Kiwi driver Marcus Armstrong Slett in the wall in Indianapolis, avoids injuries

The New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong left the route on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on a stretcher after a single car accident on Saturday, but seemed to escape a serious injury.

A few hours later, Colton Herta crashed like Armstrong. His car hit the outer wall, turned and stopped on the side after he had hit the wall again. Herta got out of his Honda, but needed help to get to the vehicle that brought him to the Infield Care Center.

It is believed that gusty winds have contributed to the incidents.

After checking out the medical staff Herta, he got the starting type to take part in qualifying later a day when his backup car was finished.

The news was also good for Armstrong.

“Marcus was seen and released from the Infield Care Center,” said his team, Meyer Shenk Racing, in a statement on Saturday morning.

The team did not state whether he could return to the route with the backup car on Saturday.

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Armstrong drove with the blue Honda No. 66 and lost control while approaching a curve, turning and falling against the wall, causing the left side of the car seriously.

He was able to climb the mutilated rubble and was immediately put on a stretcher. The medical director Dr. Julia Vaizer spoke to Fox Sports after the evaluation of Armstrong.

“He is awake, he is vigilant, he's fine,” said Vaizer. “These goals at IMS Oval can be very difficult. We just want to make sure that we don't instill things, we take our time and make the right decisions for the driver.”

The 109th Indianapolis 500 is set for May 25th.

The 24 -year -old Armstrong is born in New Zealand who won 2023 NTT Indycar Series Rookie of the Year in 2023. He spent his first two seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing. This season he has two top -10 placements between five starts and occupies 14th place in the driver's ranking.

Herta, a 26-year-old Californian, occupies ninth place in the overall ranking. He has three TOP 10 and a top 5 this season.

He said the crash was difficult.

“These crashes look much more scary than they feel. Not to say that you felt good.”

– Reuters