Boles also arranged a ride home for Matthews, the outlet reported. Matthew's car getting hit wasn't the end of her time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Īfter the race, WTHR reported Matthews was invited by Doug Boles, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president, to take photos on the race track, and even let her kiss the bricks. Owner of car hit by tire gets to kiss the bricks Something we can replace,' Matthews said.

Matthews, who said she’s attended several Indy 500s in her life, walks away with a remarkable, if admittedly somewhat unwanted, story. Matthew's car suffered damage on its front left side near the headlight. Ind圜ar confirmed one person was transported to the infield care center after being struck by debris not from the tire during the crash. Matthews added she was grateful no one was seriously injured from the tire. “I came down and they said ‘Robin, it’s your car!’ I thought, ‘No.’ I thought somebody was pranking me. “I didn’t see it come down,” Matthews told Indy Star.

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