Pato O’Ward took the NTT INDYCAR SERIES points lead with a drive full of championship-caliber mettle, passing Josef Newgarden with three laps remaining to win the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit Race 2 on Sunday at Belle Isle Park.
Hard-charging Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet, rocketed from fifth place to the lead in a four-lap span late in Sunday’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES Dual 2 of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear to become the series’ first repeat winner of 2021.
Jack Harvey was hoping to take lessons learned from Saturday’s Detroit Race 1 into Race 2 on Sunday but unfortunately several instances of bad luck prevented Harvey from moving his No. 60 AutoNation / SiriusXM Honda through the field. The Meyer Shank Racing entry finished 23rd.
RINUS VEEKAY, NO. 21 SONAS/AUTOGEEK ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET (FINISHED 2ND) AND PATO O'WARD, NO. 5 ARROW MCLAREN SP CHEVROLET (FINISHED 3RD) POST RACE PODIUM PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:
In one of the most unpredictable NTT INDYCAR SERIES seasons ever, Marcus Ericsson pulled off one of the more improbable victories in recent memory in Race 1 of the Chevrolet Dual at Detroit to earn his first career series victory.
Rinus VeeKay, who earned his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory in May on a road course, and Pato O’Ward, who claimed his initial win in May on an oval, led the Chevrolet contingent with podium finishes on a temporary street circuit in Dual 1 of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) driver Jack Harvey made his first-ever race start on the streets of Belle Isle on Saturday, racing his way to 16th in the first of two NTT INDYCAR Series races on the weekend.
With the challenges of the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in their rear-view mirror, Chevrolet drivers turn their attention to a 2.35-mile, 13-turn temporary street circuit for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix presented by Lear.
After back-to-back finishes of seventh at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a season-best fourth at Iowa Speedway, Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to Richmond Raceway looking to continue their recent momentum.
This weekend’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway marks the track’s 80th anniversary celebration, and Richard Childress Racing enters the race with its own storied legacy at the historic short track, contributing 11 wins in 196 Series starts, dating back to 1972.
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Richmond Raceway this weekend. Hendrick Motorsports enters as the all-time leader in poles (19), top fives (70) and top 10s (130) at the 0.75-mile oval.
This week, the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, for the Cook Out 400 on Saturday, August 15 at 7 p.m. ET on the USA Network.
Women’s Motocross Championship Powered by Synchrony (WMX) is set to make its anticipated return to action this weekend from Central New York’s legendary Unadilla MX, the oldest track in American motocross.
