Thursday, August 17, 2017

2017 Honda Indy Toronto

Indy Toronto 2017

The streets of Toronto were no match for three of the 'young guns' of Indycar racing as Josef Newgarden, Alexander Rossi and Canadian James Hinchcliffe grabbed the seats on the podium.  A first lap tangle involving points leader Scott Dixon and Will Power left the three remaining Penskes, and Graham Rahal in the top spots.  It was a well timed pit stop that gave Newgarden the lead on lap 25 and he held that position for most of the rest of the race.
The win gave Josef his 2 win of the year racing for Roger Penske, and the fifth win of his 6 year Indycar career.


 
 
  

Honda Indy Toronto
TOP 10

1. Josef NewgardenHis first win at Toronto for Roger Penske.
2. Alexander Rossi:  His best finish since winning the Indy 500 in 2016
3. James HinchcliffeHis third podium of the season.
4. Marco AndrettiHis first Top 5 since Fontana 2015
5. Simon Pagenaud:  His best finish at Toronto since a 4th in Race 1 in 2014
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay:  Just his 4th Top 10 this season
7. Max ChiltonHis highest finish since a fourth at this year's Indy 500
8. Helio CastronevesHis worst finish at Toronto since Race 2 in 2014
9. Graham RahalHis worst finish since he finished 12th at this year's Indy 500
10. Scott DixonHis worst finish at Toronto in the last 8 races there.
 

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Different Teams: 5  (Penske (3), Andretti (3), Schmidt, Ganassi (2), RLL )
Different Countries:  USA (5), Canada, France, Britain, Brazil, New Zealand
3 Chevys   7 Hondas
  
FUN FACTS

 
 Average Speed:  95.79 mph

Time: 1 hour 35 minutes 5 seconds

Lead Changes:  4 among 4 drivers
 Josef Newgarden (58), Helio Castroneves (24), Simon Pagenaud (2), Max Chilton (1)

Number of Passes:  105 
 
                 Fastest Lap:  106.741 by Simon Pagenaud

 Cautions 2 for 9 Laps
 
Most Improved: Ryan Hunter Reay   10 positions

Penalties: 2
Scott Dixon (more than required work), Esteban Guitierrez (blocking)

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