That woman is a class act. She took the news with a good heart. And she was really thankful that no one was hurt. She will get her car fixed and can always say she was involved in an Indy 500 crash. Given the chance to kiss the brickyard is a memory she will always cherish. And I would not be surprised if the Indy group gave her a pair of top choice seats for next years race. Our world needs a lot more people like her; people who are full of life, understanding, have a sense of humor, and enjoy themselves.
I think everyone who seen that crash happen live were fearing the worst. In the end, we got a smashed car, (well in this particular incident, 3 smashed cars). We also got 3 interviews from 3 drivers all of whom accepted that what will be will be, and moved on. Beautiful.
I think people forget just how fast these cars go and how many moving parts are evolved? Glad nobody was hurt. Good bless our Troops on this Memorial Day that paid the ultimate sacrifice so we can be free. 🇺🇸
Doesn’t he own Indy? I thought he had bought it out like 3 years ago. So technically it wasn’t his car per se, but it was an event his company was participating in 🤷♂️.
Would that car be more valuable now? I mean, wouldn't some rich person want it as a piece of trackside history? I think it would be pretty neat to see that car on display somewhere.
@@davidmayotte1542 You are correct. Good catch. The number 15 stuck in my mind because there were 15 laps to go. So my mind fogged and I typed 115, I better fix it so I do not look as stupid as I feel.
At Farmers Insurance, we know a thing or two because we have seen a thing or, nope, haven't seen that. Snowball protected someone from injury im sure. 1:36
Ummm, did I hear the commentator say she wouldn't be back making this even more memorable....then the fan said she'll be back next year? 🤔 Anywho, love her personality/attitude and outfit! Glad no one was injured...and uh...put that car up for auction honey, there's gotta be someone who wants to own that as part of 500 history!! Love, hugs & God Bless you 💕💕
People just watching this report casually probably have no idea how dangerous this could have been. It wasn’t just a tire, it was a wheel, with part of an axle attached, flying at a ridiculous speed through the air. It could have easily killed someone. Thank God it flew totally over the grandstands.
@@lw216316 It amazed me the minimal amount of damage there was to her car, as the weight of the tire/wheel combination, along with the velocity it was traveling, I'd thought it would have crushed a vehicle. But then, the tire is made of rubber, so it did have some bounce to it.
That was bugging me to so I had to go back and listen again. It was just poorly written/executed. 1:05 the incredible Robin Mathews says she was “very emotional” and the reporter breaks in saying “not so emotional that she won’t be back” meaning that this wouldn’t keep her away, but it sure did sound confusing.
I'd want the tire/brake/suspension lump that hit the car but also get the bodyshop to keep the hood, headlight, and fender so it can all be put together with the wheel.
@@SetsunaTheAngel Yeah, no one gets to keep a Firestone Indy tire. Ever. Remember when Randy Bernard was trying to cut a deal with another maker, and then Firestone played hardball, acting like supplying tires to the series might not happen because it wasn't a money maker" I sent a note to RB suggesting that if Firestone didn't want to do it because it was a loser, he should offer them a cash buyout for the tech and then have Hoosier or Conti make them to spec. Surprisingly, within 15 minutes, he replied and said he tried that already and Firestone said they would never license that tech to anyone, ever.
It had to be towed away because of the damage, I've hit a deer and caused more damage and still drove home. She's getting the royal treatment because the track is class act and she was cool about the whole incident instead of going full blown Karen about it. Did she get to keep the tire and maybe autographed by Josef Newgarden?
That’s cool. Someone could have been hurt. Although those wheels are hooked to cables. The cable snapped. Thanks guys that was good of you. “Together we Stand”!!!!
The question I haven’t heard anyone ask is, why did the wheel become detached? It’s not supposed to do that. The wheels have a cable through the spindle that’s supposed to prevent this. All the humor aside, this could have been a tragedy. Imagine sitting there in the lower stands and getting a face full of Goodyear. I’ve sat in those sections before and a child getting injured or killed would’ve had an extremely profound impact on the sport. I hope that behind the scenes they are looking into how this happened and make changes to prevent it from happening again.
Trust me it will be checked out. The tethers work , but sometimes the force of the impact can cause it to fail. Luck or Divine Intervention( whatever you believe in) definitely was involved in keeping the wheel from injuring someone.
