Franchitti hurt in Nationwide crash

The Scot hit the wall on lap 11 in turn three after a front tyre blew on his No. 40 Fastenal Dodge. His car then slid down the banking and was collected on the driver's side by the No. 91 car of Larry Gunselman.

"We were just trying real hard to slowly move to the back and stay out of trouble behind," said Gunselman. "I decided to go low and as everybody went up high, I went down low and was on the brakes hard.

"Unfortunately the 40 car came by in front of me and it was a pretty hard hit. I hope Dario's alright."

Franchitti was seen limping after getting out of his car as he tried to walk towards the ambulance trackside. He then sat on a stretcher, visibly feeling sore after the high-speed impact.

After being checked at the track's infield care center, Franchitti was sent to a local hospital for further observation. According to team officials, Franchitti's discomfort was coming from pain in one of his ankles.

The Ganassi driver had started the race from fourth place and was running among the top-15 when the incident happened.