Complex sentence: Even though the car lacked handling, it almost won the 1967 Indy 500 until it broke down with eight miles to go and crashed into the wall during qualifying at Indy in 1968.
Split into simpler sentences: Even though the car lacked handling, it almost won the 1967 Indy 500 until it broke down with eight miles to go. In 1968, the Turbine crashed into the wall during qualifying at Indy in 1968.