Israeli racer crashes out of Indy 500 after losing control, hitting crewmates

Israeli IndyCar driver Robert Shwartzman’s day at the Indianapolis 500 is over after he crashes into a wall and knocks over several of his crew members, after losing control while coming into a pit stop.

Shwartzman, a rookie who started the race as the pole sitter, led for eight laps before falling to the middle of the pack. The first-ever Israeli to take part in the high-profile race, Shwartzman hung in for nearly 100 laps, but largely failed to make up ground before the accident on pit row knocked him out of the Brickyard 500.

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It appears that everyone is okay at this time. His car is damaged and his day is over

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— Hickey (@Hickey93) May 25, 2025

He tells an on-track reporter that his brakes seized up while coming into the stop, blaming cold weather, which has led to a number of issues on the track that have knocked out several other racers as well.

According to Shwartzman, all crew members are fine, though one suffered an unspecified minor injury.

“This is what happens, this is Indy, and hopefully next year, we’ll come and have a proper battle for the win,” he says.

Robert Shwartzman joins @JamieLittleTV to discuss what happened when he hit the wall on his pit stop. pic.twitter.com/LTvZeiosJS

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