the new zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi) overcame all adversity presented by the IndyCar race in Nashville this Sunday (Tennessee, USA), with a two-hour delay and a large number of accidents in their wake of yellow flags and delays.
It wasn’t just another win for Scott Dixon, who started fourteenth on the grid and even ended up being the last car in the race midway through the test, but the 42-year-old veteran is a master of going the extra mile. when bigger. are the difficulties.
While the rivals were eliminated in accidents, he maintained a high speed and improved his position, he was the first to see the checkered flag.
Not important was the damage to a rear tire at the start of the test, the six occasions on which he had to visit his mechanics in the pits and the eight yellow flags (and one red) that They made the Nashville race completely unpredictable.
The win was Dixon’s second of the season and 53rd in IndyCar history, making him the second most successful driver in the category. He beat a legend like Mario Andretti and was 14 wins behind AJ Foyt.
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It was also a weekend to frame New Zealander Scott McLaughlinsecuring pole and second place was his fifth podium of the season, entering the general standings 58 points behind the leader.
McLaughlin couldn’t hide his happiness when he got out of the car: “This is the best race in the world. Now I’m focused on improving, I’m proud of my team and myself“.
In its part, Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi) finished third and trimmed the points overallhad a great start to the race, having a position at the start and always having options to get the final victory.
His position at the start of the grid was an achievement in itself for being ahead of all his direct rivals for the titlebut also closed the race in third place which allowed him to deduct points against all of them, except Dixon himself.
In addition, the Catalan added additional points taking the bonus of more race laps led. On lap 24 he took the lead for the first time amid a yellow flag, benefiting from a traffic incident at the pit exit of most of his rivals.
As the car was affected in the front wing by a previous hit to Will Power (Team Penske), Palou played the last two laps with the green flag and passed the Danish Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman) to secure the third position that gave him options to defend the title, which is now 33 points away.
“It was a long day, but it was good. Whenever you’re on the podium, it’s a good day. I got lucky with some of the yellow flags,” Palou told NBC reporters.
He celebrated the victory and claimed his options to be champion again: “It was a good day for us, points for the championship. It’s time to end it all“.
Will Power maintains the overall lead with just three races to go with 450 points, closely followed by Scott Dixon on six.
Both Swedish Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi) and Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) who raced in the city where he was born lost the chance to stand firm in the fight for the title. The two of them, along with Palou himself, complete the list of candidates to become Indycar champion this 2022 season.
As many as 15 pilots did not finish the race. There were many collisions between vehicles and also with the protection of the wall. They had to leave very important names for the championship like Marcus Ericsson or Pato O’Ward, as well as others like Romain Grosjean, Jimmie Johnson, Takuma Sato, or the rookies Kyle Kirkwood and David Malukas.
The worst accident happened on lap number 43 including up to seven single-seaters: Dalton Kellet, Pato O’Ward, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Graham Rahal, Simona De Silvestro and Callum Illot.
Because of that accident, O’Ward was forced to leave, which made it clear that with the damage sustained by the vehicle “it is difficult to continue”. The Arrow McLaren team reported, after carrying out a permanent medical examination, that the driver did not sustain any injuries.
The Indycar championship takes a two-week break and resumes on August 20 in Madison, Illinois. It is with the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 and the last chance to stay in the group of candidates for the title.
Source: La Verdad
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