They say the entire assembly broke off, so the tether wasn’t a factor at all. A large part of the car (and wheel) simply broke off and flew off into a public area. Absolutely a catastrophic failure, but not much else could be done to prevent it with the current setups. Tether everything like a knitting project? 😂
@@Cheesecutter12three Everyone seems to be using the singular term "tether" but that is not true. There are three tethers that attach to the gearbox. Two run along the leading and trailing edges of the upper suspension arm, and one along the leading edge of the lower arm, to the hub assembly. The series completed an analysis of the system last year and increased the fiber count in the flexible portion by 60% and beefed up the mount on the tethers where they attach to the trans. Google "indycar tether stronger racer" and you will find a link to the article on Racer magazine with a nice drawing of the system.
Fortunately this year it was a good ending. 3 fans at the 1998 U.S 500 were not so lucky. Had this crash happened 20 feet further up the track, we might be talking about the end of American motorsports.
There will never be an end to American Motorsports, There have been far worse things to happen in the past in motorsports and yet it continues. The sport is way safer than 20 years ago. Freak accidents simply just happen. Now stuff will be learned from this to prevent it happening again. Modifications will be made to parts so a tire can't fly like this as easily. I heard the tether that holds it to the car broke, so something should and most likely will be changed related to that
@@tylerhendrickson5184 Hey you go to the races at your own risks it dangerous, i've been going all my life and i'm in my 70's, but i think racing is the No 1 spectator sport across the country i know it used to be!
There has never been an incident where dozens of spectators were killed live on network television. This happening on an FCC regulated broadcast would be devastating to both voters and sponsors. Denying this is foolish.
@@jaedog53 But it's unlikely that a wheel would kill dozens of spectators. I remember a wheel flew into the stands at Daytona in 2013, it struck several people but there were no life threatening injuries.
"Snowball" can be authenticated as being involved in an Indy 500 wreck, and someone will pay a premium to add that car and its story to their collection.
@@tylerhendrickson5184 Or she knows somebody in IndyCar... My dad had connections with a craftsman truck team which somehow got us free access to a suite at Texas Motor Speedway when I was a kid
Hello? I need to report an accident to my car. agent - what happened? a tire at the Indy 500 smashed into it agent - why were you driving in the Indy 500?
She dressed for the event! Stuff it Ascot!!!! And she named her car Snowball. That's adorable. May Snowball come back and be allowed to be the pacecar next year!
This is the new “ain’t nobody got time for that” moment. Just a shame the Cruze wasn’t removed from the gene pool. (Joking, but she now deserves a much better car after that!)
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That woman is a class act. She took the news with a good heart. And she was really thankful that no one was hurt. She will get her car fixed and can always say she was involved in an Indy 500 crash. Given the chance to kiss the brickyard is a memory she will always cherish. And I would not be surprised if the Indy group gave her a pair of top choice seats for next years race. Our world needs a lot more people like her; people who are full of life, understanding, have a sense of humor, and enjoy themselves.
and a parking spot that has a roof over it :P
@@yoeriw7099 Whew, way to keep it keeping on! Very Nice comment.
She is a beautiful classy gal.. great attitude
They should have given her the wheel that hit her car.
now, THAT would be a souvenir.
Considering Penske now owns the track & won the race, I would not be surprised if Mr. Roger Penske bought her a brand new Ford Mustang
Robin Mathews should be a role model for us all on how to conduct ourselves in stressful situations. What a class act!!
Robin needs an award for "Best Dressed" for the Indy 500 too...imo
They should just give her the pace car, pay for the taxes and other fees to get it registered to her and call it a day.
That's a GREAT idea!!! They should!!!
But the winner gets the pace car give her one of the Camaros
@@touchdownsofepicness4894 Any vehicle, I'm sure Chevy would be stoked to have that publicity, everyone would win!
Great catch Snowball! Your efforts are much appreciated.
Snowball appears to have melted.
Welcome to Indy lore, Snowball.
They need to put that car in the Indy museum! Snowballs a legend!
She presents A very positive image of Indy. 500 fans. (Y)
Give her a car Roger Penske!🇺🇸
yes, she is a class act, concern for others and never mentioned the s word or the b word - much admiration for her.
Roger Penske should donate the Corvette Pace car to Robin Matthews to replace her Chevy Cruz that was damaged by the flying tire. 🤠
@@jamesburns2232
I agree!🇺🇸
@@jamesburns2232nah the winner gets the pace car give her one of the Camaros
Giver her a new bow-tie and put her car in the museum. 🙃🙃
She's connected to the track or a major sponsor because that's a mighty choice parking spot on raceday.
