Simon Pagenaud withstands harrowing IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio practice crash | Motorsports on NBC

Simon Pagenaud loses his brakes in Turn 4 at Mid-Ohio and goes barrel rolling through the air before the race car finally settles in the gravel trap by the tire barrier. #NBCSports #IndyCar #MidOhio
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[@wpflesh6510]

Kudos to the track worker for that baseball slide at the car…..

[@heavenlyblue]

That woman rescue worker was so nice to him - he must have been mentally shaken up by that wreck.

[@SammyMaggio]

That is incredibly scary. Glad he’s okay.

[@jayprice1468]

Man those Indycars are strong. Thank god for that

[@DasE30Cuz]

He's exactly right, flipping and shedding parts is reducing the energy and thus speed of impact. Probably best case scenario for a brake failure if you don't have a huge amount of space up to a barrier, which he still had quite a bit of regardless. Scary stuff, glad he's alright.

[@ramirogarcia1967]

So many things worked well here. Wheel tethers. Aero screen, roll cages. Cockpit padding, deformable structures, etc. engineering at its finest.

[@aiwash2766]

Haven’t seen this level of crash in a road course in a long time so happy Pagenaud is ok

[@JaredR1996]

That entire sequence of barrel rolls was crazy to see at normal speed. Glad he’s okay

[@xxmetalmaidenxx6008]

Probably the crash that ended his career. 😢

[@defnick1]

Wow!!! Full speed crash and he walks away!!! That was scary. Gotta love the rescue crews that do these races.

[@tigerdad777]

It's hard to appreciate how fast these cars are traveling until you see one out of control. The speed with which it left the track to the time it first touched the gravel was incredible. So glad he's all right.

[@User20758]

One ride that driver won't forget!

[@xtheamazingax]

Brake failure… a driver’s worst nightmare. So glad Simon’s ok.

[@xKrispyx]

The AMR team never ceases to amaze me. Kudos to Dallara for building an incredible race car and keeping Simon safe. He did what he could to help himself, modern safety technology and good engineering did the rest. Hope Simon recovers quickly!

[@monica93304]

That was incredible. The fact that he was able to throw it sideways upon noticing the brake failure is a testament to his driving ability. The presence of mind to stay cool under pressure saved him along with the safety features of the car.

[@thereal84]

I love the slide into the dirt the safety guy did 😂

[@boggitooggi4771]

The way she holds his hand

[@TrafficCamWatch]

Well that was the largest crash in Mid Ohio since Joey Hand's crash in 2006.

[@SRV]

2:46

[@mwalker3547]

Glad Simon's OK. What a horrific accident.