Current:Home > NewsMannequin falls onto track during IndyCar Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park -PureWealth Academy
Mannequin falls onto track during IndyCar Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park
View
Date:2025-04-26 06:50:20
Well, you don't see that every day.
That was the thought of the IndyCar announcers on NBC, and likely by driver Santino Ferruci who drove by a mannequin that fell from a pedestrian bridge over the track during Lap 52 of the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix on Sunday.
According to the broadcast, Ferruci told his team that something had fallen from a bridge.
AL.com noted Barber Motorsports Park has "dozens of whimsical sculptures and mannequins scattered throughout" the grounds builder George Barber's sense of humor.
"Put her right over the middle of the track," Barber says in the AL.com story. "I want the drivers to be able to see her. They'll around that turn and think there's somebody hanging off the bridge."
The mannequin was referred to as "Georgina" on the broadcast. Indeed, you don't see that every day.
After the race, Scott McLaughlin, who won at Barber, was asked about seeing the mannequin on the side of the track.
"I was a little mad," McLaughlin said. "Then I realized that someone else had hit the fence. That wasn't what the yellow was for. I love the artistic stuff, but it probably doesn't need to be above the track to cause a yellow like that. It's probably what will change next year maybe. I don't know. I do love that part of this. It's unique. It's just a fun track. Yeah, if I lost to that, to a lady that fell off... I won't say anymore. It was a mannequin. It wasn't a real person."
McLaughlin also said he had seen the mannequin on the overpass before.
"I thought it was a matter of time," he said.
Here is the reaction to the incident.
veryGood! (7)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Stock market today: Asian shares slide after retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices skid
- Washington Post workers prepare for historic strike amid layoffs and contract negotiations
- Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial design
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- What grade do the Padres get on their Juan Soto trades?
- Powerful earthquake shakes South Pacific nation of Vanuatu; no tsunami threat
- White House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Air quality had gotten better in parts of the U.S. — but wildfire smoke is reversing those improvements, researchers say
Ranking
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Soda for your dog? Jones releases drink catered to canines (and 'adventurous' owners)
- Strikes on Gaza’s southern edge sow fear in one of the last areas to which people can flee
- Trevor Lawrence says he feels 'better than he would've thought' after ankle injury
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- NFL Week 14 odds: Moneylines, point spreads, over/under
- Taylor Swift opens up on Travis Kelce relationship, how she's 'been missing out' on football
- Climate activists pour mud and Nesquik on St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice
Recommendation
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Did you get a credit approval offer from Credit Karma? You could be owed money.
Twitch says it’s withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees
Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations
Travis Hunter, the 2
Which NFL teams are in jeopardy of falling out of playoff picture? Ranking from safe to sketchy
Best Holiday Gifts For Teachers That Will Score an A+
Turkish President Erdogan visits Greece in an effort to mend strained relations