During the Bump Day session for the Indy 500, four drivers, including 2022 winner Marcus Ericsson, Graham Rahal, Katherine Legge, and rookie Nolan Siegel, competed for the last three spots. NBC confirms that Marcus Ericsson, who was the 2023 runner-up, made a significant error by slowing his car a lap early, mistakenly thinking the white flag was the checkered flag. This mental error has placed him in the elimination zone with around 35 minutes left in qualifying. The session has been dramatic, with Katherine Legge also experiencing a moment of tension.
2022 #Indy500 winner and 2023 runner-up Marcus Ericsson is currently in the elimination zone with around 35 minutes left in qualifying ... unreal. #Indy500 #BumpDay #IndyCar
NBC confirms it was a mental error for Ericsson. He thought the run was over...WOW. #Indy500 #BumpDay #IndyCar
Seems like Marcus Ericsson just made an incredible gaffe in slowing his car a lap early in last chance qualifying for the Indy 500. Wow. #Indy500
Legge with a moment! This has been such a dramatic session already...omg. #Indy500 #BumpDay #IndyCar
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MARCUS ERICSSON?! Listen to the radio after he finished his third lap of qualifying. 📺 : #Indy500 on NBC and Peacock https://t.co/LPKZN9MU7R
I've never seen anything like that. That was some Mark Martin Busch Series level chaos from Ericsson just then. 🤯 #Indy500
Did Ericsson just think the white flag was the checkered flag during his run and backed out of it? Oh no... #Indy500 #BumpDay #IndyCar
Time for the Bump Day session. Four drivers -- 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, Graham Rahal (who DNQ'd last year), Katherine Legge and teenage rookie Nolan Siegel -- going for the last three spots. One goes home. https://t.co/TJNmjS9EbT