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Kemenah Earns Speedweek Championship; Pardo Beats Woodard In Stock Car Battle To Checkers

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 25, 2016) – The “Wild Child” Jac Haudenschild certainly lived up to his label Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, earning the NKTelco Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket finale worth $10,000 with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Haudenschild, pilot of the familiar Phoenix Racing/No. 59, took command of the 30-lap feature program with a wild high-low pass in traffic of Chad Kemenah on lap 17, and withstood traffic and constant pressure from Chad Kemenah and Tim Shaffer on the very topside of the speedway. The Wooster, Ohio, native now owns 30 career victories with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, two of which have been earned during the 2016 season. Tim Shaffer would cross under the final checkers second, followed by Chad Kemenah, Randy Hannagan, and Danny Holtgraver.

“The car was just really good all night long,” said Jac Haudenschild in victory lane. “Feels good to be back with this team. This is a big win for us. We’ll be back for the Kings Royal next month, so we’ll try to keep this going and get another one.”

Jac Haudenschild won the battle, but Chad Kemenah won the war, claiming the 2016 Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title worth $1,000. It is the second ever Ohio Sprint Speedweek championship for the Alvada, Ohio, native and a first ever title for car owner Rob Hunter. Sheldon Haudenschild finished second in the overall Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title chase, followed by Tim Shaffer, Dean Jacobs, and Kraig Kinser.

“This is a really big deal for our team,” explained Chad Kemenah regarding his Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket title. “My car owner (Rob Hunter) has never won an Ohio Sprint Speedweek title. It’s especially special for us because some of our biggest supporters are here tonight at Eldora Speedway with us. This is a really big momentum boost for our team. Rob and Rita Hunter consistently give us great race cars and great equipment to work with. We’re racing good and that allows us to have a lot of fun.”

With the runner-up finish during the Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket finale, Chad Kemenah officially takes control of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions title chase, holding a mere 14 point advantage over defending champion Dale Blaney leading into Independence Day weekend.

In a wild Eldora Stock feature, Paul Pardo recorded another victory and regained the point lead but it was definitely earned the hard way.

Pardo, Earnie Woodard and Rob Trent paced the field in a race slowed by several cautions at the beginning including a six-car scramble on lap-2. The trio continued their race up front until Pardo and Woodard broke away when Trent was tripped up by lapped traffic. On the final lap, Woodard passed Pardo with a classic slide-job but Pardo cut back underneath him and the two made contact sending Pardo across the finish line sideways and into the wall. Pardo was collected by seventh place finisher Frank Paladino. Woodard finished second and Trent was third.

The next event on Eldora’s calendar is the 33rd running of the $50,000-to-win Kings Royal Weekend featuring the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series on Thursday-Friday-Saturday, July 14-15-16.

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• Team owner Roger Penske who was selected to drive the 2017 Camaro SS 50th Anniversary Pace Car retired from racing before he could compete at Indianapolis, but is taking his driving job seriously. “It’s been a long time since I’ve really had a lap at any kind of speed…I just want to know what I have to do. This is like anything else, I want to be prepared. I’m going to go out and lead the field, then I’m going to get out of it and jump on my pit box. It’ll be an exciting day.”

• California’s Cody Swanson became a three-time winner of the USAC Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fair Grounds, winning for the third-consecutive year. Bryan Clauson, who will compete in the 500 for Dale Coyne finished fourth.

• In the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters annual contest, Racing Nation.com writer Alan Brewer finished second in “Online Technical Writing” with a piece entitled “The Car Honda Built.”
Racing Nation’s Paul Gohde also took a second place in “Online Column Writing” with his “Dreyer and Reinbold” column.

• In 1966 the 50th 500 starting field featured 14 different chassis but just two engine types. Among the variety of chassis were Lola, Brabham, Gerhardt, Huffaker and Eagle. Also in the field were Lotus, Shrike, Brawner, Coyote and Watson. Ford and Offenhauser were the only two engine manufacturers however.

• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway unveiled a new red-white and blue logo for the 101st Indianapolis 500 to be run on May 28, 2017. Due to the demand for tickets for this year’s 100th running, the track also announced a program that will give 2016 ticket holders an opportunity to renew/upgrade their tickets for next year’s 101st 500. Dubbed the “Race to Renew”, ticket holders have 500 hours beginning at 12:01 a.m. on May 30 (ending June 8 @ 8:00p.m.) to purchase 2017 tickets at current prices. By renewing they will also receive a variety of other benefits.

• When Pippa Mann qualified for this year’s 500, it marked the 17th consecutive year that a female driver has qualified for the race.

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• Dale Coyne Racing announced that Lilly Diabetes will act as co-sponsor of Conor Daly’s Honda for the 500. Daly was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes when he was 14. Now 24, he wears a glucose monitoring system to help manage the disease and his racer is equipped with a glucose monitoring readout device.

• Tony Kanaan was quickest in Friday’s Carb Day final practice with a speed of 226.280 mph. in his Chevy, while Carlos Munoz’ Honda was next at 224.772.

• Team Penske and driver Helio Castroneves won the Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge Friday, earning a $50,000 prize. This was his eighth win in the contest and he celebrated by climbing the fence in front of the Tower Terrace stands.

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INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, June 3, 2016) – INDYCAR announced today a multiyear agreement with United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental provider and a team partner with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, to become the official equipment rental company of INDYCAR and the Verizon IndyCar Series.

“This is tremendous news for INDYCAR and the Verizon IndyCar Series and we’re excited to kick off our partnership with United Rentals,” said Rod Davis, chief revenue officer of INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “This is another great partner to add to our series and it’s always great to see trusted brands like United Rentals investing in both our teams and the series. INDYCAR has a lot of positive momentum surrounding the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 and we’re grateful United Rentals is part of that success.”

In April, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that United Rentals would serve as the primary sponsor on Graham Rahal’s No. 15 Honda entry for this weekend’s Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans and as a major associate sponsor on the car for the entire 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season.

“United Rentals looks forward to working with INDYCAR to support world-class racing with our vast equipment fleet and technology platforms,” said Chris Hummel, chief marketing officer of United Rentals. “We are also thrilled to launch the ‘Turns for Troops’ program, continuing our longstanding support for military veterans in partnership with INDYCAR and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.”

The new “Turns for Troops” program, sponsored by United Rentals, will help American military veterans with major injuries sustained while serving their country. The program will fund access to education, state-of-the-art rehabilitation programs and technologies that address a variety of combat-related injuries. Through Turns for Troops, United Rentals will donate $50 to SoldierStrong, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping American military veterans, for every lap completed by Rahal during the 2016 race season.

To learn more about the program and opportunities to directly support SoldierStrong, visit www.turnsfortroops.com.

United Rentals offers expert construction and industrial equipment rental, trench safety, temporary power, climate control, fluid transfer, tool management and technology services through the largest customer service organization of its kind in North America: 897 rental branches in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.unitedrentals.com.

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Alexander Rossi celebrates his victory in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. [Andy Clary Photo]

by Allan Brewer

Alexander Rossi’s ride during the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. [Andy Clary Photo]

The surprise is genuine.

So are the tears that for a moment distract him from what he has just done.

A rookie, an American, a long-shot by anyone’s estimate pre-race, won the one hundredth Indianapolis 500 today….running to the finish on fumes, being towed at speed by his teammates at Andretti Motorsport Townsend Bell and previous Indy 500 champion Ryan Hunter Reay in order to make fuel and complete the race, and being told by his owner to put the clutch in and coast the final mile, which he did.

First time. First win.

First.

There has to be something magical about this victory for 25 year-old Alexander Rossi, of Nevada City, California.

