends, fellow Briton Dan Wheldon, died after a fierce 15-car crash in the IndyCar season-finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway."
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Reuters reports that "the Briton made contact with Japanese driver Takuma Sato on one of the final turns, sending Franchitti's car airborne into the protective fence before spinning several times while debris sprayed toward the grandstands."
Franchitti, 40, was awake and alert moments after the crash, according to race winner Will Power. The Scotsman's injuries were minor. He suffered fractures in his right ankle, two damaged vertebrae and a concussion. He was monitored in hospital overnight before being released.
"The crash came less than eight months after nearly 30 fans were injured at the Daytona International Speedway when a 10-car crash sent debris, including a tire, into the crowd during the final lap of a Nationwide NASCAR race," Reuters reported.
"It is also nearly two years since the motor racing world was left reeling when one of Franchitti's best friends, fellow Briton Dan Wheldon, died after a fierce 15-car crash in the IndyCar season-finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway."
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