--- title: Indy 500: Scott Dixon Knocked Out After Crash description: Indy 500 driver Scott Dixon was cleared by medical professionals after a destructive crash that he miraculously survived canonical: https://time.com/4797002/scott-dixon-indy-500-crash/ author: Jennifer Calfas article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-28T20:34:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:09:06.012Z article:section: Sports og:title: ‘It Was Definitely a Rough Ride’: Indy 500 Racer Talks Terrifying Crash og:description: He miraculously survived og:url: https://time.com/4797002/scott-dixon-indy-500-crash/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6df96c325569d2eb/6988cf43a988ca38df6bc6ec/indy-500-crash.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Scott Dixon og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: ‘It Was Definitely a Rough Ride’: Indy 500 Racer Talks Terrifying Crash twitter:description: He miraculously survived twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6df96c325569d2eb/6988cf43a988ca38df6bc6ec/indy-500-crash.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # ‘It Was Definitely a Rough Ride’: Indy 500 Racer Talks Terrifying Crash by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas May 28, 2017 8:34 PM UTC  Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, sits in the remains of his car after going airborne in a crash during the running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on May 28, 2017, in Indianapolis. Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, sits in the remains of his car after going airborne in a crash during the running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on May 28, 2017, in Indianapolis.Bud Cunningham—AP by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas May 28, 2017 8:34 PM UTC [Indianapolis 500](http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/10755/indy-500-red-flagged-after-big-crash-with-scott-dixon-and-jay-howard) pole-sitter [Scott Dixon](http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/10495/scott-dixon-dario-franchitti-robbed-at-gunpoint-at-indianapolis-taco-bell) was knocked out of the annual race Sunday after a destructive and terrifying crash. Dixon’s car flew over the car of [Jay Howard](http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/10758/takuma-sato-wins-the-101st-indy-500), another driver, and hit the retaining wall and shredding to pieces. The tub of the car stayed in place and Dixon was able to climb out of what was left of his vehicle, the [_Associated Press_ reported](http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/pole-sitter-scott-dixon-indy-500-terrifying-crash-article-1.3202002). “Just a little beaten up there. It was definitely a rough ride,” Dixon said. “I’m just bummed for the team, man. We had a great shot. We had gotten a little loose but they had dialed it in.” “Definitely a wild ride,” he added. > [](https://twitter.com/NickBromberg/status/868876338622607360) Both Dixon and Howard were checked and cleared by medical professionals after the crash, which occurred around lap 54 of the race. Dixon, of New Zealand, won the Indy 500 in 2008\. Takuma Sato, who won this year’s race, became the first Japanese driver to win the Indy 500, [_The Drive_ reported](http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/10758/takuma-sato-wins-the-101st-indy-500). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4797002/scott-dixon-indy-500-crash/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4797002/scott-dixon-indy-500-crash/"},"headline":"‘It Was Definitely a Rough Ride’: Indy 500 Racer Talks Terrifying Crash","datePublished":"2017-05-28T20:34:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T05:09:06.012Z","description":"He miraculously survived","url":"https://time.com/4797002/scott-dixon-indy-500-crash/","keywords":["NASCAR","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6df96c325569d2eb/6988cf43a988ca38df6bc6ec/indy-500-crash.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jennifer Calfas","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6df96c325569d2eb/6988cf43a988ca38df6bc6ec/indy-500-crash.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Scott Dixon","caption":"Scott Dixon","creditText":"Bud Cunningham—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nascar/","name":"NASCAR"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4797002/scott-dixon-indy-500-crash/","name":"‘It Was Definitely a Rough Ride’: Indy 500 Racer Talks Terrifying Crash"}}]}] ```