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Defending Indy 500 pole winner has scary crash

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(AP)

INDIANAPOLIS – Two-time defending Indianapolis 500 pole-winner Ed Carpenter was unhurt in a violent airborne crash during a pre-qualifying morning practice on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Carpenter’s No. 20 Chevrolet appeared to lose control out of Turn 2 and flipped over after striking the outside wall SAFER Barrier. He skidded to a stop at the end of a debris field. Carpenter was out of the car quickly and furiously threw his helmet inside an awaiting ambulance after walking to it.