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GMR Grand Prix 2022 Qualifying Results

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INDIANAPOLIS – Qualifying Friday for the GMR Grand Prix NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, engine, time, and speed in parentheses:

1. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, 01:09.7664 (125.854 mph)
2. (10) Alex Palou, Honda, 01:09.8090 (125.777)
3. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 01:09.8343 (125.732)
4. (20) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 01:09.9063 (125.602)
5. (5) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 01:10.0546 (125.337)
6. (7) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 01:10.0605 (125.326)
7. (77) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 01:09.6530 (126.059)
8. (30) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 01:09.6594 (126.048)
9. (45) Jack Harvey, Honda, 01:09.6899 (125.992)
10. (28) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 01:09.7100 (125.956)
11. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 01:09.7847 (125.821)
12. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 01:10.2950 (124.908)
13. (51) Takuma Sato, Honda, 01:09.8239 (125.751)
14. (26) Colton Herta, Honda, 01:09.8527 (125.699)
15. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 01:09.9550 (125.515)
16. (27) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 01:09.9178 (125.582)
17. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 01:10.1306 (125.201)
18. (8) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 01:09.9294 (125.561)
19. (06) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 01:10.1417 (125.181)
20. (60) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 01:09.9717 (125.485)
21. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, 01:10.1694 (125.131)
22. (14) Kyle Kirkwood, Chevrolet, 01:10.1954 (125.085)
23. (6) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 01:10.7610 (124.085)
24. (18) David Malukas, Honda, 01:10.4755 (124.588)
25. (11) Tatiana Calderon, Chevrolet, 01:11.0020 (123.664)
26. (4) Dalton Kellett, Chevrolet, 01:10.7187 (124.160)
27. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Honda, 01:11.4599 (122.872)

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach 2022 Race Results

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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Results from Sunday of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 1.968-mile Streets of Long Beach, with the order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed, and reason out (if any):

1. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 85, Running
2. (6) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 85, Running
3. (3) Alex Palou, Honda, 85, Running
4. (7) Will Power, Chevrolet, 85, Running
5. (11) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 85, Running
6. (16) Scott Dixon, Honda, 85, Running
7. (13) Graham Rahal, Honda, 85, Running
8. (5) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 85, Running
9. (14) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 85, Running
10. (12) Kyle Kirkwood, Chevrolet, 85, Running
11. (4) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 85, Running
12. (17) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 85, Running
13. (15) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 85, Running
14. (9) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 85, Running
15. (20) Jack Harvey, Honda, 85, Running
16. (26) Tatiana Calderon, Chevrolet, 84, Running
17. (22) Takuma Sato, Honda, 83, Contact
18. (19) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 83, Running
19. (10) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 81, Running
20. (25) Jimmie Johnson, Honda, 73, Contact
21. (18) David Malukas, Honda, 72, Contact
22. (8) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 66, Contact
23. (1) Colton Herta, Honda, 55, Contact
24. (21) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 55, Contact
25. (23) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 35, Contact
26. (24) Dalton Kellett, Chevrolet, 5, Contact

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach 2022 Race Statistics

  • Winner’s average speed: 93.977 mph
  • Time of Race: 1:46:48.0102
  • Margin of victory: Under caution
  • Cautions: 4 for 14 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5 among 5 drivers
  • Lap Leaders:
    • Colton Herta, Laps 1 – 28
    • Josef Newgarden, Lap 29
    • Will Power, Laps 30 – 31
    • Devlin DeFrancesco, Lap 32
    • Alex Palou, Laps 33 – 54
    • Josef Newgarden, Laps 55 – 85

2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Point Standings as of April 10th

  1. Josef Newgarden, 118 points
  2. Scott McLaughlin, 113 points
  3. Alex Palou, 103 points
  4. Will Power, 102 points
  5. Scott Dixon, 83 points
  6. Romain Grosjean, 75 points
  7. Rinus VeeKay, 67 points
  8. Marcus Ericsson, 66 points
  9. Pato O’Ward, 63 points
  10. Graham Rahal, 60 points

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach 2022 Qualifying Results

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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Qualifying Saturday for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 1.968-mile(s) Streets of Long Beach, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, engine, time, and speed in parentheses:

