Team Penske's top IndyCar Series performer feared the worst.
Scott McLaughlin, on his way to the first of three victories in 2024, thought he witnessed a grave injury take place as he raced toward one of the walkover bridges at Barber Motorsports Park. To his alarm and amazement, a fan fell hard and crashed down next to the racing surface,
"I was in the zone," McLaughlin told ESPN. "But I was like, 'What, someone's fallen off the bridge?' So I radioed in and said it again. 'Someone's fallen off the bridge.' And then I was like, 'Oh, s---.