Battling for every position in the late stages of the race, the jocking back and forth for each position in the three, four-wide racing pack was full of action for the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers. Though sometimes, everything doesn't go according to plan.
With his seventh top-five finish of the season in the 11 races thus far in 2015, Juan Pablo Montoya was able to stretch his points lead out some more ahead of Team Penske teammate Will Power. With only a couple months remaining of the season, Montoya now leads Power by 46 points.
After posting a one-two finish in the Honda Indy Toronto, CFH Racing was hoping to carry the momentum through the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, posting a strong finish for both of their cars. However, that wouldn't be the case as a crash at lap 158 took both cars out of contention.
Racing three, four and sometimes five-wide for the lead, the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers put on a show at Auto Club Speedway in Saturday afternoon. In the end, Graham Rahal got to take his first trip to victory lane since winning in his rookie season at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
During one of his scheduled pit stops, Tristan Vautier would make contact with front tire changer Owen Trower upon leaving his stall, hitting the crewmen's leg.
In a one-two sweep for Team Penske, Simon Pagenaud would top the charts in qualifying with a lap of one minute and 5.7679 seconds. Pagenaud is searching for his first win of the season since leaving Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to join Penske during the off-season.
In the pair of practices ahead of qualifying for the MAV TV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, it'd be Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon topping the pair of sessions.
After a race filled with strategy and speed on the streets of Toronto, the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers are set to focus on solely turning left in the next three races as they begin a stretch of three unique oval events. That stretch will begin on Saturday night with the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway.
Alex Tagliani has had a winning car more than once since his return to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 in 2014, but couldn’t close the deal. He left no doubt Saturday at Sunset Speedway.
In an overtime restart, 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick made a last-lap pass to capture the eventual race win, his fifth victory of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Tyler Reddick continued his early season dominance as he claimed his fifth win in the first nine races this season with a stellar last lap pass at Kansas Speedway.
Kyle Larson heads home from the Heartland with his second consecutive podium appearance of the season, with the reigning champion driving to a second-place result in the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.
