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re: 2022 IndyCar Season Thread - Last Race: Laguna Seca 9/11 3:00 PM ET (NBC)
Posted on 8/20/22 at 7:44 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Posted on 8/20/22 at 7:44 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
The lightning hold has ended! Now it's just a matter of drying the track.
Hey why don't we have jet dryers anymore?
Hey why don't we have jet dryers anymore?
This post was edited on 8/20/22 at 7:46 pm
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Posted on 8/20/22 at 7:49 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Pardon my ignorance, I’m not familiar with Indy. They don’t race on a wet track? I’m guessing they don’t have a wet tire allocation?
Posted on 8/20/22 at 7:49 pm to Rendevoustavern
quote:
Pardon my ignorance, I’m not familiar with Indy. They don’t race on a wet track? I’m guessing they don’t have a wet tire allocation?
No one races ovals in the wet.
Indy runs in the wet on road courses.
Posted on 8/20/22 at 8:02 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
Hey why don't we have jet dryers anymore?
Whoops, my mistake, they do have jet dryers.
Edit: No, I was right the first time. The announcer called it a jet dryer but I looked it up and the Air Titan uses compressed air.
The selling point of the Air Titan:
quote:
The Air Titan 2.0 emits 80 percent fewer emissions than traditional track-drying methods.
Edit 2: OK now I'm reading that the Air Titan is used in conjunction with a jet dryer. So they do have a jet dryer.
This post was edited on 8/20/22 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 8/20/22 at 8:17 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
OK now they estimate that they will restart the race at 8:45 pm CT. Another half hour.
This post was edited on 8/20/22 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 8/20/22 at 8:26 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Good, storytime then maybe I get to see the end.
Anywhere to watch the NASCAR quali from earlier today or not really worth watching?
Anywhere to watch the NASCAR quali from earlier today or not really worth watching?
Posted on 8/20/22 at 9:32 pm to fightin tigers
Newgarden wins!
Malukas last lap pass for P2!
P3 McLaughlin
P4 O'Ward
P5 Sato
P6 Power
Great finish!
Malukas last lap pass for P2!
P3 McLaughlin
P4 O'Ward
P5 Sato
P6 Power
Great finish!
Posted on 8/21/22 at 4:26 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Race 15 Gateway
Official results and points
2022 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 - 260 laps
P01 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P02 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P03 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P05 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P06 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P07 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P08 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P09 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P10 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P11 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P12 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P13 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P14 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P15 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P16 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P17 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P18 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P19 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P20 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P21 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P22 Ed Carpenter (#33 Carpenter / Chevy)
P23 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P24 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P25 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P26 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy) - 53 laps Mechanical
Official results and points
2022 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 - 260 laps
P01 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P02 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P03 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P05 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P06 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P07 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P08 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P09 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P10 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P11 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P12 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P13 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P14 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P15 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P16 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P17 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P18 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P19 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P20 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P21 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P22 Ed Carpenter (#33 Carpenter / Chevy)
P23 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P24 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P25 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P26 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy) - 53 laps Mechanical
Posted on 8/21/22 at 4:27 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
2022 Season Standings (after 15 races)
(+/- number of positions gained or lost since the previous race)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts (+0)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 479 pts (+2)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 468 pts (-1)
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 465 pts (-1)
P05 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 439 pts (+0)
P06 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 428 pts (+0)
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 424 pts (+0)
P08 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 340 pts (+1)
P08 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 335 pts (-1)
P10 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 334 pts (+0)
P11 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 305 pts (+0)
P12 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 302 pts (+1)
P13 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 294 pts (-1)
P14 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 291 pts (+0)
P15 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 283 pts (+0)
P16 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 272 pts (+1)
P17 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 256 pts (-1)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 239 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 239 pts (+0)
P20 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 194 pts (+2)
P21 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 190 pts (-1)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 184 pts (-1)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 177 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 157 pts (+0)
P25 Dalton Kellett (Foyt / Chevy) 120 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
(+/- number of positions gained or lost since the previous race)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts (+0)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 479 pts (+2)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 468 pts (-1)
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 465 pts (-1)
P05 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 439 pts (+0)
P06 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 428 pts (+0)
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 424 pts (+0)
P08 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 340 pts (+1)
P08 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 335 pts (-1)
P10 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 334 pts (+0)
P11 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 305 pts (+0)
P12 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 302 pts (+1)
P13 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 294 pts (-1)
P14 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 291 pts (+0)
P15 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 283 pts (+0)
P16 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 272 pts (+1)
P17 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 256 pts (-1)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 239 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 239 pts (+0)
P20 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 194 pts (+2)
P21 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 190 pts (-1)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 184 pts (-1)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 177 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 157 pts (+0)
P25 Dalton Kellett (Foyt / Chevy) 120 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
Posted on 8/21/22 at 4:52 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Josef Newgarden vaults up two places in the standings to P2, just 3 pts behind championship leader Will Power. Interestingly, Power leads the championship with just 1 race win this year so far. Newgarden has won 5 races this year but still trails Power in the championship! 
