Two spectators were injured by a stray tyre or tyre fragment which jumped the safety fence at the Newcastle 500 Supercars race on Saturday morning.
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The accident happened near Nobbys surf club after two vehicles in the V8 Ute series collided during qualifying shortly after 9am.
A witness said a tyre had bounced over the safety barrier and hit a man and a woman near the track.
The witness said both people were treated by paramedics and taken away in an ambulance.
The male spectator suffered a suspected broken leg, while the female is believed to have a minor ankle injury. Both patients were from Newcastle.
A spokesman for Supercars said the man and woman were taken to the track medical centre and were in good spirits.
He said the tyre dislodged from a competitor’s vehicle in the V8 Utes Series.