Colton Herta made headlines on Saturday, but not for good reasons. The driver of the No. 26 Andretti Global Honda spun out in turn one on his first flying lap, going completely upside down in a frightening crash. Fortunately, he was unharmed, but the race car was not salvageable.
The wreck occurred at 12:05 pm EST. With IndyCar’s rules preventing teams from having backup cars fully prepared and ready to go, the pit crew of the No. 26 car faced an enormous challenge to prepare another car to hit the track before the 5:50 p.m. close of the first day of qualifying.