On Thursday, Rossi timidly walked to the stage at the American Dairy Association Indiana’s annual rookie luncheon. He was so shy that he only spoke for a few seconds, then let host Vince Welch do the heavy verbal lifting. When the Dairy Princess Kylei Klein offered Alexander his wooden rookie plaque he looked like he would have rather taken Kylei in his arms than the trophy. He really wasn’t sure what to walk off with—the girl or the gilt.

Today, the same innocent bewilderment was on display again, only this time he knew the gold was his goal.

Rossi was a close but no cigar to be included in the Fast Nine last Sunday for the Indianapolis pole, but lost his spot in the last seconds of the Saturday qualifying session that determined the finalists. So he just put his head down, kept working, kept driving to an end that wasn’t clearly in sight.

“He listened to what we told him, he learned from his teammates,” said Michael Andretti afterwards.

I’ll say. As of early spring Alexander Rossi had never seen the huge racing complex and 2.5 mile oval at Indianapolis; had no idea (really) of what a big deal the race is to so many people, had never ever raced on an oval configuration track before. He spent the bulk of his career prior to today in Europe, driving with an aim to conquer Formula 1; but it wasn’t in the cards.

“I am still not sure what just happened,” Alexander said to the media…just after he said, “So many of you came today, I’ve never had this many before.”

So, did the one hundredth Indy 500 live up to its billing as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing?”

Of course it did; but, rather than a Hollywood tear-jerker, comeback epic starring James Hinchcliffe (who literally came back from the dead to take pole for this race) or a hanky-waving, final send-off to a favorite championship driver (Tony Kanaan, who is wildly popular here and is nearing the end of his career), it gave us a sneaky surprise ending in the utmost of suspenseful, last-gasp of breath in the marathon, mystery-man climaxes.

From the incredible vintage car lap that put one hundred years of winners and their cars on the track to open the racing day, to those final five laps when everyone who we thought would or could win pulled in for fuel one after another after another, the 100th Indianapolis 500 fulfilled its potential and more.

Rossi rightly gave owner Bryan Herta the praise for calling the fuel strategy that was just, just right and that included cruising around the oval with the clutch in for part of the way to the checkered flag. How lucky for Rossi that Herta has talked a driver home before, Dan Wheldon, through those final corners to claim the Borg-Warner trophy from behind.

Rossi also gave credit to teammates Bell and Hunter-Reay for giving him drafting tows around the oval lap after lap that let him save fuel and complete a “really stretching it” 36-lap stint over the race’s final 90 miles. “It was a team thing, really,” he said, shifting the limelight to his two primary helpers, whom had spoiled their own chances for a victory but were willingly party to Herta’s scheme to get his driver home first.

Alexander may be the model of the race car driver in an age that is about to embrace self-driven vehicles and electronic driver aids that diminish the driving art to near nil. He may be our first anti-driver: no pretense, false bravado, and macho-man theatrics. Just drive. Drive. Drive for 500 miles and win the biggest prize in racing….the very first time you try.

And when you do, you are allowed to bawl like a baby, because magic like this doesn’t come along every day.

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Three-time world F1 Champion Jack Brabham (left) at the Milwaukee Mile early in the career of his son Geoff Brabham, [Paul Gohde Photo]

Many iconic family names fill the record books here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; but none as varied as the Brabham clan: Jack, Geoff and now Matthew.

Jack, a three-time Formula One champion, came to the 500 in 1961 with his new-to the-Speedway, rear-engine, under-powered Cooper-Climax; and race car building hasn’t been the same since.

Matt will start his first 500 on Sunday after a career in a variety of series from Indy Lights to Stadium Super Trucks and a variety of series in the family’s native Australia.

In between those two, Geoff played the role of Jack’s son and now father to Matt, having seen those roles from both sides.

We talked with Geoff recently in the Gasoline Alley garage where the Team Murray crew was working on Matt’s car in preparation for qualifying.

Following is a condensed Q/A with the ten-time 500 starter (1981-94).

