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Scott McLaughlin experienced one of the 500 most difficult moments in Indianapolis on Sunday.
The drivers were ordered to start their engines and were out of the head of the race to prepare to run while rain stains delayed the race for almost an hour. McLaughlin and others warmed their tires to prepare to go green.
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The Penske Scott McLaughlin Penske McLaughlin team pilot reacts after turning in the first round on a rhythm round during the 109th Indianapolis 500 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 25, 2025. (Doug McSchooler-USA Network Today via Imagn Images)
While McLaughlin was driving in turn 1, his vehicle lost adhesion during a fraction of a second and he started to turn. He hit the wall, damaging his vehicle and finally cost him his day.
“We have another race next week, but this race is everything for us,” he told Fox Sports after the end of the race. “I didn’t even see the green flag.
“My heart is broken. Not good.”
He also expressed his lament in a post on X.
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“I never wish this feeling about my worst enemy.”
It was the worst finish of McLaughlin in Indy 500. It was sixth last year and had a certain hope in the event that he could make an incredible upheaval despite a scary training accident. He had to start the race in 10th.
The Penske Scott McLaughlin Penske Scott team pilot, n ° 3, slides on the track after hitting the wall on Sunday May 25, 2025 during the 109th Indianapolis 500 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (Grace Hollars / Indystar / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Everything came out through the window before the race even really starts.
“I really have no idea what happened,” he told Jamie Little of Fox Sports when leaving the interior care center. “I am really upset for my team. They still built a fantastic car to me. I’m really sorry for my sponsors, for my fans, my family. I don’t know what happened.
“I cannot believe that we came out of the race. I had so much hope today. Yes, probably the worst moment of my life.”
Scott McLaughlin, in New Zealand, is waiting for the start of the Indianapolis 500 car training at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (APPO / Michael Conroy)
McLaughlin is seventh in the Indycar classification.
