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Scott McLaughlin was leading in the hunt for his first IndyCar oval victory when rain delayed the race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

He lost a second in the pits to McLaughlin, who had made his final stop a lap earlier. “We could have held one for probably one more lap, but our whole strategy was to just push because we don’t know when it’s going to rain,” Malukas told NBC Sports’ Kevin Lee. After opening the season by breaking through for his first win on the streets of St. “If we would have, we probably could have saved a bit of fuel for three laps. The red flag was lifted at 10:09 p.m. The Team Penske driver also won at Mid-Ohio in the No.

Now tied with Mario Andretti for the most poles in NTT INDYCAR SERIES history with 67, Will Power is ready to focus on what's next in his career, and that ...

28 NAPA AUTO PARTS/DHL Honda), 10th (DeFrancesco), 11th (Alexander Rossi in the No. 27 NAPA AUTO PARTS/AutoNation Honda) and 12th (Colton Herta in the No. Castroneves (2003), Takuma Sato (2017) and Dixon (Race 1 of 2020) are the other former WWTR race winners in this field. USA Network will come on the air for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at 6 p.m. Newgarden has won three of the past six races here (2017, Race 2 of 2020 and 2021). Ericsson had never raced on an oval until he arrived in the U.S. Reigning series champion Alex Palou is fourth in the No. Newgarden, a two-time title winner, is fourth in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) by six points – it will be seven when taking the NTT P1 Award into account – with Marcus Ericsson, the winner of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in the No. Here are some things to watch, and remember: The start time is moving up to 6:01 p.m. This is the closest the top seven drivers have been in the standings this deep into a season in the past 20 years. Another driver to beat is Team Penske teammate Josef Newgarden, who has won the past two NTT INDYCAR SERIES races at this 1.25-mile oval track.

IndyCar has moved the start time of its Gateway race forward by almost half an hour due to the threat of adverse weather. Instead of an 18:30 ET/08:30 AEST ...

[the race itself last time out on the streets of Nashville were delayed due to lightning strikes in the area](https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/08/08/nashville-indycar-race-delayed-due-to-weather/). ET, ensuring fans see the most NTT IndyCar Series action,” read an announcement from the series, in part. [With 53 points on offer today, Power is taking the approach that he, Dixon, Marcus Ericsson, Josef Newgarden, and Palou are all equal heading into the third-last race of the year](https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/08/20/power-acting-like-indycar-contenders-are-all-equal-on-points/).

Scott McLaughlin leads the Gateway IndyCar race under a red flag for light rain in St Louis. The stoppage came shortly after McLaughlin passed Team Penske ...

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IndyCar announced that the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway will start at 6:01 p.m. due to the weather.

The race was originally scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. due to the weather. IndyCar announced that the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway will start at 6:01 p.m.

Will Power will start from pole but will not have to turn his head far to see his competitors at World Wide Technology Raceway.

- Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing Now the series turns westward for the final events on the calendar: the Grand Prix of Portland on Sept. Instead, Power stayed out as the race leader as Team Penske split their strategy for the first time by bringing in Newgarden and McLaughlin. "It was that yellow," Power said. The threat of rain forced the IndyCar Series to move the race at World Wide Technology Raceway up from its 6.30 p.m. A second caution wiped out that lead.

While NASCAR goes to a road course, IndyCar wraps up the oval racing portion of the year.

Points are about to become irrelevant, so this is the time to make urgent win-or-lose calls. The last true road course race of the year, and the second-to-last race of any sort before the NASCAR playoffs, is an odd one. Three races remain in the IndyCar season.

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"Wet and dry, red flags and clear tracks, beautiful overtakes and recovery drives - the season finale in Seoul had it all. Restricted to just 25 cars, all of which have naturally been spoken for already, the McLaren Solus GT looks very much like the 2017 Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo. The competition is such like a small, 0.001 percent of a group. So to be able to not only be part of that group, but to compete inside that group, that’s such a unique thing in itself. The decision to introduce sprint races in MotoGP follows Formula 1 adopting a similar format last year. A sprint race will be held every Saturday afternoon following qualifying and will be run between 50 and 75 kilometres depending on the circuit – half the distance of a MotoGP grand prix. "The competition – it has to be one of the only sports in the world where there’s only 20 people that are doing it. But it’s been good fun and I feel like I’ve been driving well.” Newgarden says the level of competition in IndyCar is something to be celebrated. You look at IndyCar, you can be with any team and have a shot at winning a race when you show up every single weekend. “I think it’s been good,” said Bottas. “There is nothing else that comes close to it.

