Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS (AP):

HOLLYWOOD STAR Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut yesterday in an event in which ‘The Matrix’ star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Reeves spun into the grass without a collision on the exit of turn nine a little more than halfway through the 45-minute race. He re-entered and continued driving, signalling he was uninjured.

Reeves, who qualified 31st out of the 35 cars, ran as high as 21st and successfully avoided a first lap crash on turn 14. Reeves finished 25th.

Reeves, who is 60 years old, is competing at Indianapolis in the Toyota GR Cup, a Toyota spec-racing series and a support series for this weekend’s Indy eight-hour sports car event. He has a second race today.

Reeves is driving the number-92 BRZRKR car, which is promoting his graphic novel The Book of Elsewhere. He is teammate with Cody Jones from ‘Dude Perfect’.

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.