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Indy 500 rookie Robert Shwartzman crashes into crew members on pit road, ending his improbable run

By Dave Skretta

Indy 500 rookie Robert Shwartzman crashes into crew members on pit road, ending his improbable run

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indianapolis 500 rookie Robert Shwartzman's memorable month of May ended with a terrifying crash on pit road.

Shwartzman, who bested some of the best drivers in the world to win the pole a week earlier, was coming into his stall after 87 laps when he locked up his brakes. That sent his red, green and white car -- the colors of the flag of Italy, where Prema Racing is based -- sliding into four of his crew members, one of whom had to be taken away on a stretcher.

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