Only three races remain in the IndyCar season, as the race for the championship is going to come down to the wire.

Dixon, Power and Takuma Sato have also won since IndyCar came back to the track after a 14-year hiatus in 2017. In the return to the track previously known as Gateway Motorsports Park, a plethora of current drivers have been victorious at the 1.25-mile circuit. The Chip Ganassi driver was able to leap frog Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, who had a mechanical failure that led to a disappointing 14th-place finish in Nashville. The win also sees the New Zealander pass the legend Mario Andretti for second all-time in wins (53). If Dixon can somehow rally back to catch the former champion, it would mark his record-tying seventh championship, evening him with the great A.J. Former championship look to try and gain an edge on one another when they head to southern Illinois to race in the Mommarito Automotive Group 500 at the World Wide Technology Raceway.

The starting time for Saturday's Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway has been moved up 30 minutes because of the threat of ...

Power is in the No. (ET). The original starting time was 6:30 p.m.

Josef Newgarden won his fifth race of the season and tightened the IndyCar title race with his Saturday night victory at World Wide Technology Raceway ...

At Gateway, the 520 total passes were the most since 2017 when IndyCar returned to the track, and a record 179 of those passes were for position. “That is a win for me, a win for the team. It was a disappointing race for the title contenders from Chip Ganassi Racing; all three lost ground in the standings. Matthew Brabham briefly stopped Linus Lundqvist’s rout in Indy Lights by winning the junior series race earlier Saturday. McLaughlin finished third for Penske and was followed by Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren SP in fourth. McLaughlin had taken the lead from him on pit strategy shortly before the race was stopped for rain and lightning with 43 laps remaining. Newgarden won for the third consecutive year at WWTR and fourth time in his career. David Malukas, the rookie for Dale Coyne Racing, put on a stunning display of picking his way through traffic after the final restart. Newgarden is now second in the standings and just three points behind Power with two races remaining. They were tough to even get any kind of suck to get close to them.” Louis ranked fourth in the standings, 22 points behind leader Will Power, his Penske teammate. “With Scott, it’s a little bittersweet because we just have a great friendship,” Newgarden said.

Newgarden puts himself into the picture for the driver's championship with his fifth win on the IndyCar Series season.

Scott Dixon slipped to third at 468 but is still within striking distance, as is his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Marcus Ericsson at 465, but time, or rather races, are running out for both. Race wins and podiums would be nice, but more importantly finishes of 13th and 26th, such as he had last year, must be avoided at all costs. Now, the series turns westward for the final events on the calendar: the Grand Prix of Portland on Sept. Instead, Power stayed out as the race leader as Team Penske split their strategy for the first time by bringing in Newgarden and McLaughlin. The threat of rain forced the IndyCar Series to move the race at World Wide Technology Raceway up from its 6.30 p.m. A second caution wiped out that lead.

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden has beaten David Malukas to victory by half a second in a thrilling conclusion to the Gateway IndyCar race.

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A rain delay saved the victory for Josef Newgarden, who earned his IndyCar-best fifth win of the season Saturday night at World Wide Technology Raceway and ...

At Gateway, the 520 total passes were the most since 2017 when IndyCar returned to the track, and a record 179 of those passes were for position. “That is a win for me, a win for the team. It was a disappointing race for the title contenders from Chip Ganassi Racing; all three lost ground in the standings. Matthew Brabham briefly stopped Linus Lundqvist's rout in Indy Lights by winning the junior series race earlier Saturday. McLaughlin finished third for Penske and was followed by Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren SP in fourth. McLaughlin had taken the lead from him on pit strategy shortly before the race was stopped for rain and lightning with 43 laps remaining. Newgarden won for the third consecutive year at WWTR and fourth time in his career. David Malukas, the rookie for Dale Coyne Racing, put on a stunning display of picking his way through traffic after the final restart. Newgarden is now second in the standings and just three points behind Power with two races remaining. He instantly lamented not trying the lane earlier. They were tough to even get any kind of suck to get close to them.” Louis ranked fourth in the standings, 22 points behind leader Will Power, his Penske teammate.

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Josef Newgarden has won the final oval race of the IndyCar season in stunning fashion at Gateway following a lengthy rain delay, as rookie David Malukas ...

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Scott McLaughlin believes a two-hour rain delay may have been decisive in him missing out on victory in the Gateway IndyCar race.

“I could see what he was doing, he was trying to set it up but I couldn’t really get out wide just because the [lack of] confidence I had in the rear of the car, but he did a phenomenal job.” “I threw it into [Turn] 1 pretty hard and I think if we had got through that Turn 3, maybe I could have held him off, but he was quick” Elaborating on that, the New Zealander said, “I think our car was very good in the afternoon, when the sun was still out.

