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Kyle Kirkwood crashing into the wall after a collision

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Indy 500 fans witnessed a rare incident deemed a “miracle” while out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Numerous spectators weighed in on witnessing the unsettling, yet remarkable experience on social media.

“Hugely relieved everyone appears to be ok,” one person wrote viaTwitter. “Watching a wheel fly over my friends at 150 miles per hour is not an experience I’m anxious to repeat.”

IndyCar blogger Matt Archuleta alsotweetedabout the incident, writing, “An angel must have grabbed that tire. Talk about a miracle.”

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A wheel flies near a section of grandstand in the second turn after a collision between Andretti Autosport driver Kyle Kirkwood and Arrow McLaren SP driver Felix Rosenqvist during the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis Staridentified Robin Matthews, a local racing fan, as the owner of the car hit in the parking lot.

“I didn’t see it come down,” Matthews told the newspaper. “I came down and they said ‘Robin, it’s your car!’ I thought, ‘No.’ I thought somebody was pranking me."

Asked about the damage, Matthews said, “It’s a car. It’s fine.”

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As for the drivers involved,Bleacher Reportnoted that they appeared to be okay, with Kirkwood, 24, even talking to safety workers before getting taken off the track in an ambulance for further evaluation.

“Disappointed in todays outcome, but as I sit here and think… I have so many things to be thankful for,” Kirkwood later wrote onInstagram. “Thankful I was able to walk away from this. Thankful every fan was safe. Thankful for the best team in the world. Thankful I race in the safest era of motorsports. The list can go on and on.”

Josef Newgardenended up winning the 107th running of the racing competition on Sunday, marking the first time he has won the Indy 500 in the 12 times he has competed.

“I started out as a fan in the crowd, and this place is amazing, regardless of where you’re sitting,” he said afterwards, perESPN. “Everyone kept asking why I hadn’t won this race, and they look at you like you’re a failure if you haven’t won it.”

“I knew I was capable,” he added. “I knew I could.”

source: people.com