Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro racing debut

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Keanu Reeves makes pro racing debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – video

Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro racing debut

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  • Reeves, 60, ran as high as 21st in Toyota GR Cup
  • Matrix star to run in second race on Sunday

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which The Matrix star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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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, signaling he was uninjured.

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

Reeves, who is 60 years old, is competing at Indianapolis in Toyota GR Cup, a Toyota spec-racing series and a support series for this weekend’s Indy 8 Hour sports car event. He has a second race Sunday.

Keanu Reeves drives during the GR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Keanu Reeves drives during the GR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. Photograph: Darron Cummings/AP

Reeves is driving the No 92 BRZRKR car – a reference to the graphic novel character he created – and is promoting a spin-off novel, The Book of Elsewhere. He is teammates 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.

This article was amended on 6 October 2024. A previous version incorrectly referred to The Book of Elsewhere as a graphic novel.

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