She was apparently in a suite. From her checkerboard outfit, she apparently likes racing.
She has a great attitude.
I think everyone who seen that crash happen live were fearing the worst. In the end, we got a smashed car, (well in this particular incident, 3 smashed cars). We also got 3 interviews from 3 drivers all of whom accepted that what will be will be, and moved on. Beautiful.
I think people forget just how fast these cars go and how many moving parts are evolved? Glad nobody was hurt. Good bless our Troops on this Memorial Day that paid the ultimate sacrifice so we can be free. 🇺🇸
👍🇺🇸
Tots and pears.
Robin Mathews, instant Indianapolis 500 legend.
Roger Penske will probably give her a new car.
Penske said it wasnt his car that caused the accident so he doesnt see any reason to pay for anything.
@@Jumalten001 THAT sounds more like Penske!
@@Jumalten001 “not my fault”. Typical. It is his track after all. 😊
Autonation sposors Kirkwood, they should do something
Doesn’t he own Indy? I thought he had bought it out like 3 years ago. So technically it wasn’t his car per se, but it was an event his company was participating in 🤷♂️.
Would that car be more valuable now? I mean, wouldn't some rich person want it as a piece of trackside history? I think it would be pretty neat to see that car on display somewhere.
That's exactly what I would do. Put it for auction and that little Cruze will sell for Corvette money.
She can always say her car survived 184 laps at Indy and then got caught up in a crash on lap 185.
@@garfieldsmith332 😆👍👍
@@garfieldsmith332 lap 185 I think but who’s counting???
@@davidmayotte1542 You are correct. Good catch. The number 15 stuck in my mind because there were 15 laps to go. So my mind fogged and I typed 115, I better fix it so I do not look as stupid as I feel.
At Farmers Insurance, we know a thing or two because we have seen a thing or, nope, haven't seen that.
Snowball protected someone from injury im sure. 1:36
LMBO.....awesome
🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's a good one
Race fans are GREAT Fans !!! 👍😎
Ummm, did I hear the commentator say she wouldn't be back making this even more memorable....then the fan said she'll be back next year? 🤔 Anywho, love her personality/attitude and outfit! Glad no one was injured...and uh...put that car up for auction honey, there's gotta be someone who wants to own that as part of 500 history!! Love, hugs & God Bless you 💕💕
People just watching this report casually probably have no idea how dangerous this could have been. It wasn’t just a tire, it was a wheel, with part of an axle attached, flying at a ridiculous speed through the air. It could have easily killed someone. Thank God it flew totally over the grandstands.
It would've been more than one if it got into the stands...lucky
Defenitely would've ended multiple people if it hit the stands. The car damage was probably after it bounced a time or two.
So lucky that tyre didn't hit anyone
Not only was she completely gracious about this but she's having fun with it too! Koodos!
You need to ask for the rim and tire to make a table out of LOL!
What a great lady and race fan.
The manufacturer of the Wheel tethers needs to come clean and buy the lady a car.
One of the sponsors of team owners will step up. I bet she gets a new car by the end of the week.
Did anyone calculate how far (and how fast) that tire went before it hit her car?
Pretty fast and pretty far.
my estimate 100 yards, top speed 200mph
@@lw216316 It amazed me the minimal amount of damage there was to her car, as the weight of the tire/wheel combination, along with the velocity it was traveling, I'd thought it would have crushed a vehicle.
But then, the tire is made of rubber, so it did have some bounce to it.
@@charlesgallagher1376 sounds about right
@@bloqk16 maybe it hit the ground first and lost some of its power. Or maybe Snowball is one tuff cookie!
Love her attitude 😊
Roger Penske should buy the car and put it in the Museum...
AND BUY HER A NEW CAR!!!
@@randy4768 She is gonna buy plenty of cars once white people have to pay reparations..
you say she won't be back, then 5 seconds later she says shes comming back next year ... comon
That was bugging me to so I had to go back and listen again. It was just poorly written/executed. 1:05 the incredible Robin Mathews says she was “very emotional” and the reporter breaks in saying “not so emotional that she won’t be back” meaning that this wouldn’t keep her away, but it sure did sound confusing.
@@AwfullWaffle In my book she's a winner.
