IndyCar Race Recap.
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – A long-awaited day for Verizon IndyCar Series fans came at Road America and they weren’t disappointed, as Will Power claimed victory in a brilliant KOHLER Grand Prix on the historic permanent road circuit.
Power, in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, held of Tony Kanaan in the No. 10 NTT Data Chevy by 0.7429 of a second to claim his 27th career victory. It ties Power with Johnny Rutherford for 13th on the all-time wins list. Power led 46 of the 50 laps to boost his career total 2,999, passing Rodger Ward for 16th on that chart.
Following the race, track president George Bruggenthies said today was the largest-attended event on Road America history.
The start of the race featured plenty of action, and early trouble for a pair of four-time series champions. While pole sitter Power led from the get-go, Sebastien Bourdais suffered damage to the rear of his No. 11 Team Hydroxycut – KVSH Racing Chevrolet and had to pit on Lap 1 for the KVSH Racing crew to replace the rear wing assembly.
Six short laps later, Scott Dixon, who started on the outside of the front row, saw his No. 9 Clorox Chevrolet slow and the Chip Ganassi Racing driver retired due to mechanical issue, finishing 22nd. The result will cost Dixon valuable points in his fight for a fifth series championship.
Most of the leaders began pitting on Lap 12, and after the first cycle of pit stops, Power returned to the front, followed by Kanaan (No. 10 NTT Data Chevrolet) and Graham Rahal (No. 15 Gehl/D-A Lubricant Honda), who went one lap longer than Power and Kanaan and used a great stop from the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing pit crew to jump from his fifth-place starting spot to third.
An issue-free second stint saw leaders make their second stops on Laps 26 and 27 and, despite briefly relinquishing second to Rahal, Kanaan was able to retake the spot heading into Turn 5 on Lap 27, and the leaders stayed in lock step.
On Lap 33, points leader Simon Pagenaud (No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet) decided to turn up the wick, tracking down and passing Rahal for third into Turn 5, then replicated the move the following lap on Kanaan in the same corner. The passes launched the Frenchman into second place with 16 laps and one pit stop to go.
Those final stops began on Lap 37, and saw Power head to pit lane on Lap 38, giving the lead to Pagenaud.
Pagenaud would pit a lap later, potentially putting the fight for the win on the shoulders of the Menards crew. The Team Penske crew got Pagenaud out of pit lane quickly, but not quite enough to take the lead as Power retained the spot. But just behind him, the No. 18 of Conor Daly (Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality Honda), which had been running in the top 10 all day, spun rapidly in Turn 1, hitting the outside tire barrier and ending the Dale Coyne Racing driver’s day. Daly was uninjured.
The incident brought out the only caution of the race with less than 12 laps to go, packing up the field with no worries of fuel conservation, and setting up a six-lap green-flag dash to the finish.
Power led the field back to the green flag on Lap 44, and while the pack fought hard behind, the Australian slowly stretched a lead over the field. Kanaan was able to clear Pagenaud into Turn 12 on Lap 45, and Rahal was able to pass the points leader back for third into Turn 1 on Lap 46. Pagenaud faded to a 13th-place finish with engine issues in the closing laps.
While a plethora of battles transpired in the middle of the top 10, Kanaan slowly cut the 2.5-second deficit to Power to less than half of a second when the white flag flew. The Chip Ganassi Racing pilot stalked Power throughout the final 4.014-mile circuit, but as the checkered flag flew, it was Power able to hold of the Brazilian by 0.7429 for his second win in a row, following the second race of the Belle Isle doubleheader weekend.
The Verizon IndyCar Series returns to oval racing in two weeks’ time with the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Qualifying can be found on July 9 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network. Race coverage on the same channels begins at 5 p.m. ET July 10.
Power, in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, held of Tony Kanaan in the No. 10 NTT Data Chevy by 0.7429 of a second to claim his 27th career victory. It ties Power with Johnny Rutherford for 13th on the all-time wins list. Power led 46 of the 50 laps to boost his career total 2,999, passing Rodger Ward for 16th on that chart.
Following the race, track president George Bruggenthies said today was the largest-attended event on Road America history.