Race win was the seventh for Team Penske in 14 races at World Wide Technology Raceway.

In his four other oval starts this season, Carpenter finished 13th (Texas), 19th (Indy 500), and 25th and 17th at both races at Iowa. (6) Scott Dixon, Honda, 260, Running “(Malukas’) move on the last lap is a credit to him. Rossi was told to stretch his fuel mileage as much as possible, which he obediently did, while knocking on the top 10. In fact, Harvey likely will end up 2022 with his worst full-time season finish in IndyCar. This is the second straight race and track that had a dismal turnout. Will WWTR be back on the IndyCar schedule next year? Instead, Power leads Newgarden by just three points, Dixon is 14 points back and Ericsson is 17 points back. 4 at Portland and the season and championship finale Sept. “We ended up getting around (Pato) O’Ward and a lapped car and then I said, ‘Oh my God, they’re Penskes,’” Malukas said of the two cars that remained ahead of him in the closing laps. “Overall, that is a win for me, a win for the team, they all deserved this oh, so much. “It worked earlier for me and I tried to do it at the finish there and we had enough to get by him.

The NTT IndyCar Series results and points standings after Saturday's rain-delayed race at Gateway, where Josef Newgarden won for the fourth time.

Margin of victory: 0.4708 of a second. (17) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 259, Running (16) Graham Rahal, Honda, 260, Running (11) Colton Herta, Honda, 259, Running [Click here for the official box score](https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/08/indycar-race-results-1.pdf) from the 260-lap race on the 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Illinois. (5) Alex Palou, Honda, 260, Running (6) Scott Dixon, Honda, 260, Running (2) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 260, Running [Leading 78 laps in his fifth victory of the season](https://twitter.com/IndyCaronNBC/status/1561182468115406851?s=20&t=nn_DRWwtKAij7kQ880PA6A), the two-time IndyCar champion now trails championship leader Will Power by three points. (8) Takuma Sato, Honda, 260, Running (12) David Malukas, Honda, 260, Running (4) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 260, Running

Josef Newgarden earned his IndyCar-best fifth win of the season Saturday night and again tightened the championship standings.

"That is a win for me, a win for the team. At Gateway, the 520 total passes were the most since 2017 when IndyCar returned to the track, and a record 179 of those passes were for position. Dixon dropped from second in the standings, six points out, to third in points and 14 out. "He wanted to win the race, and I wanted to win the race. Matthew Brabham briefly stopped Linus Lundqvist's rout in Indy Lights by winning the junior series race earlier Saturday. McLaughlin had taken the lead from him on pit strategy shortly before the race was stopped for rain and lightning with 43 laps remaining. Newgarden is now second in the standings and just three points behind Power with two races remaining. [Pato O'Ward](https://www.espn.com/rpm/driver?seriesId=1&driverId=5581) of Arrow McLaren SP in fourth. They were tough to even get any kind of suck to get close to them." Louis ranked fourth in the standings, 22 points behind leader But ultimately we have a tremendous working relationship, and nights like this are good. "With Scott, it's a little bittersweet because we just have a great friendship," Newgarden said.

Josef Newgarden earned a career-best fifth win this season, but 20-year-old David Malukas might have won if he had another lap or two.

I mean, I was nervous, but I was trying so hard not to get overexcited and do something stupid. I was trying so hard to not get nervous. “To me, as a kid, I used to always watch. Each of us want to win but we he drove me super-fair there at the end, and we had a good fight.” “I saw them go through (turns) one and two and after I got by a lapped car, I said, ‘Oh, my God, they're Penskes. I felt like we were in position and it was time to close.

Here's our pick of the winners and losers from Gateway. WINNERS. DAVID MALUKAS AND DALE COYNE RACING. David Malukas Gateway IndyCar. After getting plenty of ...

Instead he had a night of fruitless extreme fuel-saving trying to make an alternative strategy work and couldn’t even hang on to the ground his early charge earned, eventually finishing 16th. Weather timing just didn’t work out for his strategy, though, and after a brief period in the lead he finished 13th. Had Malukas had faith in the high line on worn tyres a bit sooner in the final laps, he might’ve cleared McLaughlin quicker and had a better crack at beating Josef Newgarden to the win. Instead he’s still seventh, with a daunting deficit of 58 points and only two races to do something about it. and then a “stagnant” race from there. But he was solidly last for the first part of the Gateway race. The stat that’s probably most telling: there’s a seven-driver title fight still going on, featuring drivers from three different teams. Because you could actually make a case for him being in the losers’ section. But Power’s pace declined as the evening went on. McLaughlin himself is in something of a winner/loser no man’s land this week. Grosjean’s replacement Takuma Sato appeared such an ideal Coyne signing (double Indianapolis 500 winner, Formula 1 veteran, a man who could win Long Beach in an AJ Foyt car but also far too inconsistent to ever win a title) it seemed surprising he’d never driven for the team before. And he did some pretty needless wheel-banging with Will Power late on.

