The Pocono Indycar 500 was amazing!!
Will Power, Helio Castroneves, Juan Montoya and Tony Kanaan dominated the race, with a determined rookie Mikael Aleshin running in 5th for much of the day.
The race stayed green for the first 168 laps until Graham Rahal brought out the only caution of the day.
It was the fastest 500 mile race in Indycar history at 202.402.
The fans at Pocono seemed really got into the closing laps and seemed thrilled to see Montoya win in Indycar for the first time in 13 years.
The race stayed green for the first 168 laps until Graham Rahal brought out the only caution of the day.
It was the fastest 500 mile race in Indycar history at 202.402.
The fans at Pocono seemed really got into the closing laps and seemed thrilled to see Montoya win in Indycar for the first time in 13 years.
After starting from the last position, Josef Newgarden led with just 6 laps to go, but had to make a splash and dash pit stop and finished 8th. Kanaan took over the lead but also had to stop for gas. Will Power was penalized for blocking Helio.
So pole sitter Juan Montoya won the race, Helio Castroneves 2nd, and rookie Carlos Munoz finishing 3rd.
How many Montoya's does it take to win at Pocono? Just Juan....
Congrats @jpmontoya on the win! And @CarlosMunoz034 on another great run!
— James Hinchcliffe (@Hinchtown) July 7, 2014
The Top Ten:
5 Chevys, 5 Hondas
5 Different Teams
7 Different Countries
5 Chevys, 5 Hondas
5 Different Teams
7 Different Countries
1st Juan Montoya
-First driver this year to win from the pole
-His 12th Indycar win
-Can he win the championship?
-Can he win the championship?
2nd Helio Castroneves
-Now tied with Will Power in the season points
-His 5th podium this year
3rd Carlos Munoz
-He has 3 podiums this year
-Is 6th in points
4th Ryan Briscoe
-Highest Ganassi Racing finisher
-His best finish this season
5th Scott Dixon
- Last year's Pocono winner
- Is this the turning point in his season?
6th Simon Pagenaud
- 3rd in points
- Can he beat the Penske team to the championship?
7th Mikhail Aleshin
- Was running fifth all race till the last 10 laps
- For someone who has never been to these tracks he is amazing!
8th Josef Newgarden
- Led laps 188 to 194
- Previously had only led 1 lap in his Indycar career
- Previously had only led 1 lap in his Indycar career
*9th Marco Andretti
- 2nd top ten in 2 years at Pocono
- Had a drive through penalty for speeding on pit lane early in the race
- Had a drive through penalty for speeding on pit lane early in the race
10th Will Power
- Seriously blocked his teammate late in the race
- Seriously blocked his teammate late in the race
- His 5th penalty of the season cost him a podium finish
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