--- title: "(VIDEO) Wrecked! Hildebrand crashes out of lead on final turn of Indy 500" url: https://ballhyped.net/2011/05/video-indy-500-finish-jr-hildebrand-crashes-on-last-lap-of-indianapolis-500/ description: "In one of the craziest endings in 100 years of racing at the Indianapolis 500, rookie JR Hildebrand crashes into the wall on the final lap of the Indy 500." published: 2011-05-01 updated: 2011-05-01 author: "BallHyped Staff" --- # (VIDEO) Wrecked! Hildebrand crashes out of lead on final turn of Indy 500 By BallHyped Staff · Published 2011-05-01 Other Sports May 29, 2011 In one of the craziest endings in 100 years of racing at the Indianapolis 500, rookie JR Hildebrand crashes into the wall on the final lap of the Indy 500. The wreck allowed Dan Wheldon to win his second Indianapolis 500, edging Hildebrand, who skidded across in second place. After the race, John Barnes probably summed it up best, when he said his driver, Hildebrand, “drove the wheels off that car today.” Hildebrand literally “drove the wheels off,” at least one of them, finishing the race and skidding across the finish line on just three wheels as his front right wheel barely hung on its impact with the wall in Turn 4. “It’s just a bummer to come up second,” Hildebrand said after. Wheldon was running just his first race of the season for Bryan Herta Autosport, pushing hard over the final couple laps to run from fourth to first behind a fuel strategy reminiscent of his last victory at Indy. “I just kept pushing,” Wheldon said. “… It was a dream ride.” video platform video management video solutions video player [Back to Other Sports](https://ballhyped.net/category/other-sports/) Other Sports more reports ### [Cilic beats Nishikori in U.S. Open](https://ballhyped.net/2014/09/cilic-beats-nishikori-in-u-s-open/) Croatia’s Marin Cilic won his first major final on Monday, beating 10th-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-3, 6-3, 6-3… Other Sports By BallHyped Staff · September 8, 2014 ### [Shorts Injured, Jags WR will miss Eagles Game](https://ballhyped.net/2014/09/shorts-injured-jags-wr-will-miss-eagles-game/) If the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to outgun the Philadelphia Eagles’ fast-paced, high-powered offense, they’re… Other Sports By BallHyped Staff · September 6, 2014 ### [Rams Work Out Angerer, Sheppard](https://ballhyped.net/2014/09/rams-work-out-angerer-sheppard/) Michael Sam didn’t make the St. Louis Rams, but former Indianapolis Colts Pat Angerer or Kelvin Sheppard might. 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