During the final lap of Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway, driver Sting Ray Robb was involved in a four-car crash. Robb’s car clipped Alexander Rossi’s slower car as they came out of the second turn, causing Robb’s car to flip twice and end up on its roof sliding down the backstretch.
The crash also involved Kyle Kirkwood and Ed Carpenter, with Carpenter’s car landing on top of Kirkwood’s after the collision.
“It was a very scary incident,” Kirkwood said. “I’ve never seen a car fly in the air in front of me like that.”
Robb signaled a thumbs-up as he was taken by ambulance to the infield care center. IndyCar Series officials reported that he was awake, alert, and in good condition. Robb was later flown to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines for further evaluation.
According to AJ Foyt Racing, Robb’s team, he was transported to the hospital by helicopter due to post-race traffic and the distance to the hospital. They stated that Robb was in good spirits upon arrival.
“Sting Ray is up, alert, and in good spirits,” the team said in a statement. They also posted on social media that Robb had been released from the hospital on Sunday.
Robb, 22, is currently in his second full season in the IndyCar Series. Rossi explained that he had slowed down in the closing laps due to a fuel issue.
“It was the last, kind of, four laps,” Rossi said. “We were out of fuel, I don’t know why. I don’t know why I got hit.”
“Alex was off pace for a couple of laps,” Carpenter added. “I saw that, my spotter told me, so I figured he had a fuel problem or some problem. Stinger had to see he was going slower, I think he misjudged the closing rate a little bit.”
