HOUSTON -- Four-time IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti was injured in a multicar accident near the end of Sunday's Grand Prix of Houston. 
 
 According to IndyCar medical director Dr. Michael Olinger, Franchitti was awake and alert at the scene. He was transported by ground to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, where it was determined he sustained a concussion, a spinal fracture that will not require surgery, and a fracture to his right ankle. He underwent surgery on the ankle. 
 
 Safety team members work to remove Dario Franchitti from his car after a crash during the second IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston on Sunday. AP Photo/Juan DeLeon 
 
 A considerable amount of debris from the crash, including a wheel and tire assembly, flew toward a spectator area near Turn 5 of the 1.7-mile temporary track that winds through Reliant Park. 
 
 Houston Fire Department spokesman Ruy Lozano said at least 13 people were treated for minor injuries, with two transported to Memorial Hermann. One of those transported was IndyCar timing and scoring worker Kim Tyger, whose injuries were called "very minor" by the sanctioning organization. 
 
 Franchitti was running in 11th place, four spots behind Takuma Sato, when Sato's car lost grip and slid on Lap 88 of 90. Several cars got past the Japanese driver, but he veered into the path of a fast-closing Franchitti, whose car was launched into the steel catch fence that lines the course. 
 
 The accident occurred at one of the fastest parts of the Houston course, on a blind right-hand bend that leads into a favored passing zone at Turn 6. 
 
 Franchitti's car shredded a large section of fencing as it spun airborne before landing on the track. E.J. Viso's car was also swept into the accident. 
 
 "He's talking," Franchitti team owner Chip Ganassi said in an interview with NBC Sports Network. "His ankle is a little sore and his back is a little sore. 
 
 "He's gonna take a trip to the hospital, that's for sure. But he's OK." 
 
 Target Chip Ganassi Racing said Monday that Franchitti will remain in Houston for a few days and then be taken to Indianapolis for further evaluation. The team also said Franchitti thanked his fans for their support. 
 
 The final two laps were run under caution, with Team Penske's Will Power earning the win over Franchitti teammate Scott Dixon. 
 
 Dixon's second-place finish gave him a 25-point lead in the IndyCar Series standings heading to the Oct. 19 season finale at Fontana, Calif. Helio Castroneves, who entered Sunday's race as the points leader, suffered gearbox problems and finished 23rd. 
 
 "I'm concerned for the fans," Dixon said of the wreck. "It looks like the fence took a pretty good hit there, and I hope nobody in the stands got hurt. 
 
 "It looked like [Franchitti] was moving around when I went by. I tried waving to him. He didn't wave back, but I'm sure he was focused on some other things there. All in all, I hope he's OK." 
 
 After driving through the crash scene at reduced speed behind the pace car on the final lap, Dixon said he was reminded to a lesser extent of Dan Wheldon's fatal crash two years ago at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 
 
 "It's the smells and the visuals," Dixon said. "You have the remnants of Vegas popping into your head, coming around the corner, and you can't drive through it because there's a field of debris. There was nowhere near the amount of damage that we saw a few years back, but seeing the replay, I think, was the big shock. 
 
 "When I was driving around, I didn't even look at the fence. To see Dario's car definitely brings home what we do each weekend and the difficulties that we can have out there. It's not a good sight to see, that's for sure." 
 
 Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ||||| Four-time IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti fractured two vertebrae, broke his right ankle and sustained a concussion when his car went airborne into a catch fence during the final lap of the Grand Prix of Houston on Sunday, with flying debris injuring 13 spectators and a series official. 
 
 Franchitti was transported to a hospital where the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner would be held overnight, and a series official was treated for minor injuries. 
 
 Houston Fire Department spokesman Ruy Lozano said 11 of the 13 injured fans were treated on site at Reliant Park. Lozano said two were taken to the hospital for treatment. 
 
 The accident occurred when Franchitti's car clipped the tire of the car driven by Takuma Sato when the two were coming out of Turn 5 at the Reliant Park race course. After Franchitti's car hit the fence, it landed back on the track. Also involved in the wreckage was E.J. Viso, whose car collided with Sato's car. 
 
 The accident brought an immediate caution flag and the race was halted with Power declared the winner. 
 
