And finally, to wrap up out ultra-block of episodes: IndyCar at Gateway for the Bommarito 500, and in shocking news – Josef Newgarden, even on one good leg, is still fast enough to keep his status as the best Oval Racer in the world.
It was a race of unpredictability and adaptability. We had multiple cautions for crashes, such as Alex Palou and Nolan Siegel combining, with Siegel coming off the worst of it, Graham Rahal off at Turn 4 too. We had multiple rain showers across the race that led to red flags, and a mighty strategic screw up for Chip Ganassi Racing that led to Scott Dixon taking emergency service and Alex Palou losing 2 laps due to running out of fuel on pit road. Disasater for the reigning Champion.
At the front, a fight between three men in IndyCar crossroads – Josef Newgarden, still waiting for a new contract for 2027, and hanging around 6th in points, below his usual high standards. Christian Rasmussen, getting a new contract design on paper, an awful season where he’s barely in the leader’s circle. And Marcus Ericsson, who faces a fight to keep his job at Andretti Global. What will happen in the future for a talented podium that needs results?
And Dre has to poor some cold water on Myles Rowe’s Indy NXT comeback of the Gods as he went from 24th to the win. All that on another Motorsport101!
