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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Alexander Rossi's Indy 500 car catches fire in pit at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi saw his Indianapolis 500 run end Sunday afternoon when his car went up in flames on pit row. Rossi was unsure what exactly happened to start the fire, citing a possible fuel coil. Advertisement "That's what is so painful about this place. You have to do everything right," Rossi said. Alexander Rossi's Indy 500 car catches fire at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chris Sims is a digital producer at IndyStar. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indy 500 live race results: Alexander Rossi's car catches fire in pit
Fox News
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox News
Alexander Rossi sees Indy 500 hopes go up in flames on pit road
IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi was having an incredible day at the Indianapolis 500 as he was competing toward the front of the pack, but it all ended in the blink of an eye. On Lap 73, Rossi's vehicle began to leak fluid from the back. It was causing problems for Alex Palou, who was immediately behind Rossi's No. 20. Rossi entered the pits and was told the crew would take a minute to figure out what was going on with his car. Rossi pulled into his pit box, and his car was covered in flames. He rushed out of his cockpit as officials came over to extinguish the fire. Rossi got out of the car and threw his gloves down to the ground. Rossi's fueler Mike Miller needed to be attended to as well, as he still had flames on him in the pits. He appeared to be OK as the issue was being taken care of. "Thankfully Mike's OK too. It's always a terrible situation and it's so disappointing," Rossi told FOX from his pit box. "That was such a phenomenal racecar, and the team made a great decision to stay out there when that first split happened with the strategy, and everything we were doing on the 20 Java House stand was awesome. That's what's so painful about this day is you got to have so many things go right. It's just disappointing because it's another opportunity gone." Rossi said the gearbox's temperature started to increase as the race went on, and he believed that was at least one of the reasons why his vehicle went up in flames. Rossi won the race in 2016. He finished fourth in 2024 and fifth in 2023 and 2022. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Indianapolis Star
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Alexander Rossi's Indy 500 car catches fire in pit at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi saw his Indianapolis 500 run end Sunday afternoon when his car went up in flames on pit row. Rossi was unsure what exactly happened to start the fire, citing a possible fuel coil. "That's what is so painful about this place. You have to do everything right," Rossi said.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Indy 500 fire: Alexander Rossi's car bursts into flames in pit; what went wrong?
Alexander Rossi's strong bid to win a second Indy 500 is seemingly over due to a mechanical issue that resulted in a fire after Rossi had pitted to address the issue. More details awaited
Fox News
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox News
Scott McLaughlin's Indy 500 hopes dashed as he crashes before green flag waves
Scott McLaughlin's Indianapolis 500 was finished before the race went green. McLaughlin and the rest of the field were doing pace laps to get ready for the green flag. McLaughlin was warming up his tires on the front straightaway when his vehicle slipped, and he hit the wall. The No. 3 came to a rest, and McLaughlin was in disbelief. The FOX Sports broadcast showed McLaughlin out of his vehicle with his head in his hands. His race team told broadcaster Jamie Little there was no way to repair the car to try to get it running for when the race would go to full speed. The race had already been delayed for nearly an hour as drops of rain fell just as the event was about to get underway. The moment became one of the odder moments seen at the Indy 500 in recent memory. "I really have no idea what happened," he told Little coming out of the infield care center. "Just really upset for my team. They built me a fantastic car again. I'm really sorry to my sponsors, to my fans, my family. I don't know what happened. "I can't believe we're out of the race. I had so much hope today. Yeah, probably the worst moment of my life." McLaughlin was set to start in 10th place on the fourth row outside of Conor Daly. Alexander Rossi was on the other side of Daly. He had a tough week ahead of the Indy 500 as he was one of the drivers who suffered scary crashes during practice. McLaughlin finished sixth at the Indianapolis 500 last season – it was the best finish of his career. Sunday represented the worst finish of his career at the race. This season, McLaughlin had three top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
