The 22-year-old Smith from Huntington Beach, California, led a race-high 108 of 147 laps and executed an eight-lap dash to the finish for his third Truck victory of 2022.
Colton Herta won one of the wildest races in recent NTT INDYCAR SERIES history, controlling the chaos of changing weather conditions, ever-evolving tire strategies and numerous incidents to take the checkered flag for the GMR Grand Prix on Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
Simon Pagenaud continued his strong record of success at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on Saturday after scoring a second place finish and Meyer Shank Racing’s (MSR) first podium finish of the 2022 INDYCAR season.
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Monster Ford Mustang – “It was pretty decent and fun to kind of follow the track around and see where grip goes. It’s kind of what makes this place unique, especially this part of the weekend."
Following Group A and B practice sessions, Tyler Reddick was third-fastest overall, clocking in a best lap of 30.845 seconds/175.069 mph in his No. 8 BetMGM Camaro ZL1.
The 22-year-old Herta from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, led three times for a race-high 50 of 75 laps to claim his first IndyCar victory of the season at Indy's road course amid slick conditions,
Reigning Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion Gresham Wagner (No. 5 Spark Performance) won the race through Mid-Ohio’s Thunder Valley before actual thunder forced IMSA to end the race just shy of the half way point on Saturday.
Cadillac claimed its third pole start in five IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races as Sebastien Bourdais recorded a best lap of 1 minute, 10.439 seconds in the No. 01 V-Performance Academy Cadillac DPi-V.R on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