1. (26) Colton Herta, Honda, 01:05.3095 (108.480 mph)
2. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 01:05.7550 (107.745)
3. (10) Alex Palou, Honda, 01:05.8667 (107.563)
4. (7) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 01:05.9349 (107.451)
5. (27) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 01:06.0674 (107.236)
6. (28) Romain Grosjean, Honda, No Time (No Speed)
7. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, 01:05.8745 (107.550)
8. (8) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 01:05.9548 (107.419)
9. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 01:06.0507 (107.263)
10. (60) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 01:06.0678 (107.235)
11. (5) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 01:06.0726 (107.228)
12. (14) Kyle Kirkwood, Chevrolet, 01:06.2604 (106.924)
13. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 01:06.6896 (106.235)
14. (06) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 01:06.2467 (106.946)
15. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 01:06.7049 (106.211)
16. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, 01:06.3241 (106.821)
17. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 01:06.7418 (106.152)
18. (20) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 01:06.4489 (106.620)
19. (18) David Malukas, Honda, 01:06.7925 (106.072)
20. (30) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 01:06.5049 (106.530)
21. (45) Jack Harvey, Honda, 01:06.9708 (105.789)
22. (77) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 01:06.6672 (106.271)
23. (51) Takuma Sato, Honda, 01:07.1001 (105.586)
24. (4) Dalton Kellett, Chevrolet, 01:06.7679 (106.111)
25. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Honda, 01:09.0287 (102.636)
26. (11) Tatiana Calderon, Chevrolet, 01:07.4789 (104.993)

Live coverage of the 85-lap race starts at 3 p.m. (ET) Sunday, April 10, 2022, on NBC, Peacock Premium, and the INDYCAR Radio Network.

INDYCAR XPEL 375 2022 Qualifying Results

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FORT WORTH, Texas – Qualifying Saturday for the XPEL 375 NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, and speed:

1. (7) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara-Chevrolet, 221.110 mph
2. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara-Chevrolet, 221.096
3. (51) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 221.094
4. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 221.016
5. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 221.011
6. (06) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 220.768
7. (2) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 220.758
8. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Dallara-Chevrolet, 220.748
9. (26) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, 220.602
10. (5) Pato O’Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, 220.579
11. (10) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 220.571
12. (27) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Honda, 220.458
13. (28) Romain Grosjean, Dallara-Honda, 220.412
14. (8) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Honda, 220.364
15. (60) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda, 220.338
16. (20) Conor Daly, Dallara-Chevrolet, 219.987
17. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco, Dallara-Honda, 219.888
18. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Dallara-Honda, 219.865
19. (18) David Malukas, Dallara-Honda, 219.864
20. (77) Callum Ilott, Dallara-Chevrolet, 219.462
21. (33) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevrolet, 219.212
22. (4) Dalton Kellett, Dallara-Chevrolet, 219.038
23. (14) Kyle Kirkwood, Dallara-Chevrolet, 219.013
24. (45) Jack Harvey, Dallara-Honda, 218.781
25. (30) Christian Lundgaard, Dallara-Honda, 218.687
26. (11) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevrolet, 218.584
27. (15) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 218.410

INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2022 Qualifying Results

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Qualifying Saturday for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 1.8-mile Streets of St. Petersburg circuit, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, engine, time, and speed in parentheses:

1. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 59.4821 (108.940 mph)
2. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, 59.6058 (108.714)
3. (26) Colton Herta, Honda, 59.7104 (108.524)
4. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 59.8102 (108.343)
5. (28) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 59.8116 (108.340)
6. (60) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 1:00.2041 (107.634)
7. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, 59.7579 (108.438)
8. (8) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 59.8241 (108.318)
9. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 59.8862 (108.205)
10. (10) Alex Palou, Honda, 59.9584 (108.075)
11. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 59.9870 (108.023)
12. (14) Kyle Kirkwood, Chevrolet, 1:00.2616 (107.531)
13. (27) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 59.9931 (108.012)
14. (4) Dalton Kellett, Chevrolet, 59.9521 (108.086)
15. (30) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 1:00.0276 (107.950)
16. (5) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 1:00.0021 (107.996)
17. (06) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 1:00.1426 (107.744)
18. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 1:00.0850 (107.847)
19. (77) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 1:00.2121 (107.620)
20. (20) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 1:00.1921 (107.655)
21. (7) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 1:00.3918 (107.299)
22. (51) Takuma Sato, Honda, 1:00.2930 (107.475)
23. (45) Jack Harvey, Honda, 1:00.5333 (107.049)
24. (18) David Malukas, Honda, 1:00.4601 (107.178)
25. (11) Tatiana Calderon, Chevrolet, 1:00.9391 (106.336)
26. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Honda, 1:01.0273 (106.182)

