Joseph Newgarden won the eventful Bomarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Saturday night.
A 2-hour, 9-minute red flag due to rain set the restart on lap 224 of 260, bringing Newgarden’s No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet back to life and teammate Scott McLaughlin surge to lead the race. did. From there, the 31-year-old Tennessee native Cruz used his control and closed the gap to the field to his 0.470 seconds. It was his third straight year and his fourth overall that Newgarden won his 1.25-mile oval. Additionally, the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series was his fifth win of his season and one career-high record for his season.
2 points left. 3 points given up.@josefnewgarden Close points gap with championship leaders with fifth win of the season @12 Willpower.#indycar /// #bomarito500 pic.twitter.com/BZ2HPqa9Gf
— NTT IndyCar Series (@IndyCar) August 21, 2022
The runner-up spot was on fire as McLaughlin was left to fend off numerous attempts by charging the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing in the HMD Motorsports Honda driven by rookie David Marcus. rice field. Ultimately, Marcus, who was in his 5th position on the restart, successfully completed his pass on the dramatic outside going into Turn 1 on the final lap and past McLaughlin to achieve his career-best 2nd place finish. did.
McLaughlin, the driver of the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet, took 6 podiums that year and finished 3rd.
Pat O’Ward’s No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet finished fourth ahead of Rick Ware Racing Honda’s No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing’s Takuma Sato.
Pole-sitter Will Power, who led a race-high 128 laps, finished sixth in the No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet. Marcus Ericsson led his chip Ganassi Racing his train while teammate Scott He finished seventh with Dixon and Alex Palou finishing eighth and him ninth respectively.
Graham Rahal’s No.15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda finished tenth on the lead lap.
The rain delay was part of the story, but another important part came after a caution was issued on lap 145 due to Jack Harvey’s incident at Turn 4. He pitted while the then-leading Power chose not to compete.
The results were soon revealed. The restart took place on lap 157 and Newgarden moved from 7th to the lead after just 8 laps. Meanwhile, Power, who lost the lead to O’Ward on lap 158, was unable to regain the lead or fight for track position as a result of a poor strategy.
Other notable competitors included Rinus VeeKay, who started 23rd but hit the inside wall shortly after the start of the contest and never recovered. Dutchman’s No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet retired after his 53rd lap due to a mechanical problem.
“The entire dash has frozen.”
Issues with Units 21 and 2 @rinusveekay outside the car.
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— NTT IndyCar Series (@IndyCar) August 20, 2022
