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.
Dealt with the challenge of racing in the rain, Robby Gordon knew that he had to beat Sheldon Creed on Sunday if he wanted to win the overall victory for the Honda Indy Toronto. The pair would battle back and forth but ultimately, a spin by Gordon on the last lap resulted in Creed finishing second for the Overall victory, while Gordon finished third.
After making the early race pass on E.J. Viso for the lead, Keegan Kincaid didn't look back as he led the rest of the way en route to scoring the victory in the second event of the weekend on Sunday for the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by TRAXXAS Series. It marks Kincaid's second victory of the season.
Coming off a pair of top-six finishes for their drivers at Texas Motor Speedway, Andretti Autosport looked to keep the positive momentum rolling. That wouldn't be the case, though, as mechanical issues resulted in poor finishes for Carlos Munoz and Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Racing on a tricky track and battling wet conditions, Juan Pablo Montoya didn't have the day that he was hoping for after qualifying third for the Honda Indy Toronto. Rather than being upfront battling for the win, Montoya ended the race in the seventh spot.