 Sato said his car clipped the wall before Franchitti's car collided with his. 
 
 "On the last lap I caught the marbles and brushed the wall and lost momentum," Sato said. "A couple cars passed me as I was off line and in Turn 5. I got very loose and Dario and I came together. Hopefully Dario is OK." 
 
 The accident in Turn 5 was reminiscent of Dan Wheldon's fatal 2011 crash at Las Vegas; in both cases, competitors had to drive through the wreckage. 
 
 
 
 It was a sobering moment for race winner Will Power, who broke his back in the Las Vegas crash, and Scott Dixon, who took control of the IndyCar championship race Sunday but passed by teammate Franchitti's car and waved in an attempt to get an update on his condition. 
 
 
 
 “The smells and the visuals, for me, and even talking to Will, you have the remnants of Vegas popping into your head with you coming around the corner and you can't drive through it because there's a field of debris,” Dixon said. “There was no near the amount of damage that we saw [in 2011], but seeing the replay was a big shock.” 
 
 Dixon will head to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for the series finale on Oct. 19 with a 25-point lead over Helio Castroneves, who surrendered first place in the standings when he finished 23rd after mechanical problems Sunday. 
 
 Wire service and Internet reports contributed to this story. 
 
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 Indianapolis 500 pole sitter Scott Dixon and former 500 champion Dario Franchitti were robbed by two teenagers at a Taco Bell drive-thru Sunday night, police said. 
 
 The drivers were waiting in the drive-thru line at Taco Bell, 3502 W. 16th St.,shortly after 9:40 p.m. Sunday when they were held up at gunpoint by two young males, according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department report. 
 
 The report lists Dixon's wife, Emma Davies-Dixon, as a victim of the incident, but she was not in the vehicle at the time. Her husband had her wallet, according to another IndyCar driver, Tony Kanaan. 
 
 When robbery detectives arrived at the scene, the officers viewed surveillance footage and noticed a suspicious vehicle had been on the property before the robbery. 
 
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 The vehicle drove off and the suspects came from the direction of the vehicle, police said. 
 
 "Officers on scene of the robbery informed other officers that were in the area of the suspected vehicle description," said an IMPD statement. "Nearly a half-hour later, officers located the vehicle in question and were able to stop the car." 
 
 Police said one of the suspects attempted to run but was caught by a K-9 officer. By the end of the incident, the two boys, ages 14 and 15, were taken into custody on suspicion of felony robbery. 
 
 One suspect was transported to the Marion County Holding at Eskenazi Hospital and the other was sent to the Juvenile Detention Center, police said. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will review the case and make a charging decision. 
 
 Dixon and Franchitti declined to comment Monday. 
 
 Dixon, who took the pole Sunday for the May 28 race, won the 500-Mile Race in 2008. Franchitti, a three-time 500 winner, retired from racing after a crash in 2013. 
 
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 Kanaan told reporters that Dixon was making a food run for a group of drivers. 
 
 "While they were ordering with their windows down, two guys approached at gunpoint," Kannan told reporters at the Speedway. "They held a gun at Dixon's head and asked him for his wallet and his phone. 
 
 "You don't expect that to happen, especially here." 
 
 There goes that Taco Bell sponsorship we were working on I guess. @scottdixon9@dariofranchitti@EmmaDaviesDixon — Chip Ganassi (@GanassiChip) May 22, 2017 
 
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– This year’s Indy 500 found its instant replay moment, and it looks like it could have come straight from a Michael Bay film. Driver Scott Dixon walked away Sunday from the nightmare crash captured in this video. (Replay starts about 47 seconds in.) It also can be seen in this tweeted video. The LA Times reports that the accident began when driver Jay Howard lost control of his vehicle a little more than a quarter into the 200-lap race. He collided with Dixon, whose car was sent flying through the air before smashing into an inner retaining wall. Though Dixon’s vehicle was demolished, both drivers survived the fiery accident and were released after a check-up at the track's medical center. Afterward, Dixon said he was “a little bit beaten up” and “glad everybody was OK," calling the incident "definitely a wild ride.” The race continued on, with Takuma Sato later becoming the first Japanese driver ever to finish first, reports the AP. Sato held off Helio Castroneves, who was going for his fourth Indy win.