SCOTT Pye has had a lucky escape after a suspected brake failure sent him crashing into a wall at high speed during Supercars practice at the Ipswich SuperSprint.

Pye’s No. 17 slammed into the tyre barriers at the end of the back straight late in Saturday’s final practice session, reporting a brake failure.

Cars touch 250km/h before they hit the brakes at the end of the straight, Pye hitting the wall at over 200km/h.

“He came on (the radio) and said it was brake failure,” DJR Team Penske team principal Ryan Story told FOX SPORTS.

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“We’re having a look at it here, but we’ll talk to him as soon as he gets back. I’m just please he’s okay and I’m hope no-one got hurt with those tyres flying around there.

“We did change rear brake rotors (earlier), but until we talk to him and have a look at it it’s hard to say, but he reported brake failure and that’s all we have to go on at the moment.”

Pye clambered out of the battered car under his own steam and was taken to the track medical centre where he was cleared of any injuries.

“I had two distinct lockup moments,” he told FOX SPORTS. “But when I hit the pedal it went hard and then clicked and then went right down.”

“That’s a horrible feeling when that happens.”

Pye tried to pump the brake pedal again and luckily managed to find some braking force, allowing him to wash off some speed before the car left the tarmac.

“I think it was only front brakes, so it locked both front wheels and went straight on,” he explained.

“Just before I hit the wall I braced, took my hands off the wheel and copped it sweet.”

Pye’s DJR Team Penske crew are working quickly to try and repair his car in time to take its place on the grid for Race 16 later on Saturday afternoon.

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IN PICTURES: SCOTT PYE’S HEAD-ON CRASH

1 - With the brake pedal going to the floor, Pye pumps it and manages to lock the front tyres. Source: Supplied

2 - The No.17 Falcon skates over the gravel trap towards the tyre barrier. Source: Supplied

3 - Pye hits the barriers head on at an estimated 180km/h, riding up onto the wall and sending tyres flying everywhere. Source: Supplied