NASCAR driver briefly went airborne during road course race at Indy, and fans had so many jokes
Big air for Kris Wright!
It’s a big weekend in motor sports at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with NASCAR and the IndyCar Series competing on the iconic venue’s road course.
First on Saturday, Will Power won the IndyCar race, and then for the second part of the doubleheader in the second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series race, things got wild for a moment when one driver briefly went airborne.
About a third of the way through the 62-lap Xfinity race on Indy’s 2.439-mile road course, Kris Wright behind the wheel of the No. 26 Toyota flew over a curb on the edge of the track – put there to keep drivers off the grass, per FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass — and the nose of his car shot upward. And at one point, all four tires appeared to be off the ground.
Kris Wright just got INSANE AIR.
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: https://t.co/cVaaFL8ofh pic.twitter.com/opuQWmVIqA
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 14, 2021
Once Wright’s car came back down, it made it back onto the track for a moment before sliding off it, still ending up in the grass. And IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin had a similar takeoff in the race earlier Saturday.
Yeah… that wasn’t fun. 10/10 do not recommend https://t.co/zUWUD8gc2r
— Kris Wright
#NASCAR (@KrisOnNASCAR) August 14, 2021
In all seriousness though I am a pilot
@NASCAR_Xfinity @NASCARonNBC pic.twitter.com/UavLmNnDLd
— Kris Wright
Luckily, Wright OK after the incident, but after that quick flight, NASCAR Twitter couldn’t believe what happened and had jokes.