The Honda Indy GP of Alabama was a
super race full of surprises!
1. Josef Newgarden won his first ever Indycar race! Yay!
2. There was an all-American top two with Josef and Graham Rahal.
3. Scott Dixon earned a podium finish. (Which isn't much of a surprise considering he's never not finished on the podium here.)
super race full of surprises!
1. Josef Newgarden won his first ever Indycar race! Yay!
2. There was an all-American top two with Josef and Graham Rahal.
3. Scott Dixon earned a podium finish. (Which isn't much of a surprise considering he's never not finished on the podium here.)
Josef Newgarden started from 5th position and in the first lap moved to 2nd place. Helio Castroneves led Josef until a slow pit stop by his Penske crew allowed Josef Newgarden to take the lead.
The field was split on 2 pit strategies. The first group consisted of Graham Rahal, and the Second group of Josef, Helio and Dixon.
In the end, Josef stretched his fuel to win the race, and Graham Rahal drove superbly to overcome an 18 second deficit and overtook Scott Dixon for 2nd place on the final lap!
The field was split on 2 pit strategies. The first group consisted of Graham Rahal, and the Second group of Josef, Helio and Dixon.
In the end, Josef stretched his fuel to win the race, and Graham Rahal drove superbly to overcome an 18 second deficit and overtook Scott Dixon for 2nd place on the final lap!
The top 10 Finishers
1. Josef Newgarden: His first Indycar career win, and the first win for the newly merged Carpenter Fisher Hartman Racing Team.
2. Graham Rahal: His first podium since Detroit Race 1 in 2014.
3. Scott Dixon: His sixth podium finish at Barber in six races. (2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd).
3. Scott Dixon: His sixth podium finish at Barber in six races. (2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd).
4. Will Power: Had a huge comeback after a penalty early in the race.
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay: The winner of the last 2 races at Barber. He started way back in 18th.
6. Carlos Munoz: Biggest mover of the race. Improved 16 positions.
7. James Hinchcliffe: Holds on to 6th place in the points standings.
8. Sebastien Bourdais: His third Top Ten this season.
9. Simon Pagenaud: Started 3rd and led 3 laps.
8. Sebastien Bourdais: His third Top Ten this season.
9. Simon Pagenaud: Started 3rd and led 3 laps.
10. Marco Andretti: His 5th Top Ten in his 6 races at Barber Motorsports Park.
Top Ten included..
* All three Andretti drivers
* Drivers from 7 different teams
* Drivers from 7 different teams
* 5 Chevys and 5 Hondas
* Drivers from 6 different countriesOTHER:
* Josef was the Fourth Different Winner in 4 races this season.
* It was the Fourth Different Team to win this season
* 10 of the Top 12 Qualifiers were driving Chevys including the Firestone Fast 6
* There were 16 Lead Changes among 8 different drivers
Can't wait till the GP of Indianapolis on
Saturday, May 9th on NBCSN.
Saturday, May 9th on NBCSN.
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