INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood star made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reeves spun into the grass without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 a little more than halfway through . He re-entered and continued driving, signaling he was uninjured.
Reeves, who qualified 31st out of the 35 cars, ran as high as 21st and successfully avoided a first lap crash in Turn 14. Reeves finished 25th. Reeves, who is 60 years old, is competing at Indianapolis in Toyota GR Cup, a Toyota spec-racing series and a support series for this weekend’s Indy 8 Hour sports car event.
He has a second race Sunday. Related Articles Reeves is driving the No. 92 BRZRKR car, which is promoting his graphic novel “The Book of Elsewhere.
” He is teammates with Cody Jones from .” Reeves has previous racing experience as a former participant in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in the celebrity race. Reeves won the event in 2009.
He is scheduled to attend a 30th anniversary screening of “Speed” on Tuesday in Los Angeles alongside his co-star Sandra Bullock..
