Indycar at Mid-Ohio 2017

Young Indycar star Josef Newgarden made a fantastic pass of polesitter Will Power on lap 13 and dominated the rest of the race, leading 73 of the 90 laps at Mid Ohio.  He finished over 5 seconds ahead of his teammate to take the 6th win of his career.

 

 

 

 

TOP 10

1.  Josef Newgarden: Had an average finish of 14th in 5 previous starts at Mid-Ohio

2. Will Power: His fourth 2nd place finish at Mid Ohio.

3. Graham Rahal: His third podium of the Indycar season.

4. Simon Pagenaud: Tenth Top 5 in thirteen races has him 8 points out of the lead in the season championship.

5. Takuma Sato: His fourth Top 5 this season.

6. Alexander Rossi: His sixth Top 10 in the last 9 races.

7. Helio Castroneves: CHas finished in the Top 10 in 12 of 13 races this season.

8. Ryan Hunter Reay: Coming on strong for the end of the season with his third Top 10 in the last three races.

9. Scott Dixon: An 8th, 9th and 10th in last three races has him drop to third in season points.

10.  Conor Daly:  His second Top 10 in the last five races.

Different Teams: 5  (Penske (4), RLL, Andretti (3), Ganassi, A. J. Foyt)

Different Countries: 6 USA (5),  Australia, France, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand

5 Chevys  5 Hondas

  

FUN FACTS

 Average Speed:  114.677 mph

Time: 1 hour 46 minutes 20 seconds

Margin of Victory:  5.1556 seconds

Lead Changes:  8 among 3 drivers
Newgarden (73), Power (14), Rahal (3)

Total Passes:  81

Fastest Lap:  123.220 mph by Alexander Rossi

1 Caution for 4 Laps

Most Improved: Mikhail Aleshin 7 positions

Penalties:: 1
JR Hildebrand (work in a closed pit)