7. More:IndyCar race incidents at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. Scott McLaughlin ready to make push in Year 2 of IndyCar - The Detroit News McLaughlin drew an avoidable contact penalty. Scott McLaughlin storms to first IndyCar win of the season BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Scott McLaughlin was once again racing Romain Grosjean for a potential win. Team Penske has been racing in the United States since 1966, scoring victories in every series in which it has competed. [6] Starting the Final in sixth place, McLaughlin was involved in an incident on the first lap and eventually finished 19th. Feb-Sept: Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm & Friday 9am-12pm ET Oct-Jan: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm ET In July 2016 it was announced that McLaughlin would join DJR Team Penske for the 2017 Supercars Championship. Paone moved to Australia with McLaughlin in 2018 and the two were married in 2020. IndyCar race incidents at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. McLaughlin, meanwhile, picked up momentum as the series heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for May, where the next race on the schedule is May 13 on the IMS road course and the month will be capped by the Indy 500 on Memorial Day weekend. It was quite the day for McLaughlin, who at last validated his decision to leave Australia after three consecutive V8 Supercars championships to join IndyCar. That McLaughlin up to second, setting up a two-way fight to the finish. McLaughlin's strongest performances in his rookie season were on the ovals, with the strongest moment of his rookie season coming in the first race at Texas Motor Speedway, the Genesys 300. (27) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 90, Running Grosjean was surprised to find he didn't have any push to pass time left to help him overcome the mistake in an otherwise strong weekend. It looked like that might be enough for Grosjean to win as he stretched his lead out to a little over one second. Colton Herta, the defending race winner and favorite, was fourth for Andretti Autosport and followed by teammate Romain Grosjean in his debut with the team. Take it to the bank: McLaughlin just getting started with his first It hurts, Grosjean told NBC Sports Dave Burns. [37] Team Penske driver Will Power hailed McLaughlin as a phenomenal driver after the test. 9. McLaughlin finished third at Bathurst alongside Alexandre Prmat in which was the Ford Falcon's final appearance at Mount Panorama. [42] For the 2021 Indianapolis 500 he drove a Pennzoil-sponsored car, with the livery paying homage to that company's famed "Yellow Submarine" designs of the 1980s. He took his first IndyCar win at the season opener at St. Petersburg, took a second win later in the season at Mid Ohio, and a third win on the season at Portland. 18. (14) Colton Herta, Honda, 90, Running [25] Another podium finish at Queensland Raceway gave McLaughlin an 88-point lead over Mostert with three rounds remaining. Team Penske | Drivers | Scott McLaughlin The move ruined his favorite racing shoes. Cindric started from the pole later Sunday in the NASCAR race at California. A huge crash marred the Texas IndyCar race, with another strong performance from Scott McLaughlin. Having made a substitute appearance for Garry Rogers Motorsport at the final event of 2012, McLaughlin was signed by the team to compete full-time in the 2013 season. Texas Motor Speedway Four race wins at Barbagallo, Sydney Motorsport Park, and 2 wins at Phillip Island. 17. 3 Dallara - Chevrolet for Team Penske. The three-time Supercars champion was hit with huge drama during Sunday morning's qualifying sessions for the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama when a pit-stop malfunction saw him parked in pit lane for several minutes. What is Gillon McLachlan's defining achievement as AFL CEO? 15. As is always the case with the 90-lap affair on the 2.3-mile natural terrain road course just outside Birmingham, Ala., strategy played a major role. 23. [10] On 17 December 2009, the team gave McLaughlin his first test in a V8 Supercar. Scott McLaughlin may not be two for two to . Those on the three-stop strategy included McLaughlin, Power, Newgarden, Alexander Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist. 8. Cindric started from the pole later Sunday in the NASCAR race at California. [39] On 5 February, Penske announced that McLaughlin will race a 4th Team Penske entry at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Scott McLaughlin drove to his first IndyCar victory and tumbled off his winning car during the celebration. 27. [53] Mears' mentorship paid off for McLaughlin and led to him qualifying seventeenth on the grid, the highest Penske driver in what was considered Penske's worst qualifying performance for the 500 since 1995. Here is the finishing order in the Childrens of Alabama Indy Grand Prix with starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): 1. The Team Penske star became the fourth winner in four NTT IndyCar Series races this season, joining Marcus Ericsson, Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood. Congrats to him. "Hes the one that calmed me down last year. 21. Rest of the standings: Ilott 80, Lundgaard 77, Malukas 74, Rossi 72, Rosenqvist 66, Rahal 65, Armstrong 62, Canapino 47, VeeKay 47, Pagenaud 45, Castroneves 45, Ferrucci 44, Harvey 43, Daly 38, Robb 37, Pedersen 34, DeFrancesco 33, Ed Carpenter 17, Takuma Sato 5. Scott McLaughlin - Supercars "Especially now, it's my favorite.". Team Penske found success early with Donohue, winning consecutive USRRC championships and three SCCA Trans-Am championships. He scored thirteen wins on the season to go with eight podium finishes and fifteen pole positions.
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