Motor racing-Patrick's career comes to crashing end at Indy 500

ByReuters

Published 27/05/2018 at 17:47 GMT

May 27 (Reuters) - Danica Patrick's racing career came to a crashing end on Sunday when her car slammed nose first into a wall before the midway point of Indianapolis 500.

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Patrick, the only woman to win an IndyCar race and start from pole at the Daytona 500, lost control on lap 68 of the 200-lap race, hitting the wall then spinning across the track before coming to rest.

The 36-year-old American climbed out of the car and appeared uninjured. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Indianapolis; Editing by Clare Fallon)

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