Racing Nation: How does it feel to be the dad of a racer at the 500 like Mario Andretti and Bobby Rahal have had the chance to experience?
“Well, it’s punishment for what we put our parents through. I can’t say it’s fun when you’re not in the car yourself; looking from the outside. But Matt doesn’t do anything crazy normally and I’ve got faith in his ability. There are a few butterflies at times.”

RN: “Have you been able to give Matt advice, not just about driving here but also how to carry himself?
“I think the greatest advantage we second and third generation drivers have is we’ve grown up with the sport. We’ve been to the tracks early (in our lives) and sort of soaked things up. So by the time we’re ready to forge our own careers, we’re maybe, and this includes Matt, a bit more level-headed. So if he has questions, I can answer them from my experience other than someone who hasn’t ever raced.”

RN: And how have things changed here since you drove in the 500?
“For one, there are many more demands on drivers outside of the race car now, with sponsorship appearances and that sort of thing, but once you get in the car, whether now or when I drove you try to maximize your performance; you try to win a race. But the technology changes and the way you approach your driving changes because you have a lot more tools to try to maximize your effort, where back then it was more “seat-of-the-pants” in some ways. You know that driving a race car has never been easy. There seemed to be more variance in the drivers’ abilities then and it seems to be a little closer now.”

RN: And for you, how did an Aussie get to Indianapolis to race 35-years ago?
“Basically I was in Europe running Formula 3 cars and ran out of money. I had an opportunity to come to the United States and a friend of my dad’s was running a Super Vee (then a support series for Indy cars) and I did a year of that and won the championship. Then I moved on to Can-Am with the VDS team and hooked up with Josele Garza. They formed an Indy car team and came to the 500 in 1981 and ran several races; Indy being one of them. Actually the first 500 I ran in was the first 500 I ever saw.”

RN: And what about the one NASCAR Winston Cup race you ran here at the Inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994?
“When I kind of left Indy car racing I went to sports cars and won the IMSA championship four-years in-a-row. Because of that I was invited to do the IROC series, and did it for six years. I won two IROC races at Michigan and when Carl Haas and Michael Kranefuss were putting together a NASCAR team and because I had won at Michigan and had experience at Indy, they chose me after a shoot-out (test) among several other drivers. That was very cool to run the first Brickyard and I enjoyed that. I qualified well but we had some trouble in the race and I ended up crashing.”

RN: And, finally, do you regret not being able to have a Formula One career like your dad?
“That was the plan, but when I came to America that sort of went away. My focus quickly became getting into Indy cars. And, if you’re in F1 and aren’t driving for a competitive team like Ferrari, Williams or McLaren, you’ll likely be satisfied to just be part of the show, where Indy car racing is very competitive and more satisfying.”

And when he was asked whether he had ever driven his father Jack’s Cooper-Climax from the 1961 500, Geoff revealed a little secret. “The car in the museum (here at IMS) isn’t the original car, but I’ll get a chance to drive the original sometime this month.”

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Front row drivers James Hinchcliffe, Josef Newgarden and Ryan Hunter-Reay line-up on pace lap. [Joe Jennings Photo]

by Joe Jennings

INDIANAPOLIS – Rookie driver Alexander Rossi scored an upset victory in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Running on fumes as the race neared the end, the 24-year old driver followed instructions issued by team strategist Bryan Herta and saved just enough fuel to cross the finish line, 4.4975 seconds ahead of teammate Carlos Munoz.

Rossi did run out of fuel on the cool-down lap and had to be towed to victory lane.

Given the significance of the 100th running, a sell-out crowd estimated in the 350,000 range gathered on a hot day in Indiana.

Said the 24-year old winner, “The win hasn’t sunk in yet. I’m still on the last lap actually with Bryan yelling at me. He is like, Pull the clutch in and coast. I’m like, What? Okay.

“But, no, I mean, it’s an unbelievable result for the team. Just is a testament to how hard one has worked this entire month. We’ve been strong from day one, on Monday. It’s made my life that much easier. Made my debut at Indianapolis and the 500 a lot smoother than it could have gone.”