The start of the race featured plenty of action, and early trouble for a pair of four-time series champions. While pole sitter Power led from the get-go, Sebastien Bourdais suffered damage to the rear of his No. 11 Team Hydroxycut – KVSH Racing Chevrolet and had to pit on Lap 1 for the KVSH Racing crew to replace the rear wing assembly.
Six short laps later, Scott Dixon, who started on the outside of the front row, saw his No. 9 Clorox Chevrolet slow and the Chip Ganassi Racing driver retired due to mechanical issue, finishing 22nd. The result will cost Dixon valuable points in his fight for a fifth series championship.
Most of the leaders began pitting on Lap 12, and after the first cycle of pit stops, Power returned to the front, followed by Kanaan (No. 10 NTT Data Chevrolet) and Graham Rahal (No. 15 Gehl/D-A Lubricant Honda), who went one lap longer than Power and Kanaan and used a great stop from the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing pit crew to jump from his fifth-place starting spot to third.
An issue-free second stint saw leaders make their second stops on Laps 26 and 27 and, despite briefly relinquishing second to Rahal, Kanaan was able to retake the spot heading into Turn 5 on Lap 27, and the leaders stayed in lock step.
On Lap 33, points leader Simon Pagenaud (No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet) decided to turn up the wick, tracking down and passing Rahal for third into Turn 5, then replicated the move the following lap on Kanaan in the same corner. The passes launched the Frenchman into second place with 16 laps and one pit stop to go.
Those final stops began on Lap 37, and saw Power head to pit lane on Lap 38, giving the lead to Pagenaud.
Pagenaud would pit a lap later, potentially putting the fight for the win on the shoulders of the Menards crew. The Team Penske crew got Pagenaud out of pit lane quickly, but not quite enough to take the lead as Power retained the spot. But just behind him, the No. 18 of Conor Daly (Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality Honda), which had been running in the top 10 all day, spun rapidly in Turn 1, hitting the outside tire barrier and ending the Dale Coyne Racing driver’s day. Daly was uninjured.
The incident brought out the only caution of the race with less than 12 laps to go, packing up the field with no worries of fuel conservation, and setting up a six-lap green-flag dash to the finish.
Power led the field back to the green flag on Lap 44, and while the pack fought hard behind, the Australian slowly stretched a lead over the field. Kanaan was able to clear Pagenaud into Turn 12 on Lap 45, and Rahal was able to pass the points leader back for third into Turn 1 on Lap 46. Pagenaud faded to a 13th-place finish with engine issues in the closing laps.
While a plethora of battles transpired in the middle of the top 10, Kanaan slowly cut the 2.5-second deficit to Power to less than half of a second when the white flag flew. The Chip Ganassi Racing pilot stalked Power throughout the final 4.014-mile circuit, but as the checkered flag flew, it was Power able to hold of the Brazilian by 0.7429 for his second win in a row, following the second race of the Belle Isle doubleheader weekend.
The Verizon IndyCar Series returns to oval racing in two weeks’ time with the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Qualifying can be found on July 9 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network. Race coverage on the same channels begins at 5 p.m. ET July 10.
Pos
|
SP
|
Car
|
Driver
|
C/A/E/T
|
Lap
|
Laps Down
|
Time Down
|
Pit Stops
|
Elapsed Time
|
Avg Speed
|
Pts
|
Running/Reason Out
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
Power, Will
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
--.----
|
3
|
01:39:10.3044
|
121.426
|
54
|
Running
|
2
|
3
|
10
|
Kanaan, Tony
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
0.7429
|
3
|
01:39:11.0473
|
121.411
|
40
|
Running
|
3
|
6
|
15
|
Rahal, Graham
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
5.9608
|
3
|
01:39:16.2652
|
121.304
|
36
|
Running
|
4
|
8
|
28
|
Hunter-Reay, Ryan