This is one of those stories that she and her family will tell for generations to come.
i think that race team should be either buying her a new car or covering the cost of repair.
So thankful no one was hurt 🙏🏼 hope IMS pays to get it fixed - that would be sweet
Honda should give her a new car 🙁
As opposed to Chevy, the other series sponsor and manufacturer of the car that was damaged?
Nice that's she's a real fan. Was worried that no one got hurt than her car.
I hope she got to keep the tire because that would be quite the conversation piece
I'd want the tire/brake/suspension lump that hit the car but also get the bodyshop to keep the hood, headlight, and fender so it can all be put together with the wheel.
She didn't. Firestone doesn't let their tires out of sight because the compounds and structure are company secrets.
@@SetsunaTheAngel Yeah, no one gets to keep a Firestone Indy tire. Ever. Remember when Randy Bernard was trying to cut a deal with another maker, and then Firestone played hardball, acting like supplying tires to the series might not happen because it wasn't a money maker" I sent a note to RB suggesting that if Firestone didn't want to do it because it was a loser, he should offer them a cash buyout for the tech and then have Hoosier or Conti make them to spec. Surprisingly, within 15 minutes, he replied and said he tried that already and Firestone said they would never license that tech to anyone, ever.
It had to be towed away because of the damage, I've hit a deer and caused more damage and still drove home.
She's getting the royal treatment because the track is class act and she was cool about the whole incident instead of going full blown Karen about it.
Did she get to keep the tire and maybe autographed by Josef Newgarden?
She's a classy lady, seeing that tire fly like that is incredibly scary too.
Had to be towed away? Drive that thing to the repair shop or first a film studio for a G.M. commercial! We love you SNOWBALL!!!
This story filled all the boxes for Indy news!
She is class act everyone can learn from that
Love her ❤️✝️🇺🇸
They should give her a new car
so awesome they gave her a brand new car.
also love her finish line dress.
I would have been honoured is that was my car haha. Cool to say you were apart of an Indy 500 crash.
(Knowing that everyone is okay)
That’s cool. Someone could have been hurt. Although those wheels are hooked to cables. The cable snapped. Thanks guys that was good of you. “Together we Stand”!!!!
Penske is getting her a new car.
She should get a lifetime free pass to the speedway 🏁🏎 Brand new car no doubt 💋🚙
The question I haven’t heard anyone ask is, why did the wheel become detached? It’s not supposed to do that. The wheels have a cable through the spindle that’s supposed to prevent this. All the humor aside, this could have been a tragedy. Imagine sitting there in the lower stands and getting a face full of Goodyear. I’ve sat in those sections before and a child getting injured or killed would’ve had an extremely profound impact on the sport. I hope that behind the scenes they are looking into how this happened and make changes to prevent it from happening again.
Trust me it will be checked out. The tethers work , but sometimes the force of the impact can cause it to fail. Luck or Divine Intervention( whatever you believe in) definitely was involved in keeping the wheel from injuring someone.
They say the entire assembly broke off, so the tether wasn’t a factor at all. A large part of the car (and wheel) simply broke off and flew off into a public area. Absolutely a catastrophic failure, but not much else could be done to prevent it with the current setups. Tether everything like a knitting project? 😂
@@Cheesecutter12three well if that case then there another point of failure that can be looked at. Thanks for the clarification.
@@ARUSApacecarHAMPTON I hope so! Snowball can’t take it for the team like that again.
@@Cheesecutter12three Everyone seems to be using the singular term "tether" but that is not true. There are three tethers that attach to the gearbox. Two run along the leading and trailing edges of the upper suspension arm, and one along the leading edge of the lower arm, to the hub assembly. The series completed an analysis of the system last year and increased the fiber count in the flexible portion by 60% and beefed up the mount on the tethers where they attach to the trans. Google "indycar tether stronger racer" and you will find a link to the article on Racer magazine with a nice drawing of the system.
Chevrolet should step in. Just saying
You're right but GM has the worst marketing department in the world
Did she get to keep the tire as well???
You mean she's not going to sue one gazillion dollars for 'emotional distress'?
I want to know - how did she get such a primo parking space?
Fortunately this year it was a good ending. 3 fans at the 1998 U.S 500 were not so lucky. Had this crash happened 20 feet further up the track, we might be talking about the end of American motorsports.
A wheel went into the stands before at the indy 500 and killed a fan!
