The reigning three-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, led the final 14 of 200 laps and outdueled Marcus Ericsson through a late fuel-mileage and pit strategy battle to become the first Spaniard to win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
The two-time IndyCar Series champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, led 26 of 200-scheduled laps and overtook Pato O'Ward on the final lap to become the first competitor in 22 years to claim back-to-back Indy 500 victories.
The 21-year-old Lundgaard from Hedensted, Denmark, became the first Danish competitor to win an IndyCar Series event after capping off a dominant run from pole position at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada.
It all began early Sunday morning along the coast of Monte Carlo and the Monaco Grand Prix. I am not a big fan of driving fast and little passing, but Monaco is a different breed. Fabulous architecture and big expensive craft that fill the marina are the background for a street race that has the competitors driving just a bit above the recommended speed limit for you and I. Simply put, they go fast on a road not built to go fast, be it alone or among 20 other speed demons.
It was the year’s greatest race day, with three major events taking place. The Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500, and the World 600 could have meant a lot of couch time, never mind the latest episode of Game of Thrones, but I try to exercise while gazing at the tube. I mean, those sandwiches were not going to make themselves.
Emotions ran high at Andretti Motorsports as Ryan Hunter-Reay won the race, while teammate Justin Wilson suffered a head injury from a serious crash and was airlifted from the race track.
It is the greatest day on the motorsports calender. We begin in southern Europe, head over to the Midwest United States, then back to stock car’s heartland in the southeast.
Scott Dixon, driver of the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, made history at Pocono Raceway in the IZOD IndyCar Series as the eighth different winner in eleven races, scoring his 30th career win, as well as the 200th win for Honda and the 100th team finish for team Target.
