# GIF Recap: Rossi wins at Pocono after devastating crash takes out five drivers By [Dylan Coyle](https://twitter.com/dylanrcoyle) *WHIP Radio Assistant Sports Director Dylan Coyle reports from Pocono Raceway on the latest in the ABC Supply 500 weekend* --- The ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway was captivating in more ways than one. After a crash at the start, a terrible accident on the next restart, and some smart pit strategies, Alexander Rossi lapped all but three drivers en route to the second oval win of his career. Let's take a look at what happened. Right at the start of the race, Graham Rahal hit the back of Spencer Pigot's car. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-3d764CypV4chlZ0VZN   Rahal accelerated faster than the rest of the field. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-BCeHCdPV6RUrSlAFTC   Pigot smacked his rear wing into the wall. He was able to return to the race a few laps down. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-ul0qEGTgMVPr1PO42K   Check out the damage on Rahal's front wing. He received a drive-through penalty. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-etwLM0FfvRKM4um0JF   Then, one of the scariest wrecks in recent memory took place. Robert Wickens was violently rotated off the catchfence. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1mglF5NoazvDZgCDHY   James Hinchcliffe got out gingerly. X-rays on his hands came back negative. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1ykmEWThm4Se8sbDfR   Pietro Fittipaldi needed a breather. He was OK. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-fMAu5Ma95xZPTsCG0Y   Takuma Sato and Ryan Hunter-Reay were also involved but suffered no injuries. Look at the damage to the catchfence. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-uUwcQHdL1WHxoSEK9U   There was so much carnage. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1zhpXmeN0zvgKsi1Dn   Zach Veach got by. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-OSQnHYUKZpny31FYEQ   Scott Dixon just squeaked past Wickens. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-ZxVAdDb8JziqdG8eLO   Take a look at the crash from Hinchcliffe's helmet cam. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-jlrjilPLN3u0SxuQsx   Wickens ramped up Hunter-Reay's car. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-YVNiTBWlGdlo7r7aSM   Look at how well that car stayed intact. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-5C0EnAgwLfUa6n8l2x   Fittipaldi saw that he was going to hit Hinchcliffe, so he slammed the brakes. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-tJpZ5apJmlIbKEnFq8   This is at full speed. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-443u6FqWl49OHRB43g   Hunter-Reay's in-car camera was ripped off by Wickens' car. This was a close-call for Hunter-Reay. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-583ypQYw03PtWduEal   The track crew was at work to fix the fence. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-PpnJ07ZQ5SAa2oQaBz   Wickens was airlifted to the hospital. [Paul Tracy said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/paultracy3/status/1031357518327545857) that he has two broken ankles, a broken arm, and possibly a fractured vertebrae. He was awake and alert at the scene of the accident. Once the nearly-two-hour red flag ended, Sebastien Bourdais couldn't find his helmet. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-Bq68OIeXUv4B45BmNt   Here was the fixed fence. Bourdais wasn't impressed with the repair job. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1euns3CE6PaQsfY0kA   At 4:32 p.m., almost two-and-a-half hours after the race began, the first full green flag lap took place. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-5PhLTimmORhMBjpceZ   No one went two-wide in turn two. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1zKPk49h9GZzEybJJu   Rossi built a six-second lead quickly. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-ZgTAz63T5RZRyV7Tbh   He started flying away from everyone else, putting Max Chilton a lap down with a late move into turn one. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-8mqyq1YsNiBUB4RSkW   Putting Daly another lap down was a bit more simple. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1g37dZBoD5onTM7a9Z   Dixon pit early during the second pit cycle to get clean air and jumped to fourth-place. Marco Andretti did the same thing and actually passed Dixon for third. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-3d4Q68PaQArsflEufD   Will Power started to gain time on Rossi after traffic started to play a factor. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-TEXkIAbUObHeAZubgA   Andretti was the first driver to come in during the third pit cycle and had lots of clean air to work with. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-9u53l4WSKo5oBOWMEy   Rossi and Power came in on the same lap, but their pit stops were under under review by the stewards. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-7YCA5ENNXbrt7SaD1G   Power received a post-race fine and a warning for hitting another team's equipment. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-4WFE9QNpK0ER5FUcpg   Rossi came back out into traffic, and Ed Carpenter swept by him to get back on the lead lap. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-iAYuPqO1gWII1FuZOj   Rossi and Power were far in front, but Andretti, Dixon, Bourdais, Josef Newgarden, and Veach were within a few seconds of each other. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-2ihq61N76xQQgZ2pnr   Simon Pagenaud slowed Rossi up, allowing teammate Power to get within one second of Rossi. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-QNAD7itZP4pFlzPJA6   Andretti pit first during the fourth cycle, but a slow stop cost him positions. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-t8e3ms1XhPpHGkztsB   Rossi pit a lap before Power... https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-FsXoi6WfqSHpBXOaUy   ...And Power was able to take the lead after the cycle... https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-jViGlwY3HfTASwkaZB   ...But only for a couple laps. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1xNTboESN8jIfUyPxZ   Rossi lapped Newgarden, putting everyone except Power, Dixon, and Bourdais a lap down. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1gQykuOFui0X2CGhmw   Conor Daly hit the wall right in front of Rossi, but there was no caution. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-5h29ltfSFcQaGU8Mzi   On the final pit cycle, Power lost a lot of time on his entry and fell behind Rossi by six seconds. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-22QPkQYGNnbwCzELAp   Veach passed Andretti for sixth. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-kFkc5lTDGMfxnA4R9Y   Rossi caught up to Bourdais late in the race, but he didn't plan to make a move on him. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-1gSTckgdGbJ80zaPQp   Rossi dominated all day, winning the race after leading 180 of 200 laps. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-SI8DWp34NayrXYM4F7   Time for a celly. https://giphy.com/gifs/indycar-pocono-robert-wickens-4NcTsUELVaCsVSjAhP   Rossi is now 29 points behind Dixon in the championship. IndyCar travels to Gateway this coming Saturday for the third-to-last race of the season. --- ***This article was written, researched, and published by WHIP Radio Assistant Sports Director Dylan Coyle. If you wish to interact with Dylan, you can reach him on Twitter at [@DylanRCoyle](http://twitter.com/dylanrcoyle).***  *Photo: Chris Owens*