'First real one without any snakes': Alexander Rossi discusses Indy 500 practice
Critters invade sports facilities all the time. Dogs on a soccer field. Squirrels on a football field. Bats in a basketball arena.
Here's something new for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: a snake in Turn 1.
Alexander Rossi said his first simulated Indy 500 qualifying run on Friday was aborted because he saw a snake on the track. He said at first glance, it looked like a drive shaft dropped from another car.
"Then I hit it, and nothing bad happened, so I kept going," Rossi said.
Rossi got in a full simulated qualifying run at 232.916 mph: "First real one without any snakes, so that's nice."
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Tired: Snakes on a Plane
Wired: Snakes in Turn 1 🤣
📺: #Indy500 practice on Peacock pic.twitter.com/DOl7kkaa1e— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 17, 2024
If there was any doubt to the fate of the snake, Scott McLaughlin decided things.
First Georgina, now a snake.
This #INDYCAR season is something else.
📺: #Indy500 practice on Peacock pic.twitter.com/VMhb2udIsw— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 17, 2024
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Snake gets on Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Indy 500 practice
