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Dad's brutal sledge for his superstar son after 31 months apart in the Indianapolis 500:

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Indianapolis 500: Dad's brutal sledge for superstar son after 31 months apart Image Source Seeing his son for the first time in 31 months, Wayne McLaughlin was surprised to see how much weight he had shed.In late 2020, Scott McLaughlin left Australia and New Zealand for the United States to pursue a career as an IndyCar driver due to pandemic restrictions.Monday marked the 14th time that his parents had been able to leave New Zealand to watch their son compete in the Indianapolis 500 . (AEST). Image Source McLaughlin claims maiden IndyCar race  'We were devastated,' says Wayne McLaughlin. There were no goodbyes, Diane said. "And now he's moving to America and going into a category that is the best in the world and we couldn't be there and we've been with him since this started when he was just a kid," Wayne continued. IndyCar rookie season required waking at 4am, relying on McLaughlin's wife Karly to keep them updated during a race weekend, and a l...