by Open Wheel Draft | May 31, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
Daly and team-mate Rinus Veekay led a total of 72 laps at the 2021 Indy 500, the highest of any team, but after late mishaps, their team boss Ed Carpenter was the highest-finishing ECR driver in fifth.VeeKay started his second Indy 500 on the front row and the winner...
by Open Wheel Draft | May 31, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
It’s a curious historical anomaly that of the many international superstars that have made their mark on Indycar racing, German drivers have made a negligible impression.If we discount German-born Dominic Dobson’s third place at Michigan in 1994, Timo Glock is the...
by Open Wheel Draft | May 31, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
O’Ward started the race in 12th and quickly worked his way into the leading pack, leading 17 laps and running inside the top three places for the majority of the 200-lap race.However, the winner of IndyCar’s second Texas race slipped to fourth on the final lap...
by Open Wheel Draft | May 31, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
Rahal worked his way to the front from 18th at the start thanks to some impressive fuel saving, which allowed him to get a taste of the race lead on two occasions.But pitting from the lead on lap 118, Rahal left the pits without his left rear tyre properly attached to...
by Open Wheel Draft | May 31, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou led 35 laps and looked immensely strong throughout, able to pass cars on the inside or outside whenever he needed to. He and Castroneves’s Meyer Shank Racing-Honda reduced the ‘net’ lead battle (behind two off-strategy cars) to a duel...
by Open Wheel Draft | May 30, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
At 46 years and 20 days old, the Brazilian cemented a place in Indy 500 history by becoming the fourth-oldest driver to conquer the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after Al Unser in 1987, Bobby Unser in 1981 and Emerson Fittipaldi in 1993.The Meyer Shank Racing driver...