The IndyCar Series held its Sunday race at Milwaukee’s iconic oval, which ended with a victory for Scott McLaughlin (Penske). He was followed by Scott Dixon and Colton Herta.
In a race with several alternatives, a dramatic turn of events occurred at the start when Alex Palou stopped on the track and quickly brought out a yellow flag. While Chip Ganassi Racing tried to solve the problem of the Spanish driver, who is fighting for the championship, the restart lasted very little due to a crash between Linus Lundqvist and Marcus Armstrong, which also led to a collision with Josef Newgarden. A weekend to forget for the Penske driver, who yesterday had a clash with Marcus Ericcson.
Lundqvist remained on track but was given a “go and go” for the incident. Meanwhile, Scott McLaughlin was moving to the front of the field. On lap 29, and after a lengthy repair job, Palou returned to the track in search of collecting every point he needed, in the fight for the championship.
Meanwhile, there was a change of lead but with Penske ahead. Will Power overtook his New Zealand teammate. On lap 63, another caution was issued, this time due to problems for David Malukas. Along with him, Juncos Hollinger representative Conor Daly suffered a gearbox problem that forced him to go into the pits.
The race continued with problems for yesterday’s winner, as Patricio O’Ward was another of those who suffered, like Daly, with the box. On lap 113, Sting Ray Robb went into a spin and, despite not hitting the wall, caused a new yellow flag. The action lasted only a few laps, after a crash between Graham Rahal and Christian Rasmussen that ended with the former hitting the wall.
Power then spun and lost the lead in the race. His teammate McLaughlin regained the lead just a few laps later and was the star of the show heading into the final race, awaiting the pit stop of Colton Herta, who was leading the race at the time.
Ultimately, despite a final caution for Robb hitting the wall, McLaughlin managed to stay ahead and take a valuable victory at the end of Indy’s Milwaukee stop. Everything will be decided in Nashville next week, where the 2024 champion of the specialty will be decided.
