David Malukas, Sting Ray Robb out of Freedom 250 after huge crash as Palou penalized
David Malukas and Sting Ray Robb were involved in the first major crash of the Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., with the resulting caution leading to a pitlane incident involving championship leader Alex Palou. On lap 35 of 147, Malukas, who had surrendered seventh place by pitting under an earlier caution, crashed heavily into the wall at Turn 7. Robb was following closely and had nowhere to go…
David Malukas and Sting Ray Robb collided heavily on lap 35 of the Freedom 250 race in Washington, D.C., setting off a caution period and subsequent pit lane incident involving championship leader Alex Palou. Malukas, who had dropped to seventh after pitting under an earlier caution, slammed into the wall at Turn 7 after Robb followed too closely.
Both drivers were taken to the medical center and released. Malukas expressed his apology to Robb, his team, and sponsors on FOX, acknowledging a recent poor run of form. The crash caused the first major pit stop sequence of the race, marking the third caution after two earlier yellows for debris. Alex Palou was penalized with a drive-through penalty following an incident with Mick Schumacher's pit crew during the mass pit stops.
The incident also led to a restart and another caution when Marcus Armstrong crashed inside Turn 5, ending Dutch driver Rinus VeeKay's race. Kyle Kirkwood led the race after diving around the outside of pole setter Alex Palou in Turn 1. He regained the lead on the restart on lap 51, passing Graham Rahal, Kyffin Simpson, Romain Grosjean, and VeeKay.
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