Mannequin falls onto race course at Barber Motorsports: ‘You’ve gotta be kidding me’

Drivers at Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama IndyCar Grand Prix probably got a shock, thanks to the unexpected appearance of a mannequin within inches of the track.

“Georgina,” a mannequin formerly attached to a bridge at Barber, came untied and fell to the ground, triggering a caution in lap 52 of the race, according to Road & Track.

“Not a real person, we need to point out right away,” announcers for the race pointed out. “This is part of the eccentric part of what populates Barber Motorsports Park.”

“You gotta be kidding me,” said one announcer.

Georgina has been a longtime fixture at the park, dangling over the course as though hanging from the bottom of the bridge.

In 2017, park creator George Barber told INDYCAR that Georgina “likes the view from bridge and she’s decided that she’s going to stay there until one of these drivers slows down enough for her to drop right down into the cockpit with him. She’s a real attractive southern lady.”