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The Indycar driver Alexander Rossi is Indianapolis 500 He was racing towards the front of the pack, but it all ended with a blink of an eye.
On lap 73, Rossi’s vehicle began to leak liquid from the back. It was causing problems Alex Pau, He was right behind Rossi’s No. 20. Rossi was told that it would take a minute for the crew to figure out what was going on in his car.
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#20 ECR Java House Chevrolet driver Alexander Rossi sets a fire on pit road during his 109th run of the NTT IndyCar Series on May 25, 2025 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on the 109th run of the Indianapolis 500 NTT IndyCar Series. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Rossi was drawn into the pit box and his car was covered in flames. He rushed out of his cockpit as the officials came to put out the fire. Rossi got out of the car and threw his gloves on the ground.
Mike Miller, who fueled Rossi, still had a flame on him in the pits, so he had to attend as well. He seemed fine as the matter was being taken care of.
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A fire broke out while Ed Carpenter Racing Driver Alexander Rossi (20) was in the pits during his 109th run of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Doug McSchooler/for Indystar/USA Today Network Imaging Image)
“Thankfully, Mike is fine too. It’s always been awful and it’s a shame,” Rossi told Fox from his pitbox. “It was a very incredible race car and the team made great decision to stay there when the first split happened in strategy. Everything we did in the 20 Java House stands was great.
Rossi believed that the temperature in the gearbox began to rise as the race progressed, and that was at least one reason why his car was in flames.
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Rossi I won the race 2016. He came in fourth in 2024 and fifth in 2023 and 2022.
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