Indycars Return to Gateway Motorsports Park 2017

Josef Newgarden made a fantastic pass on the inside of his teammate, Simon Pagenaud, with just over 30 laps to go then held on for the win.  He extended his championship points lead over Scott Dixon who finished second in the race.
 

 

   

Polesitter:  Will Power

TOP 10

  1. Josef Newgarden: Third win in four races has him 31 points up in the season championship.
2. Scott Dixon: Took advantage of Josef's pass of Pagenaud to move into second place.
3. Simon Pagenaud: Was furious with his teammate for the late race bump and pace for the lead.

4. Helio Castroneves: Had a 1st and 2nd in his two previous races at Gateway.

5. Conor Daly: His best finish of the season driving for A.J. Foyt

6. Alexandra Rossi: His fourth Top 6 in the last four races. 

7. Charlie Kimball: Only his fourth Top 10 of the year.

8. James Hinchcliffe: His 7th Top 10 in fifteen races this season.

9. Carlos Munoz: His highest finish since the second race of the season.

10. Sebastien Bourdais:  Great to see him get a Top 10 in his first race back since his injury at Indianapolis in May.

Different Teams:   Penske (3), Ganassi (2), A. J. Foyt(2), Andretti, Schmidt Peterson, Dale Coyne

Different Countries:   USA (4), New Zealand, France (2), Brazil, Canada, Colombia

 5 Chevys   5 Hondas

  

FUN FACTS

 Average Speed:  139.465 mph

Time:  2 hour 13 minutes  22 seconds

Margin of Victory:  0.685 seconds

Lead Changes:  11 among 6 drivers
Newgarden (170), Castroneves (52) , Pagenaud (13), Bourdais (5), Power (5), Chilton (3)

Total Passes: 173 total. 91 for position

Fastest Lap:   182.691 by Josef Newgarden

5 Cautions for 43 Laps

Most Improved:  Charlie Kimball, 11 positions

Penalties: 2
 Tony Kanaan (Closed Pit)
Graham Rahal (Pit Safety Infraction)