>> pelle >> pelley: a lot of fans are asking why so many cars have crashed during practice for next sunday's indy 500. today james hinchcliffe hit a wall and spun around. he was rushed to the hospital and had surgery on his left thigh. that makes five crashes in the last week. in most, the car went airborne. the car designs were tweaked before this season to increase speed, but yesterday the race organizers ordered the teams to cut the power slightly.