Josef Newgarden considers teammate Scott McLaughlin one of his closest friends, his “Bus Bro'' at the racetrack, and the driver he knows who will race him ...

At Gateway, the 520 total passes were the most since 2017 when IndyCar returned to the track, and a record 179 of those passes were for position. “That is a win for me, a win for the team. It was a disappointing race for the title contenders from Chip Ganassi Racing; all three lost ground in the standings. IndyCar races September 25 (NZT) on the road course at Portland. McLaughlin had taken the lead from him on pit strategy shortly before the race was stopped for rain and lightning with 43 laps remaining. David Malukas, the rookie for Dale Coyne Racing, put on a stunning display of picking his way through traffic after the final restart. Newgarden is now second in the standings and just three points behind Power with two races remaining. He instantly lamented not trying the lane earlier. Newgarden won for the third consecutive year at WWTR and fourth time in his career. “Great effort, great team,'' Newgarden radioed his team. But ultimately we have a tremendous working relationship and nights like this are good. “He's a tremendous competitor.

Josef Newgarden has vowed to race team-mate Will Power “like we always do” as the 2022 IndyCar campaign heads into the final two rounds with the pair split ...

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IndyCar rookie David Malukas charged to a career-best second at Gateway and impressed race winner and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden.

His engineer radioed that Malukas was about to get sight of the race leaders and then he caught a glimpse of them sailing through Turns 1 and 2. I mean, I was nervous, but I was trying so hard not to get overexcited and do something stupid,” Malukas said. “I’m going to put it in the back of my brain and remember it for next time.” His car like a rocket ship in the top lane, he sailed past McLaughlin on the outside. “I was trying so hard to not get nervous. It took a moment for him to realize that “Oh, my God, they’re Penskes. Either way, second place was just as good as the win on Saturday night for Malukas. Man,” he said. He’s probably been one of the cleanest rookies I’ve ever seen. Alas, Malukas ran out of time on the 1.25-mile oval outside St. That’s not fun,” Malukas said. He picked off McLaughlin, and if there had been one more lap, Malukas might have won his first IndyCar victory.

In live terms, the Team Penske driver was set to extend his series lead even as he took the second and final restart following a two-hour rain delay in fourth ...

“He came out and was just in the way. Like I predicted, it will be a tough battle all the way to the end. Otherwise, we were going to be looking pretty good.” I’ve been around a long time and know how these things go. We made a mistake and didn’t take that yellow. That’s how it is.

Rookie David Malukas could scarcely believe he was hunting down Team Penske cars as he hauled his way to second place in the Gateway IndyCar race.

“I don’t know. ‘Okay, I’m just going to copy him.’ Yeah, I did it. “To me, as a kid, I used to always watch and I just could only dream of it. What do I do? “Thankfully McLaughlin, I just watched him, staring him down. Where do I go?

David Malukas's 1st IndyCar podium could either lock him in at Dale Coyne Racing for the future or make him that much more appealing to other suitors.

So I took the low line, thinking, ‘Ahh, he’s a rookie, he might, but he might not.’ And then he did. With Chip Ganassi Racing in the midst of a federal civil lawsuit with defending champ Alex Palou, there’s been heavy speculation around the No. Though Malukas’s signing was announced under the pretense of a multi-year deal last fall, the rookie confirmed that not everything is buttoned up with two races left in his rookie season. And for the next 10 laps, he realizes now, Malukas bided his time, perhaps not really realizing just what he had underneath himself. I mean, I was nervous, but I was trying so hard not to get overexcited and do something stupid. A dozen laps into the restart, Malukas had put that misfortune to good use and “To me as a kid, I used to always watch, and I could only dream of this. I said that in Nashville, and I didn’t say it in a joking fashion. “And I just needed to get away from them, and I started to feel the nervousness coming off me. They were giving me little tips, and I could tell they were a bit nervous,” Malukas said. “He’s just been like the most respectful driver I’ve seen out of a rookie in a long time,” he continued. I think he’s the best rookie I’ve seen in a long time in racing respectfully.”