Alexander Rossi sees Indy 500 hopes go up in flames on pit road

Alexander Rossi sees Indy 500 hopes go up in flames on pit road

Rossi had fluid leak from the back of his vehicle

Alexander Rossi, driver of the #20 ECR Java House Chevrolet, leaves his car as it catches on fire on pit road during the NTT IndyCar Series109th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

A fire is put out while Ed Carpenter Racing driver Alexander Rossi (20) is in the pits Sunday, May 25, 2025, during the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

The former winners of the Indianapolis 500, top row, left to right, Alexander Rossi, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, and Marcus Ericsson, of Sweden, bottom row, Will Power, of Australia, Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, and Takuma Sato, of Japan, pose for a photo on the start/finish line before practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)