INDYCAR 2021 Mid-Ohio Race Results

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Results of The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with the order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, and reason out (if any):

1. (1) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 80, Running
2. (3) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 80, Running
3. (7) Alex Palou, Honda, 80, Running
4. (5) Scott Dixon, Honda, 80, Running
5. (6) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 80, Running
6. (8) Graham Rahal, Honda, 80, Running
7. (18) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 80, Running
8. (20) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 80, Running
9. (22) Santino Ferrucci, Honda, 80, Running
10. (19) Takuma Sato, Honda, 80, Running
11. (12) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 80, Running
12. (14) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 80, Running
13. (2) Colton Herta, Honda, 80, Running
14. (15) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 80, Running
15. (24) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 80, Running
16. (11) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 80, Running
17. (9) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 80, Running
18. (17) Max Chilton, Chevrolet, 80, Running
19. (23) Jack Harvey, Honda, 80, Running
20. (26) Ryan Norman, Honda, 79, Running
21. (21) Dalton Kellett, Chevrolet, 79, Running
22. (25) Jimmie Johnson, Honda, 79, Running
23. (13) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 78, Running
24. (10) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 78, Running
25. (4) Will Power, Chevrolet, 3, Contact
26. (16) Ed Jones, Honda, 3, Contact

INDYCAR 2021 Mid-Ohio Race Statistics

Winner’s average speed: 108.405 mph
Time of Race: 1:39:58.8551
Margin of victory: 0.8790 of a second
Cautions: 2 for 6 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers

INDYCAR 2021 Mid-Ohio Lap Leaders

Newgarden 1-29
Herta 30-31
Newgarden 32-52
Ericsson 53-54
Herta 55-57
Newgarden 58-80

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Point Standings (July 4, 2021)

  1. Palou 384
  2. O’Ward 345
  3. Dixon 328
  4. Newgarden 315
  5. Ericsson 280
  6. Pagenaud 271
  7. Herta 260
  8. VeeKay 257
  9. Rahal 256
  10. Sato 226

INDYCAR 2021 Road America Grand Prix Race Results

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Results of the 2021 Road America Grand Prix NTT INDYCAR SERIES event on the 4.014-mile Road America racecourse in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday, June 20, 2021, with the order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, and reason out (if any):

  1. (5) Alex Palou, Honda, 55, Running
  2. (2) Colton Herta, Honda, 55, Running
  3. (4) Will Power, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  4.  (13) Scott Dixon, Honda, 55, Running
  5.  (7) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 55, Running
  6.  (18) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 55, Running
  7.  (9) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 55, Running
  8. (20) Takuma Sato, Honda, 55, Running
  9. (10) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  10.  (22) Max Chilton, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  11.  (14) Graham Rahal, Honda, 55, Running
  12.  (16) Oliver Askew, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  13.  (8) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 55, Running
  14.  (17) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  15.  (19) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 55, Running
  16.  (11) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  17.  (3) Jack Harvey, Honda, 55, Running
  18.  (6) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  19.  (25) Cody Ware, Honda, 55, Running
  20.  (15) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  21.  (1) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 55, Running
  22.  (23) Jimmie Johnson, Honda, 54, Running
  23.  (12) Ed Jones, Honda, 50, Off Course
  24.  (21) Kevin Magnussen, Chevrolet, 33, Off Course
  25.  (24) Dalton Kellett, Chevrolet, 19, Mechanical

INDYCAR 2021 Road America Grand Prix Race Statistics

Winner’s average speed: 119.424 mph
Time of Race: 1:50:55.0534
The Margin of Victory: 1.9106 seconds
Cautions: 4 for 7 laps
Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers

INDYCAR 2021 Road America Grand Prix Race Lap Leaders

Josef Newgarden 1 – 13
Alex Palou 14
Scott Dixon 15
Josef Newgarden 16 – 24
Kevin Magnussen 25 – 30
Takuma Sato 31 – 32
Josef Newgarden 33 – 39
Alex Palou 40 – 41
Max Chilton 42 – 48
Oliver Askew 49 – 50
Josef Newgarden 51 – 53
Alex Palou 54 – 55

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Point Standings (June 20, 2021)

  1. Alex Palou 349
  2. Pato O’Ward 321
  3. Scott Dixon 296
  4. Josef Newgarden 261
  5. Simon Pagenaud 255
  6. Rinus VeeKay 243
  7. Colton Herta 242
  8. Marcus Ericsson 239
  9. Graham Rahal 228
  10. Takuma Sato 206

Alexander Rossi Brought Indy 500 Winner’s Tour to Wrigley Field

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A day after receiving his Indianapolis 500 winner’s ring at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Alexander Rossi celebrated by visiting a team of champions at another iconic venue.

