Fernando Alonso was the star attraction of the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, despite failing to finish owing to an engine failure in the back of his No. 29 McLaren Honda Andretti entry while running in the top-10.
Alonso was named Sunoco Rookie of the Year for his efforts, although he only finished 24th, and Ed Jones finished third for Dale Coyne Racing.
During tonight’s Rainguard Water Sealers 600 from Texas Motor Speedway, Alonso called into the NBCSN broadcast to speak with the booth of Kevin Lee, Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy.
Asked by Lee about his future - both Alonso’s and Honda’s futures with McLaren are murky at best at the moment - Alonso didn’t say no when asked if he would consider IndyCar full-time.
“Why not? I’m very open to anything. I don’t have a pure answer right now,” Alonso said.
You can see Canadian Grand Prix coverage from 2 p.m. ET on NBC on Sunday.