According to Herta, Ferrucci jumped him in line with several cars stacked up near the alternate start-finish line, waiting to create gaps for an ideal, unencumbered lap. After weaving down the straight,

Ferrucci went on to complain about Kirkwood's teammate Colton Herta who he had a separate run-in during the practice session, referring to Herta as Kirkwood's 'little boyfriend teammate,' sprinkling in a microaggression for the start of Pride Month.