Dario Franchitti Taken to Hospital in Houston After Crash in IndyCar Race (+Video)

October 6, 2013 Updated: July 18, 2015

Dario Franchitti has been taken to a hospital in Houston on Sunday after a crash in the IndyCar race.

Franchitti, a three-time Indianapolis 500 champion, was clipped by Takuma Sato before his car flipped, reported ABC.

The car then landed upright.

Franchitti was awake and alert a few minutes after the crash.

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