Fernando Alonso crashed in the final hour of Thursday's practice session in a setback for his Indianapolis 500 venture.
Alonso crashed in Turn 4 when his Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet dipped onto the concrete portion of the apron at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and sent the Spaniard into the retaining wall. His damaged car rolled onto pit lane for an early end to his afternoon.
Alonso was sixth on the speed chart when he crashed. He ended up ninth for the day.
"It is just the way it is," Alonso said. "Fortunately it happened today and not on [race day].