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
9.3597
|
3
|
01:39:19.6641
|
121.235
|
32
|
Running
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
Castroneves, Helio
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
10.5340
|
3
|
01:39:20.8384
|
121.211
|
30
|
Running
|
6
|
11
|
83
|
Kimball, Charlie
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
10.9966
|
3
|
01:39:21.3010
|
121.202
|
28
|
Running
|
7
|
14
|
2
|
Montoya, Juan Pablo
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
12.6191
|
3
|
01:39:22.9235
|
121.169
|
26
|
Running
|
8
|
20
|
21
|
Newgarden, Josef
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
13.8835
|
3
|
01:39:24.1879
|
121.143
|
24
|
Running
|
9
|
17
|
20
|
Pigot, Spencer (R)
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
15.7290
|
3
|
01:39:26.0334
|
121.106
|
22
|
Running
|
10
|
10
|
26
|
Munoz, Carlos
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
17.1132
|
3
|
01:39:27.4176
|
121.077
|
20
|
Running
|
11
|
18
|
41
|
Hawksworth, Jack
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
18.7152
|
4
|
01:39:29.0196
|
121.045
|
19
|
Running
|
12
|
21
|
27
|
Andretti, Marco
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
19.9030
|
4
|
01:39:30.2074
|
121.021
|
18
|
Running
|
13
|
4
|
22
|
Pagenaud, Simon
|
D/C/C/F
|
50
|
0
|
21.1530
|
3
|
01:39:31.4574
|
120.996
|
18
|
Running
|
14
|
22
|
5
|
Hinchcliffe, James
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
22.1333
|
4
|
01:39:32.4377
|
120.976
|
16
|
Running
|
15
|
16
|
98
|
Rossi, Alexander (R)
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
22.5908
|
4
|
01:39:32.8952
|
120.966
|
15
|
Running
|
16
|
13
|
7
|
Aleshin, Mikhail
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
23.5531
|
3
|
01:39:33.8575
|
120.947
|
14
|
Running
|
17
|
15
|
14
|
Sato, Takuma
|
D/H/H/F
|
50
|
0
|
35.3665
|
5
|
01:39:45.6709
|
120.708
|
13
|
Running
|
18
|
12
|
11
|
Bourdais, Sebastien
|
D/C/C/F
|
49
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
01:39:34.5419
|
118.514
|
12
|
Running
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
Chaves, Gabby
|
D/H/H/F
|
49
|
1
|
-
|
6
|
01:39:37.7287
|
118.451
|
11
|
Running
|
20
|
7
|
8
|
Chilton, Max (R)
|
D/C/C/F
|
48
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
01:39:37.8809
|
116.031
|
10
|
Running
|
21
|
9
|
18
|
Daly, Conor (R)
|
D/H/H/F
|
39
|
11
|
-
|
3
|
01:11:27.1034
|
131.456
|
9
|
Contact
|
22
|
2
|
9
|
Dixon, Scott
|
D/C/C/F
|
6
|
44
|
-
|
0
|
00:10:44.6722
|
134.491
|
8
|
Mechanical
|
Lead Change Summary
|
Leader Summary
|
Caution Summary
| |||||||||
On Lap
|
Car
|
Leader
|
Car
|
Driver
|
Laps Led
|
No
|
Duration
|
Total
|
Reason for Caution
| ||
1
|
12
|
Power, Will
|
12
|
Power, Will
|
46
|
1
|
40 to 43
|
4
|
Contact: Car 18 in Turn 1
| ||
12
|
15
|
Rahal, Graham
|
15
|
Rahal, Graham
|
2
| ||||||
14
|
12
|
Power, Will
|
22
|
Pagenaud, Simon
|
2
| ||||||
38
|
22
|
Pagenaud, Simon
| |||||||||
40
|
12
|
Power, Will
| |||||||||
Penalty Summary
| |||
Car
|
Reason
|
Lap
|
Penalty
|
41
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
25
|
Drive-Through
|
14
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
26
|
Drive-Through
|
7
|
Blocking
|
27
|
Yield Position
|
19
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
34
|
Drive-Through
|
19
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
36
|
Drive-Through
|
14
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
44
|
Drive-Through
|
3
|
Blocking
|
48
|
Yield Position
|
Penalty Summary
| |||
Car
|
Reason
|
Lap
|
Penalty
|
41
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
25
|
Drive-Through
|
14
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
26
|
Drive-Through
|
7
|
Blocking
|
27
|
Yield Position
|
19
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
34
|
Drive-Through
|
19
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
36
|
Drive-Through
|
14
|
Pit Speed Violation
|
44
|
Drive-Through
|
3
|
Blocking
|
48
|
Yield Position
|
(C)hassis: D=Dallara | (A)erokit: C=Chevy, H=Honda | (E)ngine: C=Chevy, H=Honda | (T)ire: F=Firestone
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