Drink Wisconsinbly: Santino Ferrucci celebrates podium at Road America with fan's beer
It was hot in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday. And Santino Ferrucci had earned a beer.
Ferrucci finished third in Sunday's Xpel Grand Prix at Road America, but like many drivers, his car ran out of fuel before he could get back to pit road.
A fan helped out by throwing a beer to him a catch fence. The 27-year-old made a nice grab and promptly chugged the beer.
Ferrucci has put up a lot of strong results recently for A.J. Foyt Racing: This was his fourth top 5 in a row, and he finished second at Detroit.
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