SCOTT MCLAUGHLN, NO. 3 PPG TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR CONTENDER, AND PATO O'WARD, NO. 5 ARROW MCLAREN SP CHEVROLET, FINISHED SECOND AND THIRD RESPECTIVELY TO GIVE CHEVROLET DOUBLE PODIUM:
Scott Dixon held off Scott McLaughlin for the victory at Texas in the remaining few laps Saturday night. Dixon dominated by leading all but six laps for his first checkered flag of the year.
After staging a race on a permanent road course and another on a temporary street circuit, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is ready to ramp up the speed with its first oval event of the season this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Diversity of racing has been a hallmark of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ schedule. This weekend, not only will drivers/teams compete on the third different type of venue in as many weeks, but they will face the challenges of back-to-back races.
The third stop in three weekends of back-to-back-to-back INDYCAR racing takes Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) driver, Jack Harvey to Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) for the double-header Genesys 300 on May 1 (7:00pm ET, NBCSN) and May 2 (4:00pm ET, NBCSN).
Chevrolet drivers captured two steps on the podium in Race 2 of the NTT INDYCAR Series season, and scored seven of the top-12 finishers on the challenging street course in St; Petersburg, Florida.
Colton Herta dominated a majority of the race, as he cruised on to take his first win of the season at St. Petersburg. It is Herta's fourth win in the Indycar Series, his first at St. Petersburg.
Colton Herta put the disappointment of a tough season opener behind him to dominate the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, earning his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory of the season.