With just 2 races left, 7 drivers are still technically in contention, but realistically it's down to the top 4:
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 479 pts
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 468 pts
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 465 pts
The usual suspects are in the top 3, with Ericsson in contention for the first time in his IndyCar career I think. Defending champion Alex Palou has 439 pts, he is a bit too far back to repeat his championship.
In the Rookie of the Year competition, after the previous race, Christian Lundgaard had a 41 point lead on David Malukas. After Gateway, Malukas now trails Lundgaard by just 11 points, a 30-point swing!
I thought that 41 point gap was going to be too big to overcome, but now, with Malukas consistently improving race by race, I gotta predict that Malukas will win Rookie of the Year when it's all said and done.
With just 2 races left, 7 drivers are still technically in contention, but realistically it's down to the top 4:
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 479 pts
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 468 pts
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 465 pts
The usual suspects are in the top 3, with Ericsson in contention for the first time in his IndyCar career I think. Defending champion Alex Palou has 439 pts, he is a bit too far back to repeat his championship.
In the Rookie of the Year competition, after the previous race, Christian Lundgaard had a 41 point lead on David Malukas. After Gateway, Malukas now trails Lundgaard by just 11 points, a 30-point swing!
I thought that 41 point gap was going to be too big to overcome, but now, with Malukas consistently improving race by race, I gotta predict that Malukas will win Rookie of the Year when it's all said and done. 
Posted on 8/21/22 at 7:06 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Josef doing our state proud, if he had some more luck at the start of the season he would be pulling away by now. But I say this with all sincerity...
ANYONE but Ericsson. ANYONE.
ANYONE but Ericsson. ANYONE.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 11:50 am to ptclaus98
I didn't know Marcus had haters. Seems like a likable enough guy. I'd kind of prefer a first-time champion. But I don't think he has it in him. The guys in front of him are relentless fighters.
Seems like a likable enough guy. I'd kind of prefer a first-time champion. But I don't think he has it in him. The guys in front of him are relentless fighters. 
Posted on 8/21/22 at 1:46 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
Compare this red to F1, where shockingly they allow tire changes and repairs during a red flag.
F1’s stupidest rule
Posted on 8/21/22 at 1:50 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
Defending champion Alex Palou has 439 pts, he is a bit too far back to repeat his championship
Depending on how discussions are going with CGR, will be interesting to see if Palou maybe gets the boot from his seat early since he’s not in contention for the championship now
Posted on 9/4/22 at 1:34 pm to Cocotheape
Portland race at 3:00 PM ET today on NBC!
So with two races remaining, the top 7 are still technically in contention for the championship, but only the top 4, separated by just 17 points, have a realistic chance.
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 479 pts
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 468 pts
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 465 pts
P05 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 439 pts
P06 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 428 pts
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 424 pts
So where did they qualify at Portland? Well the Penske drivers dominated with a 1-2-3 qualifying order:
P01 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy)
P03 Will Power (Penske / Chevy)
However, Newgarden got a rare 6-place grid penalty for an engine change. So here is where the top 7 are starting:
P01 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) - P6 in championship
P02 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) - P1 in championship
P04 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) - P5 in championship
P05 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) - P7 in championship
P08 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) - P2 in championship
P16 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) - P3 in championship
P18 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) - P4 in championship
It looks like Will Power is in a very strong position to extend his lead and make it a two-man race with Newgarden going into the last race at Laguna Seca.
So with two races remaining, the top 7 are still technically in contention for the championship, but only the top 4, separated by just 17 points, have a realistic chance.
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 479 pts
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 468 pts
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 465 pts
P05 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 439 pts
P06 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 428 pts
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 424 pts
So where did they qualify at Portland? Well the Penske drivers dominated with a 1-2-3 qualifying order:
P01 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy)
P03 Will Power (Penske / Chevy)
However, Newgarden got a rare 6-place grid penalty for an engine change. So here is where the top 7 are starting:
P01 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) - P6 in championship
P02 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) - P1 in championship
P04 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) - P5 in championship
P05 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) - P7 in championship
P08 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) - P2 in championship
P16 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) - P3 in championship
P18 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) - P4 in championship
It looks like Will Power is in a very strong position to extend his lead and make it a two-man race with Newgarden going into the last race at Laguna Seca.
