'I was in this turn': Author John Green tweets about Indianapolis 500 tire flying over crowd
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Author John Green took to Twitter after a crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway resulted in a tire flying over the crowd at the 2023 Indianapolis 500.
Green said he was in the crowd in Turn 2 — where Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood collided and Kirkwood's rear left tire bounced off.
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I was in this turn. Hugely relieved everyone appears to be ok. Watching a wheel fly over my friends at 150 miles per hour is not an experience I’m anxious to repeat. https://t.co/H39y269zKH
— John Green (@sportswithjohn) May 28, 2023
Green is a New York Times bestselling author, known for his books like "The Fault in Our Stars," "Paper Towns" and "Looking for Alaska." He's also a YouTuber who produces vlogs and the educational series "Crash Course."
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