Column: Rossi ends season with a win, eyes on IndyCar
FILE - Third place finisher Alexander Rossi poses after the IndyCar Series auto race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Lexington, Ohio. Rossi closed out his 2021 racing season with a class victory in the off-road Baja 1000 to bookend his year with big wins. But his eyes are on the upcoming IndyCar season and the final year of his contract with Andretti Autosport. Rossi has not won an IndyCar race since 2019. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

FILE - Third place finisher Alexander Rossi poses after the IndyCar Series auto race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Lexington, Ohio. Rossi closed out his 2021 racing season with a class victory in the off-road Baja 1000 to bookend his year with big wins. But his eyes are on the upcoming IndyCar season and the final year of his contract with Andretti Autosport. Rossi has not won an IndyCar race since 2019. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Nov. 22, 2021 09:31 AM EST
FILE - Alexander Rossi waits before practice for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto racing doubleheader on Belle Isle in Detroit, Friday, June 11, 2021. Rossi closed out his 2021 racing season with a class victory in the off-road Baja 1000 to bookend his year with big wins. But his eyes are on the upcoming IndyCar season and the final year of his contract with Andretti Autosport. Rossi has not won an IndyCar race since 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

FILE - Alexander Rossi waits before practice for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto racing doubleheader on Belle Isle in Detroit, Friday, June 11, 2021. Rossi closed out his 2021 racing season with a class victory in the off-road Baja 1000 to bookend his year with big wins. But his eyes are on the upcoming IndyCar season and the final year of his contract with Andretti Autosport. Rossi has not won an IndyCar race since 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Nov. 22, 2021 09:32 AM EST