Indycar Nxt Drivers Get Involved In Terrifying Crash

An IndyCar NXT title connected Sunday at Mid-Ohio was nan segment of a horrific clang betwixt Ricardo Escotto and Sebastian Murray.

Escotto and Murray were racing into Turn 4 connected Lap 4 erstwhile Escotto’s correct beforehand instrumentality touched Murray’s near rear wheel. Murray spun astir successful beforehand of Escotto and deed nan wall astatine a terrifying complaint of speed. Murray’s conveyance did a backflip earlier coming to a stop.

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Corner worker shows a reddish emblem to nan drivers astatine nan NTT IndyCar bid Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey connected June 21, 2024, astatine WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, successful Salinas, California. (Larry Placido/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

IndyCar NXT officials waved nan reddish emblem to region nan race. Both Andretti drivers appeared to beryllium OK aft getting checked retired astatine nan infield attraction center.

"It was ace unfortunate. I’m not really judge what happened," Murray said afterward. "I’m conscionable gladsome that everyone’s OK. Obviously, apologies to nan team. It’s been a bully play truthful acold and we were hoping to make our measurement up but things happen. We’ll move forward."

Escotto was not pleased pinch Murray and called nan clang a "very scary one."

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Ricardo Escotto races into move 5 during nan IndyNXT Series presented by Firestone Grand Prix connected June 22, 2025, astatine Road America successful Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Just disappointment and very angry. It took maine a batch to beryllium contained and effort to calm maine down," he said. "It was a very unfortunate incident, particularly having my teammate beside me. It’s bad we were successful this business because, astatine nan extremity of nan day, we shouldn’t beryllium racing for illustration that. We were connected nan consecutive and he moved and evidently made interaction for illustration that.

"Our racing is very close, very adjacent margins, and if you make a correction for illustration that, it conscionable comes to this."

Dennis Hauger won nan race, nan 5th of nan season.

Murray is 10th and Escotto is 13th successful nan IndyCar NXT standings.

Sebastian Murray drives during qualifying for nan NXT INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix connected March 1, 2025, successful St. Petersburg, Florida. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images)

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IndyCar NXT is nan developmental bid for drivers hoping to title IndyCar 1 day.

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