Sunday's IndyCar race at Iowa finishes with wild wreck on final lap
Sting Ray Robb was loaded into an ambulance after his car went airborne at the end of Sunday's IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway.
Alexander Rossi's car had slowed considerably on the final lap as Robb went atop Rossi and launched skyward. Kyle Kirkwood and Ed Carpenter got caught in the action.
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Robb needed attention from the safety crew and was loaded into an ambulance. He gave a thumbs-up to the crowd.
Julia Vaizer, IndyCar's medical chief, said post-race that Robb was airlifted to a hospital but was awake and alert. Robb's team says he’s in good spirits and there’s no concerns of serious injury.
Replay as Sting Ray Robb flips and Ed Carpenter lands on top of Kyle Kirkwood.@AlwaysRaceDay pic.twitter.com/PzVWfMQnus
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#Indycar BIG WRECK on the final lap in Iowa. Sting Ray Robb flips over, Kyle Kirkwood and Ed Carpenter involved! pic.twitter.com/lo4bbitVtm
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The other drivers appeared to be OK.
Will Power won the race, finishing just ahead of Alex Palou at the checkered flag.
IndyCar Series Race 2 at Iowa results
Will Power
Alex Palou
Scott McLaughlin
Scott Dixon
Colton Herta
Pato O'Ward
Josef Newgarden
Graham Rahal
Rinus VeeKay
Romain Grosjean
Santino Ferrucci
Linsu Lundqvist
David Malukas
Nolan Siegal
Kyle Kirkwood
Alexander Rossi
Christian Lundgaard
Kyffin Simpson
Marcus Armstrong
Pietro Fittipaldi
Sting Ray Robb
Ed Carpenter
Marcus Ericsson
Katherine Legge
Agustin Canapino
Felix Rosenqvist
Conor Daly
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