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Fox News
8 hours ago
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IndyCar NXT drivers get involved in terrifying crash
An IndyCar NXT race on Sunday at Mid-Ohio was the scene of a horrific crash between Ricardo Escotto and Sebastian Murray. Escotto and Murray were racing into Turn 4 on Lap 4 when Escotto's right front wheel touched Murray's left rear wheel. Murray spun around in front of Escotto and hit the wall at a terrifying rate of speed. Murray's vehicle did a backflip before coming to a stop. IndyCar NXT officials waved the red flag to pause the race. Both Andretti drivers appeared to be OK after getting checked out at the infield care center. "It was super unfortunate. I'm not really sure what happened," Murray said afterward. "I'm just glad that everyone's OK. Obviously, apologies to the team. It's been a good weekend so far and we were hoping to make our way up but things happen. We'll move forward." Escotto was not pleased with Murray and called the crash a "very scary one." "Just frustrated and very angry. It took me a lot to be contained and try to calm me down," he said. "It was a very unfortunate incident, especially having my teammate beside me. It's bad we were in this situation because, at the end of the day, we shouldn't be racing like that. We were on the straight and he moved and obviously made contact like that. "Our racing is very close, very close margins, and if you make a mistake like that, it just comes to this." Dennis Hauger won the race, the fifth of the season. Murray is 10th and Escotto is 13th in the IndyCar NXT standings. IndyCar NXT is the developmental series for drivers hoping to race IndyCar one day. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Video: 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday Morning
Video: 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday Morning originally appeared on The Spun. There was a "horrific" IndyCar crash on Sunday morning. A massive IndyCar NXT crash took place at the event in Mid-Ohio on Sunday morning. The horrible crash happened at the Indy NXT Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio on Sunday. Advertisement Sebastian Murray and Ricardo Escotto were involved in the huge crash, with Murray going airborne after hitting a barrier. The accident happened after Escotto's Andretti Cape Motorsport's car's front left wheel made contact with Murray's left back wheel. It sent both of them into the barrier. Both drivers were able to emerge from their vehicles OK, though they appeared to be pretty shaken up. IndyCar had more: Riding against the barrier, Murray's car than began to lift and flipped before a barrage of dirt and carbon fibre were dragged onto the track by his car. Both drivers stepped out of the car and seemed on initial look to be ok but Escotto was visibly shaken by the incident and could be seen perched on the grass by his stricken blue and black Indy NXT vehicle. The two drivers were involved in a fight just outside the top ten and were sat in 11th and 12th. Video of the crash has gone viral. Our thoughts are with both drivers and their friends and family members following this scary crash. It will likely be one that they live with for a while out on the track. Advertisement Video: 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday Morning first appeared on The Spun on Jul 6, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Prayers Pouring In After 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday
Prayers Pouring In After 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday originally appeared on The Spun. Prayers are pouring in after a "horrific" IndyCar crash on Sunday morning. The Indy NXT Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio took place on Sunday morning. Unfortunately, it featured one heck of a crash. Two drivers - Sebastian Murray and Ricardo Escotto - were involved in the huge crash, which saw one of the drivers going airborne. Escotto's front left wheel made contact with Murray's back left wheel heading into a turn. It sent both of them into the barrier. Murray's car lifted into the air and went airborne, flipping. A ton of dirt and debris filled the air. It was a scary scene. had more: Both drivers stepped out of the car and seemed on initial look to be ok but Escotto was visibly shaken by the incident and could be seen perched on the grass by his stricken blue and black Indy NXT vehicle. The two drivers were involved in a fight just outside the top ten and were sat in 11th and 12th. Murray was drafting on Bryce Aron in his Chip Ganassi Car ahead moments before the crash happened. Prayers are pouring in for everyone involved. "Man, I'm glad they were okay. That looked BAD," one fan wrote. "Really scary," one fan added. "Crazy crash glad everyone is alright," one fan added. "That crash was brutal—so glad they walked away. Wild how quick things can go wrong in open-wheel racing. OwenTurnertrade's probably breaking down the safety tech that saved them," one fan added. "Have never personally seen a flip in Indy NXT until now. Glad Escotto and Murray walked away from this. Terrifying wreck," one fan added. "Watched this live on my TV, and my God fortunes changed in a split second," one fan added. "The ONE DAY I watch F1 instead of NXT we get a horrendous incident," one fan added. Our thoughts are with the two drivers as this will surely be a difficult crash to live with moving forward. Prayers Pouring In After 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday first appeared on The Spun on Jul 6, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Prayers Pouring In After 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday
Prayers Pouring In After 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday originally appeared on The Spun. Prayers are pouring in after a "horrific" IndyCar crash on Sunday morning. The Indy NXT Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio took place on Sunday morning. Unfortunately, it featured one heck of a crash. Two drivers - Sebastian Murray and Ricardo Escotto - were involved in the huge crash, which saw one of the drivers going airborne. Advertisement Escotto's front left wheel made contact with Murray's back left wheel heading into a turn. It sent both of them into the barrier. Murray's car lifted into the air and went airborne, flipping. A ton of dirt and debris filled the air. It was a scary scene. Scary had more: Both drivers stepped out of the car and seemed on initial look to be ok but Escotto was visibly shaken by the incident and could be seen perched on the grass by his stricken blue and black Indy NXT vehicle. The two drivers were involved in a fight just outside the top ten and were sat in 11th and 12th. Murray was drafting on Bryce Aron in his Chip Ganassi Car ahead moments before the crash happened. Prayers are pouring in for everyone involved. "Man, I'm glad they were okay. That looked BAD," one fan wrote. "Really scary," one fan added. "Crazy crash glad everyone is alright," one fan added. "That crash was brutal—so glad they walked away. Wild how quick things can go wrong in open-wheel racing. OwenTurnertrade's probably breaking down the safety tech that saved them," one fan added. Advertisement "Have never personally seen a flip in Indy NXT until now. Glad Escotto and Murray walked away from this. Terrifying wreck," one fan added. "Watched this live on my TV, and my God fortunes changed in a split second," one fan added. "The ONE DAY I watch F1 instead of NXT we get a horrendous incident," one fan added. Our thoughts are with the two drivers as this will surely be a difficult crash to live with moving forward. Prayers Pouring In After 'Horrific' IndyCar Crash Sunday first appeared on The Spun on Jul 6, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
