The first crash of the 84th running of the Indianapolis 500 proved to ... so the front of the tire faced the front wing. He drove with that tire jutting out awkwardly into pit lane.

Once the wheel was free of the car it flew into stands filled with spectators. Luckily, Epsman was uninjured in the crash and no one was hurt by the flying tire.

the tire found its way into the stands where, thankfully, none of the spectators were injured by its landing. The Monza's driver, Ken Epsman, walked away from the crash. Thanks to some very lucky ...