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Helio Castroneves Survives Horrifying Indy 500 Practice Crash
Helio Castroneves should consider himself lucky.
Castroneves, 40, crashed his car during a practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Wednesday.
The three-time winner of the iconic race lost control of his car during Turn 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He then hit a wall and flipped end over end before rolling over.
No other cars were involved.
Amazingly, Castroneves was fine:
Castroneves managed to get himself out and was then taken in by medical officials.
The accident was the capper in what had already been a bad day for Castroneves. He was penalized eight points for making contact with driver Scott Dixon during a race last weekend.
The Indianapolis 500 will take place May 24. Castroneves is seeking to become only the race's fourth four-time winner.
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