From Erica herself.
"Let me be the first to half way confirm this. Words were thrown but we get harassed every year by two spots of fans in the Indy grandstands. Grown adults screaming “f*** you, fat b*tch”, etc. My team and guys can only take it so much before they say something back because we are family. I got into a small altercation with a woman who had been absolutely loud and terrible to us all weekend and after the semi final round loss, I gave in after a ton of screaming at me flipping me off. The words she threw at us were much worse than my much anticipated (by her) rebuttal. Yes, we are professionals and shouldn’t let this stuff bother us, but we are humans, y’all. We have feelings. We can hear your insults you scream from behind the fence. We are passionate and stick up for the team and family we love."
I was right - it was another woman that really set her off.
I totally agree with another post - those folks yelling anything profanity should have been escorted out (but not banned for life, they didn't commit a capital offense or anything ) and also stand by my belief that a true pro IGNORES that chatter, vulgar or otherwise. "Passionate" doesn't have to mean unprofessional, and for someone who throws out foul language at will, herself to claim "oh I'm so offended by the language" doesn't cut it. Ignore those people and live a good life (and win races), that's the best "revenge" of all. Better yet, point and laugh at them.