Why did the mother duck and four ducklings cross the IndyCar racetrack full of giant hunks of metal traveling at tremendous velocity? We have no idea, but we’re glad they came out alright.

The video above was taken during practice rounds for this weekend’s IndyCar race at Belle Isle. As you’ll see, there were some pretty narrow misses between duckling and racecar. Eventually, however, race officials were able to stop the cars, and the family of ducks was escorted from the premises.

What could have been a very sad moment indeed instead becomes an incredibly cute sportsvideo. Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think in the comments.

Homepage image courtesy Flickr, Tristan Schmurr