INDIANAPOLIS -- Josef Newgarden hit the wall in Turn 2 during Indy 500 practice Thursday.
Newgarden hit the wall hard coming out of Turn 1, but he did leave the car under his own power.
He wasn't hurt, but he was visibly shaken as the track safety crew responded.
Newgarden drives the No. 2 hum by Verizon Chevrolet for Team Penske.
The Nashville-native finished third in last year's Indy 500.
.@JosefNewgarden has been checked, cleared and released from the infield care center. #INDYCAR #Indy500 Replay of his incident here: pic.twitter.com/sOkE8wyPvp
— IndyCar Series (@IndyCar) May 18, 2017
Damage to Josef Newgarden's car. #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/qfBk9NvEtB
— Clark Wade (@ClarkWade34) May 18, 2017
Cleared and released: @josefnewgarden says "may have been my fault", not sure exactly what happened in turn 1/2 wreck @IMS #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/xZkvTX4mmv
— Brad Brown (@BradBrownTV) May 18, 2017