Regarding his fuel supply and the race, he commented, “I mean, it was close obviously, too close for comfort. But obviously the people on the timing stand knew what was going on and we made it work.

“I was really focused on taking it one lap at a time. The emotional rollercoaster of this race is ridiculous. There were moments where I was stoked, moments where were heartbroken, moments where I was stoked again. I need to see a psychiatrist after this (laughter).

It was tough. But I just really focused on doing the job I could. Bryan has a calming demeanor on the radio. The spotters were fantastic. I knew everything that was going on. I focused on my job: making sure the car was in the right spot all the time.”

Winning team co-owner Michael Andretti said, “After that last pit stop, I knew that Alex was going to try it. We knew then, All right, if he’s going to try it, we’re going to try different strategies. It really worked out. We had two cars that had a shot at winning with two different strategies.

“So to come home 1-2 is just incredible. My hat’s off to Bryan Herta. He was the strategist there. Like I said, I think he used some of that NAPA know-how to get himself there to the end. They were on fumes at the end.

“Alex did an awesome job at saving fuel, to the point where he’s pulling in the clutch and coasting. It just was crazy. It was amazing. I don’t know what to say. Great day. To be a part of history, to win the hundredth running, to win it with a 1-2 finish is incredible. I’m a bit speechless.”

Team strategist and co-owner Herta commented, “I can’t overstate how hard it was for Alex to do what I was asking him to do on the radio: to drive to a fuel number that was almost impossible, but still keep pace and keep track position.

“We had a few debates about it, but he kept pushing, he kept digging. He did exactly what we asked him to do. Obviously things came right for us at the end there.

It was huge. But we ran the numbers. I have to say, the guys on the timing stand, it started off every half lap, then every quarter lap giving us updates. We were watching it that close.

Like I said, it’s one thing to have the plan, it’s another thing to be able to execute and execute under that kind of pressure. It’s amazing.”

Driving the NAPA Auto Parts/Curb Honda fielded by Andretti Autosport, Rossi started 11th and quickly caught up with the leaders, running strong throughout and leading twice for 14 laps, including the final three circuits.

Rossi said he started having the winning feeling on lap five and although he bounced around in the standings, his positive feeling prevailed to the finish. As the race wound down, Tony Kanaan, Josef Newgarden, J. R.Hildebrand, James Hinchcliffe, Helio Castroneves, Munoz and Rossi were waging a titanic struggle for the lead with all but Rossi needing to stop for fuel in the closing laps.

Following Herta’s fuel-saving strategy closely, Rossi ran the final 36 laps without a stop. Munoz came the closest to winning, only to come in for a splash of fuel with two laps remaining.

Said the dejected Colombian, “I was really disappointed when it comes with fuel and you lose the race because of that. I was really disappointed get second. Half a lap short. That’s what it took.

“I was sliding the last two stints. I knew I had the car to win in the first half of the race. I just was holding my position. Last part of the race I was pushing really hard, overtaking everyone. One of the yellows didn’t help us. I went back to the field, got again back to the front of the field. It wasn’t our day, if I’m honest. My team never was in the fight. But this is racing. We have to congratulate him.

“What can I say? The only thing I’m clear about is that I will win this race one day.”

Josef Newgarden motored to third place in the Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 4.9 seconds back.

Kanaan and teammate Charlie Kimball were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Hildebrand, Hinchcliffe, Scott Dixon, Sebastien Bourdais and Will Power completed the top-10 finishers.

Ryan Hunter-Reay led the most laps, 52, and he and teammate Townsend Bell ran at the front until tangling in the pits on lap 114. Exiting their pit stall, Bell was nudged by Castroneves, spinning the Andretti Autosport teammates. Bell lost a lap and Hunter-Reay two, and they were scored 21st and 24th.

Crashes took out Juan Pablo Montoya, Sage Karam, Mikhail Aleshin, Conor Daly and Takuma Sato.

Time of the race was 3 hours and .02 seconds and the average speed was 166.634 miles per hour.

54 lead changes spiced the action.

