Scott McLaughlin crashed badly in practice to abru🧔ptly end his hopes of claiming pole position for the Indy 500.

McLaughlin was sent airborne as he wrecked his Team Penske car oꦕn Sunday afternoon, in the session prior to the second day of qualifying.

McLaughlin had qualified𓄧 inside the top 12 on Saturday so progressed into Sunday’s running to deci༺de pole.

But he spun a👍t Indianapolis Motor Speedway, putting both hands on his helmet to brace for impact, before smashing into the Turn 2 wall.

Team Penske said they’d start the Indy 500 from 12th and not run in꧑ qualifying on Sunday.

McLaughlin visited the medical centre but was🍃 unscathed.

“I'm OK, I'm just really, really, really, really, really sorry for ev🐼eryone at Team Penske," McLaughlin said.

“Itಌ was talking to me and I sort of felt it, and I probably should have backe☂d out.

“🐬But you're trying to complete a run to see what it feels like and was it worth the risk?

“Probably wasn't. I'm incredibly sad.”

He also said: “They can build a😼 new car for me, but I'm just really gutted more than aꦍnything.

“It's hard to take, l𒈔ike you wish it was ﷽for something, but it was for nothing, right? In practice.”

McLaughlin insisted he go🐼t out of his car a🧔s quickly as possible to alleviate his wife’s fears.

Marcus Armstrong and Colton Herta alsღo crashed badly this weekendಌ in Indianapolis.