The suspect, Jeffrey Thomas, then 22, of West Seneca, was
slowed by a fence and fired a shot that struck Hassett below the knee.
1:31 p.m. — The first crash of the race came on Lap 53, when polesitter Scott Dixon was hit
by the
slowing car of Jay Howard, leading to a huge crash that saw the former car flip through the air, damage the safety
fence and bounce off the barrier.