{"id":277312,"date":"2025-05-25T19:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/alexander-rossi-rages-in-pitlane-as-indy-500-ends-with-car-on-fire\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:17","slug":"alexander-rossi-rages-in-pitlane-as-indy-500-ends-with-car-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/alexander-rossi-rages-in-pitlane-as-indy-500-ends-with-car-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Rossi rages in pitlane as Indy 500 ends with car on fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4931051\" data-slug-id=\"2532669\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ed Carpenter Racing star Alexander Rossi retired from the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/indy-500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Indy 500<\/a> after the #20 ECR started smoking and caught on fire in the pit lane. The former Indy 500 winner was furious as his run at the 109th Indianapolis 500 came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Rossi was running in the lead of the 2025 Indianapolis 500 after Marco Andretti crashed in the opening lap of the race. The three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/ed-carpenter-racing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ECR<\/a> entries decided not to pit during the caution and were 1-2-3.<\/p>\n<p>However, on Lap 72, the #20 ECR of Rossi started smoking out of the back as the 33-year-old ran inside the Top 10. Alexander Rossi&#8217;s IndyCar also started leaking fluid out of the rear as Alex Palou\u2019s #10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/chip-ganassi-racing-indycar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">CGR<\/a> was spotted covered in fluid as the Spaniard followed the ECR.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Rossi was then informed by the pit box to pit so that the team could have a look at the problem. As the team serviced the car, a couple of technicians looked into the rear of the car to inspect what was causing the issue. As the fuel line was disconnected after the pitstop, the car caught on fire.<\/p>\n<p>One of the crew members also caught on fire, but didn&#8217;t get injured courtesy of the fire suit. As soon as the car caught on fire, Rossi jumped out of the car and raged in anger. The ECR driver was furious, took off his gloves, and threw them away. The 33-year-old later revealed that it was an issue with the gearbox.<\/p>\n<p>Rossi&#8217;s #20 ECR also faced an issue on Carb Day when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/indycar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">IndyCar<\/a> faced a fuel pump issue, which had to be replaced before the race on Sunday (May 25). The 33-year-old won the iconic race in 2016 when he crossed the line in P1 as he ran out of fuel.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alexander Rossi reflects on the 2025 Indy 500 adversity <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alexander Rossi had a great car and was running with the lead pack as his car let him down, and hence, the American was furious. The 33-year-old was on the alternate strategy and could&#8217;ve been in for the race win depending on how things turned out.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for him, he wasn&#8217;t able to make it to the halfway mark and retired on Lap 74. The ECR driver spoke with FOX after the fire incident and shared his thoughts as he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt&#8217;s always a terrible situation and it&#8217;s so disappointing like that was such a phenomenal race car. The team made a great decision to stay out there when the first split happened with the strategy and everything was great in the #20 Java House stand was awesome.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat&#8217;s what&#8217;s so painful about this place, is you have to have so many things go right. Just disappointing. Another opportunity gone, but the way it goes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rossi detailed that the gearbox temperature was through the roof and that it was possibly leaking oil. 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