Posted on 9/4/22 at 4:01 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Is the Portland race still called the GI Joe?
Posted on 9/9/22 at 2:00 am to FightinTigersDammit
Race 16 Portland
Official results and points
2022 Grand Prix of Portland - 110 laps
P01 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P02 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P03 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P04 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P05 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P06 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P07 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P08 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P09 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P10 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P11 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P12 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P13 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P14 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P15 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P16 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P17 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P18 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P19 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P20 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy) - 53 laps Mechanical
P21 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P22 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P23 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P24 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda) - 82 laps Contact
P25 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy) - 67 laps Mechanical
Official results and points
2022 Grand Prix of Portland - 110 laps
P01 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P02 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P03 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P04 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P05 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P06 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P07 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P08 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P09 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P10 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P11 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P12 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P13 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P14 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P15 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P16 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P17 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P18 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P19 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P20 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy) - 53 laps Mechanical
P21 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P22 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P23 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P24 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda) - 82 laps Contact
P25 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy) - 67 laps Mechanical
Posted on 9/9/22 at 2:01 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
2022 Season Standings (after 16 races)
(+/- number of positions gained or lost since the previous race)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 523 pts (+0)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 503 pts (+0)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 503 pts (+0)
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 484 pts (+0)
P05 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts (+1)
P06 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 457 pts (-1)
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 456 pts (+0)
P08 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 362 pts (+2)
P09 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 361 pts (+0)
P10 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 360 pts (-2)
P11 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 333 pts (+1)
P12 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 315 pts (-1)
P13 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 302 pts (+1)
P14 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 301 pts (-1)
P15 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 293 pts (+0)
P16 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 288 pts (+0)
P17 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 261 pts (+0)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 252 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 251 pts (+0)
P20 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 213 pts (+1)
P21 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 200 pts (-1)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 199 pts (+0)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 191 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 174 pts (+0)
P25 Dalton Kellett (Foyt / Chevy) 128 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
(+/- number of positions gained or lost since the previous race)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 523 pts (+0)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 503 pts (+0)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 503 pts (+0)
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 484 pts (+0)
P05 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 482 pts (+1)
P06 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 457 pts (-1)
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 456 pts (+0)
P08 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 362 pts (+2)
P09 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 361 pts (+0)
P10 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 360 pts (-2)
P11 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 333 pts (+1)
P12 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 315 pts (-1)
P13 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 302 pts (+1)
P14 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 301 pts (-1)
P15 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 293 pts (+0)
P16 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 288 pts (+0)
P17 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 261 pts (+0)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 252 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 251 pts (+0)
P20 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 213 pts (+1)
P21 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 200 pts (-1)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 199 pts (+0)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 191 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 174 pts (+0)
P25 Dalton Kellett (Foyt / Chevy) 128 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
Posted on 9/9/22 at 2:06 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Scott Dixon’s recovery from a P16 starting position to finish on the podium at Portland was stunning. Dixon and his Ganassi team operate at such a consistently high level. Dixon kept himself in the championship with that perfect performance from him and the team. Meanwhile, Josef Newgarden started and finished in P8, allowing Dixon to pull up even in championship points.
So going into the last race at Laguna Seca, here’s where they stand:
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 523 pts (1 race win)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) -20 pts (5 race wins)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) -20 pts (2 race wins)
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) -39 pts (1 race win)
P05 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) -41 pts (3 race wins)
After Portland, Palou and O’Ward are eliminated from contention. Ericsson and McLaughlin are technically still in it heading to Laguna Seca, but realistically only Power, Newgarden, and Dixon are fighting for the championship.
Power, with only 1 race win, has shown relentless consistency this year and deserves the championship. Newgarden has a spectacular 5 wins this season, but the fact that he’s not leading the championship with that many wins means he suffered from some bad results that his closest competitors did not.
Having three guys with a very realistic chance to win the championship should make for a spectacular race!
So going into the last race at Laguna Seca, here’s where they stand:
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 523 pts (1 race win)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) -20 pts (5 race wins)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) -20 pts (2 race wins)
P04 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) -39 pts (1 race win)
P05 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) -41 pts (3 race wins)
After Portland, Palou and O’Ward are eliminated from contention. Ericsson and McLaughlin are technically still in it heading to Laguna Seca, but realistically only Power, Newgarden, and Dixon are fighting for the championship.
Power, with only 1 race win, has shown relentless consistency this year and deserves the championship. Newgarden has a spectacular 5 wins this season, but the fact that he’s not leading the championship with that many wins means he suffered from some bad results that his closest competitors did not.
Having three guys with a very realistic chance to win the championship should make for a spectacular race!
Posted on 9/11/22 at 2:03 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
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