The race was preparing to go green after Will Power caused a caution when his left-front wheel came off the vehicle after a pit stop. As motorists tried to slow down after accelerating off Turn 4, Hertas car hit VeeKays and went airborne.
Colton Hertas car introduced into the air off the back of Rinus VeeKays when IndyCar cancelled a restart on Friday night at Iowa Speedway.
The race was preparing to go green after Will Power triggered a caution when his left-front wheel came off the car after a pit stop. As Pato OWard led the field to green, IndyCars race control didnt like what it waved and saw off the restart extremely late. As chauffeurs tried to decrease after accelerating off Turn 4, Hertas cars and truck hit VeeKays and went airborne.
Fortunately, Herta climbed from his automobile and was OK. His car avoided flying into the catchfence and landing on top of the outside wall.
This is what it appeared like from Hertas in-car cam.
⚠ Vuelta 162/250 ⚠ Así fue el fuerte accidente entre Colton Herta y Rinus Veekay.
#Indycar #Iowa 250s.
⚠ Vuelta 162/250 ⚠ Así fue el fuerte accidente entre Colton Herta y Rinus Veekay. Herta, quien venía acelerando para el reinicio, no alcanzó a frenar y salió volando. Por poco no golpeó la malla protectora en plena línea de meta.
Ambos pilotos OK. pic.twitter.com/0YDhm7gjwL— Colombia Motor Fans (desde) (@ColMotorFans) July 18, 2020.
The crash was the very first big test of IndyCars aeroscreen head defense for drivers. Hertas car introduced over VeeKays right by the cockpit of VeeKays vehicle and a piece of debris from Hertas car hit near the cockpit of Marcus Ericssons automobile.
IndyCar set up the protection for chauffeurs ahead of the 2020 season. The screens were long past due in an effort to make IndyCar chauffeurs much safer and avoid catastrophic head injuries.
————–. Nick Bromberg is an author for Yahoo Sports. More from Yahoo Sports:
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