Rossi, the winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil last May, threw the first pitch of the baseball game between the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, May 4 at famed Wrigley Field in Chicago.

“Visiting Wrigley and seeing a championship organization like the Cubs up close was an awesome experience,” Rossi said. “I’ve tried my hand at hockey and baseball in Chicago this year, but I’m going to stick to racing cars. I have really enjoyed hanging out with the Windy City fans, though, and taking in some great sporting action.”

Rossi triumphed at the historic 100th Running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in a car fielded by Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian, becoming the first American rookie to win the race since Louis Meyer in 1928. The Cubs won the 2016 World Series, breaking a 108-year-old curse and inspiring widespread celebrations in the Windy City and beyond.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, with Wrigley Field opening in 1914. Both are among the most iconic, historic sporting venues in the world.

Throwing the first pitch at Wrigley was one of the many fun stops on Rossi’s busy Indianapolis 500 Victory Tour since capturing the stunning victory last May. Other highlights include bringing the Borg-Warner Trophy to the Empire State Building in New York, flying at 8 g’s with Red Bull Air Race champion Kirby Chambliss and playing “Shoot the Puck” at the United Center in Chicago during a Chicago Blackhawks’ hockey game.

SOURCE: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

NAPA AUTO PARTS to sponsor Alexander Rossi for 7 races in 2017

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“We are pleased to announce our continued partnership with one of the more iconic brands in all of motorsports, the Andretti brand,” stated NAPA President, Dan Askey. “We are equally excited to partner with one of the rising stars in the sport in Alexander Rossi and proud to have Alexander representing NAPA both on and off the track. We were fortunate to come on board in May of 2016 becoming a part of history as we rode along with Alexander capturing the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Andretti Autosport remains one of the elite teams in the IndyCar Series and we look forward to what 2017 holds.”

“NAPA is a storied, American brand and I couldn’t be more proud to announce our partnership is continuing,” said Andretti Autosport CEO Michael Andretti. “We were pleased to have previously announced that Alexander will be returning for the full season, and now to be able to confirm that NAPA is back on board – what a great way for us to start 2017. Our relationship with NAPA came together quickly during our Month of May program last year, and it wasn’t long before the partnership was written into history books. We can’t wait to add a few more pages to history together.”

“Confirming NAPA AUTO PARTS is the perfect way for us to start off 2017,” said Alexander Rossi, 25.“NAPA is one of the most recognized brands in the U.S., and with over 6,000 stores, they touch every corner of our nation. In 2016, we had historic success together in the Verizon IndyCar Series, however there is still much more to accomplish. I’m proud to have NAPA back on board the No. 98 and am motivated to carry our momentum together through 2017.”

For more information, please visit AndrettiAutosport.com.

SOURCE & PHOTO: Andretti Autosport

Alexander Rossi enjoys Borg-Warner Trophy replica he gets to keep

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Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi said receiving his miniature Borg-Warner Trophy Wednesday in Detroit was different than other race-related experiences he’s had since winning the 100th running in May 2016.

For one, he gets to keep the memento known as “the Baby Borg.”

“The most memorable experience was seeing my face on the actual trophy,” Rossi said at the annual Automotive News World Congress dinner at the Renaissance Center held in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show. “But you can’t take it home.”

Rossi first saw his likeness on the actual trophy Dec. 7 during an unveiling at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in Indianapolis. Rossi knows where the big trophy resides – at IMS – but he does not yet have a place to showcase the smaller version he received. However, he got advice from Andretti-Herta Autosport team owners Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta.

Andretti keeps those he won with Dan Wheldon (2005), Dario Franchitti (2007) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014) in his office at team headquarters in Indianapolis. Herta has the one he won with Wheldon (2011) displayed at his home office in Valencia, Calif.

Andretti’s Verizon IndyCar Series team ranks second only to Team Penske in placing the most drivers in victory lane at the Indianapolis 500. Roger Penske’s organization has won the race a total of 16 times with 11 different drivers. Like Andretti, Lou Moore and Chip Ganassi also won the race with four different drivers.

“That makes me proud because it shows we’ve been doing a great job as a team,” Andretti said. “It’s not just been the driver (in the car).”

BorgWarner has given a replica Indianapolis 500 trophy to each race winner since Rick Mears after his 1988 victory.

SOURCE: INDYCAR