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VIDEO: Castroneves escapes unhurt from scary pit crash

Helio Castroneves has avoided serious injury after almost being struck in the head by the airborne IndyCar of Alexander Rossi following a collision in the pit-lane at Pocono. The incident occurred when Indy 500 winner Rossi was released from his pit box and made contact with Charlie Kimball as he was coming in for his stop. Causing Rossi's Team Penske car to get airborne, he would proceed to clatter into team-mate Castroneves as he came out of his pit box. Glancing the Brazilian's helmet, despite the potential seriousness of the incident – which can be viewed below - Castroneves insists it looked worse than it was. "I was more protected than it looked," he said. "IndyCar...
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