IndyCar: The Worst 10 Wrecks In The DW12 Era

May 24, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; The car of IndyCar Series driver Tony Kanaan is towed off the track after a crash during the 2015 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
May 24, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; The car of IndyCar Series driver Tony Kanaan is towed off the track after a crash during the 2015 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 24, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; The car of IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter is removed from the track after a crash during the 2015 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
May 24, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; The car of IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter is removed from the track after a crash during the 2015 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 8: Indianapolis, 2015

This incident was much similar to the incident seen on the previous slide involving Josef Newgarden. Ed Carpenter was practicing for the 2015 Indy 500 and minding his own business when his car got loose.

Carpenter, however, got loose in turn two as opposed to turn one. He too spun out just over 180 degrees, which caused the front of his car to hit the barrier first, followed by its left side, sending the car’s rear end over top of the barrier and flipping it upside down.

This crash was worse than Newgarden’s since Carpenter’s car didn’t skid across the track right away after being flipped over. It stayed on the barrier for a little while longer, and the rear of the car even slammed into the barrier once again before being sent skidding down the track in a much more uncontrollable spin than Newgarden had to deal with.

Carpenter was okay following the crash.

No. 7: Indianapolis, 2012

Mike Conway got loose in turn one and spun out into the barrier. Will Power, with nowhere to go, made contact with Conway once Conway had hit the barrier. This forced Power’s car to be shoved underneath Conway’s car, and it caused Conway’s car to lift up off the ground.

Conway’s car was sent above the barrier before leaning to the left, causing the roll bar of the car to slam sideways on top of the barrier before falling back to the ground.

Both Conway’s car and Power’s car were destroyed, and although neither drivers sustained any injuries as a result of the wreck, this was ultimately the crash that led Conway to decide for sure that he no longer wanted to race on oval tracks.