Scott McLaughlin had just posted a track qualifying record at Iowa Speedway Saturday, when IndyCar on NBC reporter Dillon Welch found him on pit road for an interview.
Motorsports fans have seen this type of interview countless times, but this one had a twist.
“What is your car doing so much better than your teammate’s that has allowed you to be so fast?” Welch asked.
“Are we live?” McLaughlin asked, staring at Welch, then turning to stare directly at the camera for several seconds.
Yeah,” Welch responded.
“We’re live?” McLaughlin said.
“Yeah,” Welch assured him.
Knowing the camera was, in fact, live, McLaughlin got on with his interview.
Scott McLaughlin really broke the fourth wall in his interview with Dillon Welch. 😆 pic.twitter.com/2Od6bpjqDe
— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) July 13, 2024
Well, it definitely wasn’t your typical “How were you so fast on that lap?” post-qualifying interview. Fans loved McLaughlin’s deer-in-the-headlights moment.
Hello @smclaughlin93 we are live 😂😂 https://t.co/Omn0df57rp
— SpeedFreaks (@SpeedFreaks) July 13, 2024
Scott, please stop staring into my soul. #IndyCar https://t.co/sPYG9OshRr
— Nick DeGroot (@ndegroot89) July 13, 2024
Alright @smclaughlin93…which driver put you up to this? 🤣 https://t.co/BbjWuCzVa0
— Korey Long (@KoreyL_ME28) July 13, 2024
His lap was so fast that his mind had some delay to catch up with the present. 🤣
— Coronas de Laurel (@CoronasLaurelF1) July 13, 2024
this is me when they wake me up after i fell asleep in class https://t.co/rYLjzgLvVU
— katrin on tour (@ilottofhope) July 13, 2024
I cant stop watching this. https://t.co/v1AkPAqWle
— D.J. (@Indycardj32) July 13, 2024
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