IndyCar results, points after Road America
Alex Palou extended his NTT IndyCar Series points lead with his second consecutive victory, topping the results of the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America.
The Chip Ganassi Racing driver won by 4.5610 seconds over Josef Newgarden, leading the final seven laps after passing pole-sitter Colton Herta. Pato O’Ward finished third, followed by Scott Dixon (who rebounded from starting 23rd in a backup car) and Herta.
There were 444 on-track passes, including 386 for position (110 in the top 10 and 32 in the top five) — all records for IndyCar since its return to Road America in 2016.
Here are the IndyCar results and points standings after the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR:
RESULTS
Click here for the official box score from the 55-lap race on a 14-turn, 4.014-mile road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Here is the finishing order in the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR with starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (3) Alex Palou, Honda, 55, Running
2. (4) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 55, Running
3. (2) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 55, Running
4. (23) Scott Dixon, Honda, 55, Running
5. (1) Colton Herta, Honda, 55, Running
6. (9) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 55, Running
7. (7) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 55, Running
8. (18) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 55, Running
9. (6) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 55, Running
10. (5) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 55, Running
11. (14) Graham Rahal, Honda, 55, Running
12. (15) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 55, Running
13. (22) Will Power, Chevrolet, 55, Running
14. (20) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 55, Running
15. (26) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 55, Running
16. (11) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 55, Running
17. (27) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Chevrolet, 55, Running
18. (17) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 55, Running
19. (21) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, 55, Running
20. (16) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 55, Running
21. (10) Benjamin Pedersen, Chevrolet, 55, Running
22. (25) Sting Ray Robb, Honda, 55, Running
23. (12) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 55, Running
24. (8) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 54, Running
25. (19) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 54, Running
26. (24) Jack Harvey, Honda, 54, Running
27. (13) David Malukas, Honda, 24, Off Course
Winner’s average speed: 120.335 mph; Time of Race: 1:50:04.6640; Margin of victory: 4.5610 seconds; Cautions: 4 for 10 laps; Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers; Lap Leaders:
Herta 1-11; Palou 12; Herta 13-25; Armstrong 26-30; Power 31-32; Herta 33-39; Palou 40-41; Power 42-46; Herta 47-48; Palou 49-55.
POINTS
Click here for the points tally in the race.
Alex Palou has increased his lead over Marcus Ericsson to 74 points through eight of 17 races.
Top 10 in points: Palou 324, Ericsson 250, Newgarden 243, O’Ward 226, Dixon 226, McLaughlin 199, Rossi 196, Power 190, Herta 183, Kirkwood 164.
Rest of the standings: Lundgaard 162, Rosenqvist 158, Grosjean 150, Ilott 128, VeeKay 126, Ferrucci 119, Rahal 118, Armstrong 108, Malukas 96, Castroneves 95, Conor Daly 88, Canapino 88, DeFrancesco 88, Pagenaud 88, Harvey 83, Pedersen 70, Robb 63, Takuma Sato 37, Hunter-Reay 33, Ed Carpenter 27, Tony Kanaan 18, Marco Andretti 13, Katherine Legge 5, RC Enerson 5.
Another win, and @AlexPalou's @INDYCAR championship lead continues to grow. pic.twitter.com/18nHEog3DI
— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 18, 2023
Next race: IndyCar will head to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Honda Indy 200, which will take place July 2 with coverage starting at 1:30 p.m. ET on USA and Peacock.
IndyCar results, points after Road America originally appeared on NBCSports.com
