Following a pair of top-fives in the last two events for the Verizon IndyCar Series, Scott Dixon entered today's event in Belle Isle, Detroit with success on the mind. Unfortunately, contact with his teammate Charlie Kimball would end his race before the end.
“Obviously we would like to be winning but that’s three podiums in the last four road and street course races, and three in the past five overall for the Steak ‘n Shake team so I’m pretty proud of where we are at. I want to thank Honda for all the hard work they are putting in. The fuel mileage was really good there at the end. I would have like to have seen the race run full distance because I heard Bourdais was tight on fuel and we were definitely good."
In a race that started with wet conditions, Sebastien Bourdais played the right fuel strategy, having enough fuel at the end and outdriving Takuma Sato to win the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit Presented by Quickens Loans Race 2.
Juan Pablo Montoya and Team Penske teammate Will Power will start on the front row for Race 2 of the scheduled 70-lap Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans based on entrant points.
“It’s unfortunate because the car was pretty good in the wet. When Kanaan hit the tire wall he just bounced right out in front of me and there was no where I could go. That’s just the way these things go. It’s unfortunate but we’ve had a great season so far and the Steak ‘n Shake team will be back strong tomorrow.”
Carlos Munoz earned his first career Verizon IndyCar Series victory as severe weather prompted a red flag with 47 of 70 scheduled laps in Race 1 of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans on the 2.35-mile, 14-turn Raceway at Belle Isle Park.
In the morning warm-up practice session ahead of the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit presented by Quickens Loans, Luca Filippi would top the charts with a lap of one minute and 16.7466 seconds behind the wheel of the No. 20 Fuzzy Vodka Chevrolet.
"“I’m pretty disappointed with qualifying. The team has been doing such a great job and we’ve been so competitive everywhere and when we got on track this morning, the car just felt like it was off and that carried through to qualifying. We’re going to have to make some changes for the morning practice but hopefully we can make the right changes, head in the right direction and have a good day tomorrow."
Will Power set the qualifying lap track record on the way to earning the Verizon P1 Award for Race 1 of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 183.651 mph in 49.006 seconds to become the 47th competitor to achieve the pole position for the Great American Race.
Hendrick Motorsports has signed defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and majority sponsor HendrickCars.com to matching five-year contract extensions, solidifying one of the most successful partnerships in modern NASCAR through the 2031 season.
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