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The Five Worst IndyCar Collapses Since 2006

By Asher Fair

Takuma Sato is expected to be Andretti Autosport's fourth driver in 2017. Photo Credit: Chris Jones/Courtesy of IndyCar
Takuma Sato is expected to be Andretti Autosport's fourth driver in 2017. Photo Credit: Chris Jones/Courtesy of IndyCar /
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Jul 17, 2015; Newton, IA, USA; IndyCar Series driver Marco Andretti (27) during practice for the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2015; Newton, IA, USA; IndyCar Series driver Marco Andretti (27) during practice for the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

The Thunder blew a 3-1 lead. The Warriors blew a 3-1 lead. The Indians blew a 3-1 lead. The Falcons blew a 28-3 lead. But blowing big leads is nothing new to IndyCar. Which IndyCar drivers have collapsed, or choked, in the worst ways since 2006?

A commonly used phrase in all of sports is “it ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings”. While this has proven to be true among a number of sports within the past year or so, there is no sport in which it is more true than in IndyCar.

It is not a new concept in IndyCar for the leader or a key front-runner of the race to collapse, or choke, late in the race when the race seems to have been won. This list includes the five worst collapses among all IndyCar drivers since the year 2006.

While the high drama in these finishes causes for a lot of excitement among fans, the agony that some of these drivers must have felt (and are definitely still feeling) simply cannot be described by non-IndyCar drivers.

The rankings on this list are based on how much losing these races in the final seconds must have felt to the drivers that lost them. While any driver would be upset with losing a race in the final few seconds or laps, these five collapses stand out well above the rest.