There will never be an end to American Motorsports, There have been far worse things to happen in the past in motorsports and yet it continues. The sport is way safer than 20 years ago. Freak accidents simply just happen. Now stuff will be learned from this to prevent it happening again. Modifications will be made to parts so a tire can't fly like this as easily. I heard the tether that holds it to the car broke, so something should and most likely will be changed related to that
@@tylerhendrickson5184 Hey you go to the races at your own risks it dangerous, i've been going all my life and i'm in my 70's, but i think racing is the No 1 spectator sport across the country i know it used to be!
There has never been an incident where dozens of spectators were killed live on network television. This happening on an FCC regulated broadcast would be devastating to both voters and sponsors. Denying this is foolish.
@@jaedog53 But it's unlikely that a wheel would kill dozens of spectators. I remember a wheel flew into the stands at Daytona in 2013, it struck several people but there were no life threatening injuries.
The speedway should buy her a new car and put hers in the museum.
Where is the PR dept ?
That would be a great follow up story 😃
"Snowball" can be authenticated as being involved in an Indy 500 wreck, and someone will pay a premium to add that car and its story to their collection.
She deserves a new car!
I love watching the Indy 500 race !!! 😃👍🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎🏁🇺🇸
Damn, she got a good parking place.!!
Great dress she chose to wear that day.
Imagine the insurance claim.
So, how was your car damaged?
🙄
Id be taking that car home and putting it on the auction. Things gotta worth 10x what a normal Chevy Cruze would cost
How do you get a parking spot that close? ?
Money, probably reserved spot. I read a different comment saying she was in a suite. Which isn't cheap
@@tylerhendrickson5184 Or she knows somebody in IndyCar... My dad had connections with a craftsman truck team which somehow got us free access to a suite at Texas Motor Speedway when I was a kid
Hello? I need to report an accident to my car.
agent - what happened?
a tire at the Indy 500 smashed into it
agent - why were you driving in the Indy 500?
Penske ….give her a car and free tickets! What if it wasn’t a car? She’s a cool woman
that wheel flew not far from the stands & people...
They should fix her car and give her the pace car.
Hopefully she got to keep that tire
She had a real good parking stall!
I'll bet her seats next year are a lot better than the ones she had this year. I'm willing to be that Roger will have her VIP passes in his Suite.
I suppose nobody got a ticket for speeding...
She dressed for the event! Stuff it Ascot!!!! And she named her car Snowball. That's adorable. May Snowball come back and be allowed to be the pacecar next year!
No new car or fix?
poor snowball I hope she recovers looks very repairable tho
Risk is what makes racing exciting. I think on back side of tickets it says it's risky🙈
There's always one in every crowd, or in this case, comments section.
It's a wheel, not a tyre.
She needs to immediately get a lottery ticket, the only black person at the Indy 500 and her car was the only one together damaged 😂😅
The car wasn't that bad she drove it home.
Robin Mathews should be in the pace car next year.
Isn't this woman something else?
Hopefully she keeps the damaged parts. Most likely they're the only car parts to be hit outside the IMS by a tire that flew off a race car inside it.
Indy should have given her the pace car to drive home...now that would have been the topper on this story...
What a great fan!
I can't believe a tire could be that racist.
I wonder if anyone started a GoFundMe for snowball lol
Great outfit. Just glad no one was hurt.
They should have gifted her a new car!
I imagine that Doug boles and Roger Penske will either pay for the damage or buy her a new car
Didn't they tow Snowball to the Winner's Circle for some photo op's with owner Robin also.....?!?
Give her a new car.
What a race crashes lots of red flags restarts didn't know who was going to win and thankfully nobody injured with the freak tyre incident
Let's just make Her feel special..
too many reporters have too much botox! that top lip couldn't move if her life depended on it
what a miracle !
did Indy buy her a new car?
I would want the wheel and tire back
INDYCAR better review this so it doesn't happen again
If I was her I don't think I'd be back your luck eventually runs out and next year she could be actually getting hit by some debri.
For sale, Indy 500 race worn Chevy Cruise. Interesting trades also acceptable.
This is the new “ain’t nobody got time for that” moment. Just a shame the Cruze wasn’t removed from the gene pool. (Joking, but she now deserves a much better car after that!)
Someone needs to at least repair her car?
Just imagine if that tire hit a spectator in the head --- these races are just too damn dangerous!