100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Results INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Results Sunday of the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race presented by PennGrade Motor Oil Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): 1. (11) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 200, Running 2. (5) Carlos Munoz, Honda, 200, Running 3. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 200, Running 4. (18) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 200, Running 5. (16) Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, 200, Running 6. (15) JR Hildebrand, Chevrolet, 200, Running 7. (1) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 200, Running 8. (13) Scott Dixon, Chevrolet, 200, Running 9. (19) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 200, Running 10. (6) Will Power, Chevrolet, 200, Running 11. (9) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 200, Running 12. (10) Oriol Servia, Honda, 200, Running 13. (14) Marco Andretti, Honda, 200, Running 14. (26) Graham Rahal, Honda, 200, Running 15. (22) Max Chilton, Chevrolet, 200, Running 16. (31) Jack Hawksworth, Honda, 200, Running 17. (33) Alex Tagliani, Honda, 200, Running 18. (25) Pippa Mann, Honda, 199, Running 19. (8) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 199, Running 20. (21) Gabby Chaves, Honda, 199, Running 21. (4) Townsend Bell, Honda, 199, Running 22. (27) Matt Brabham, Chevrolet, 199, Running 23. (28) Bryan Clauson, Honda, 198, Running 24. (3) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 198, Running 25. (29) Spencer Pigot, Honda, 195, Running 26. (12) Takuma Sato, Honda, 163, Contact 27. (7) Mikhail Aleshin, Honda, 126, Contact 28. (30) Stefan Wilson, Chevrolet, 119, Electrical 29. (24) Conor Daly, Honda, 115, Contact 30. (32) Buddy Lazier, Chevrolet, 100, Mechanical 31. (20) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 98, Mechanical 32. (23) Sage Karam, Chevrolet, 93, Contact

33. (17) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 63, Contact

Race Statistics Winners average speed: 166.634 Time of Race: 3:00:02.0872 Margin of victory: 4.4975 seconds Cautions: 6 for 46 laps

Lead changes: 54 among 13 drivers

Lap Leaders: Hunter-Reay 1 – 2 Hinchcliffe 3 Hunter-Reay 4 Hinchcliffe 5 Hunter-Reay 6 – 8 Hinchcliffe 9 Hunter-Reay 10 Hinchcliffe 11 Hunter-Reay 12 – 13 Hinchcliffe 14 – 16 Hunter-Reay 17 Hinchcliffe 18 – 23 Hunter-Reay 24 – 27 Newgarden 28 – 29 Munoz 30 Karam 31 – 32 Hunter-Reay 33 – 41 Bell 42 – 48 Hunter-Reay 49 – 56 Bell 57 Hunter-Reay 58 Hinchcliffe 59 – 60 Hunter-Reay 61 – 66 Power 67 – 74 Hinchcliffe 75 – 77 Hunter-Reay 78 – 80 Hinchcliffe 81 – 84 Hunter-Reay 85 – 87 Hinchcliffe 88 – 91 Castroneves 92 – 96 Clauson 97 – 99 Castroneves 100 – 103 Hunter-Reay 104 – 108 Kanaan 109 Hunter-Reay 110 – 112 Bell 113 – 116 Tagliani 117 – 121 Rossi 122 Tagliani 123 – 128 Rossi 129 – 137 Castroneves 138 -148 Munoz 149 – 153 Castroneves 154 -157 Kanaan 158 – 160 Hinchcliffe 161 Kanaan 162 – 163 Hildebrand 164 – 167 Kanaan 168 – 178 Newgarden 179 – 181 Kanaan 182 – 183 Newgarden 184 – 190 Munoz 191 Newgarden 192 – 193 Munoz 194 – 196

Rossi 197 – 200

Verizon IndyCar Series point standings: 1. Pagenaud 292, Dixon 235, Castroneves 224, Newgarden 211, Hinchcliffe 205, Rossi 203, Munoz 199, Kanaan 192, Kimball 189, Montoya 187.