Indianapolis 500 testing takes flight as Romain Grosjean inadvertently hits bird during early run

Romain Grosjean's first Indianapolis 500 test session took flight quickly Tuesday. As he navigated a 200-plus mph lap through the third turn on the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.5-mile oval, Grosjean's No. 18 Honda clipped a bird — not far from the 12th green of the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course where the goal is to make birdies. Grosjean, left with no choice at such a high speed, did the only thing he could.

By MICHAEL MAROT