World-record jump at Indy goes off without hitch
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tanner Foust set a new world record by jumping 332 feet in a Pro 2 truck Sunday at the Indianapolis 500.
Foust is a professional stunt driver whose identity was kept secret until after the stunt was completed.
He rolled down a bright orange ramp replicating the Hot Wheels' V-Drop.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The stunt took place in the fourth turn of the 2.5-mile oval track. Foust broke Johnny Greaves' previous world mark of 301 feet for a four-wheel vehicle.
The 37-year-old Foust and others spent months practicing the jump.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tanner Faust set a new world record by jumping 332 feet in a Pro 2 truck Sunday at the Indianapolis 500.
Faust is a professional stunt driver whose identity was kept secret until after the stunt was completed.
He rolled down a bright orange ramp replicating the Hot Wheels' V-Drop.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The stunt took place in the fourth turn of the 2.5-mile oval track. Faust broke Johnny Greaves' previous world mark of 301 feet for a four-wheel vehicle.
The 37-year-old Faust and others spent months practicing the jump.
(This version CORRECTS spelling of stuntman to Foust.)