MADISON, Ill. -- From Scott Dixon doing what he does and Josef Newgarden's title hopes hitting the wall to the effect of different tire compounds, here's Three Big Stories from Gateway.
The 2021 IndyCar Series champion from Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Spain, led 10 of 55 laps and executed on a late pit strategy to overtake pole-sitter Colton Herta with seven laps remaining and extend his championship lead with his third victory of the season.
The 29-year-old McLaughlin from Hamilton, New Zealand, remains one of five competitors left standings to contend for the 2022 IndyCar title with his third victory of the season at Portland.
The 23-year-old native from Monterrey, Mexico, benefitted from a late on-track incident involving Josef Newgarden to grab his fourth NTT IndyCar Series career victory at Iowa.
The two-time IndyCar champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, led all but 42 of 250 laps en route to his fourth IndyCar victory of 2022 in the first of a Iowa Speedway doubleheader feature.
The 29-year-old native from Hamilton, New Zealand, led a race-high 45 of 80 laps en route to his second IndyCar career victory in his second full-time season in the series.
The 31-year-old Ericsson from Kumla, Sweden, led three times for 13 of 200 laps before fending off Pato O'Ward in a two-lap shootout to claim his first Indy 500 title.
The 22-year-old Herta from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, led three times for a race-high 50 of 75 laps to claim his first IndyCar victory of the season at Indy's road course amid slick conditions,
