He finished 5th in the standings. Medical Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust, reached a five-year sponsorship agreement for the naming rights earlier this year and gifted them to the Birmingham childrens hospital. Sunday's three podium finishers celebrate in the 2022 IndyCar season opener, from left: runner-up Alex Palou, race winner Scott McLaughlin and third-place finisher Will Power. Ganassi drivers Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson were eighth and ninth, and Takuma Sato completed the top 10 in his debut with Dale Coyne Racing. Grosjean and McLaughlin were line astern leading up to the final sequence of pit stops. McLaughlin scored his first round win in the series at Barbagallo Raceway, backing it up with another victory at Townsville. McLaughlin was named the 2021 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year before earning his first three NTT INDYCAR SERIES victories in a breakthrough 2022 season. Team Penske is the most successful INDYCAR SERIES racing team in history with 231 race wins, 16 INDYCAR SERIES national championships and 294 pole positions. Scott McLaughlin Tames Streets of Nashville for 2nd Pole - Frontstretch (26) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 90, Running Replying to @smclaughlin93 and @IndyCar Unfortunately, the Tram line makes it impossible now Mick Johnston With push-to-pass to burn, McLaughlin blew by and set about establishing a handy lead leaving Grosjean to fight Will Power for the final place on the podium. 20. Cindric started from the pole later Sunday in the NASCAR race at California. Big deal, one might say. Scott McLaughlin - Supercars 3 Dallara-Chevrolet for Team Penske. The following season, McLaughlin took his maiden championship title after a close battle with Whincup's teammate Shane van Gisbergen in the second half of the year. Paone moved to Australia with McLaughlin in 2018 and the two were married in 2020. "You're only as good as your last race. Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin - WWT Raceway - Gateway - Indycar Series (Photo: James Black) Green, McLaughlin leads Newgarden. ESPN/Getty Images. McLaughlin also drove at the Sydney 500 for Garry Rogers Motorsport after Alexandre Prmat was forced out of the Sunday race due to extreme heat exhaustion the day before. 27. Within three laps, Grosjean had a 1-second lead on the charging Team Penske driver, but then McLaughlin really showed his cards. IndyCar convert Scott McLaughlin has been dubbed as a "dead-set" title contender for the 2023 series. I'm a competitive bloke. We went past Grosjean there on a little bit of strategy, and I feel really good about it.. "It was all clean.". [5] In 2008, McLaughlin represented New Zealand in the Junior class at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, alongside Nick Cassidy. (10) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 90, Running Scott McLaughlin at last showed his long move from Australia to the United States was worth the gamble, getting his first IndyCar Series win on Sunday in the season-opening race through the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. "I think this is probably our best road course that we go to," McLaughlin said. [57][58] McLaughlin would be the only one of the three to run a full schedule in 2021, as Johnson opted not to race on any of the oval courses and Grosjean only chose to race at one of the four oval races. Read all reviews. Congrats to him. "He was on rails and he knew where to go fast and where to obviously save some fuel at the end. 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IndyCar results, points after Barber Motorsports Park: Scott McLaughlin scored the fourth victory of his career and first of the 2023 season, winning by 1.7854 seconds over Romain Grosjean at . More:IndyCar race incidents at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. (Team owner) Michael (Andretti) said dont get your head down, that was one of the best drives hes ever seen. I want to win. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 3 Dallara - Chevrolet for Team Penske. (24) Jack Harvey, Honda, 90, Running Extended Highlights: Scott McLaughlin wins IndyCar GP of St. Petersburg He recorded over 70 laps at Queensland Raceway, driving one of the team's Ford BF Falcons. In 2018, McLaughlin continued to race with DJR Team Penske. Gave it 100 percent but we just got unlucky with that yellow, Grosjean told NBC Sports Dave Burns. [59][60] This meant that Grosjean had a chance at winning the IndyCar Rookie of the Year award despite not running a full schedule and McLaughlin racing in the double points earning Indianapolis 500. That was (three races) ago, and we just got on with it. Our experts predict every series, Liverpool rescue three points, chase top-four finish after surviving epic Spurs comeback, Jets' Aaron Rodgers expects a 'heaven' and 'hell' relationship with Zach Wilson, XFL semifinals: Defenders roll Sea Dragons, set up title showdown with Renegades, Song punishes Simon in one-sided TKO victory, Memphis wasn't 'fine in the West' -- getting there hinges on massive culture questions, Why the Lakers' real test begins now, after dispatching the No. "We're racers, we just get on with it," said McLaughlin after the win. Scott McLaughlin Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford FGX Falcon - 2018 Virgin Australia Supercar Championship Winner 1:64 scale. 2023 www.indystar.com. I call that the happy driver strategy. (25) Benjamin Pedersen, Chevrolet, 90, Running 6. I call it a happy driver strategy, McLaughlin told NBC Sports Marty Snider of the tactics. Away from the track, McLaughlin and his wife, Karly, spend time with their cavoodle, Chase. He made his debut at the 2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Although Mears advised all the Penske drivers he focused the most on preparing McLaughlin for the 500. I've done that before, I've proved that. (12) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 90, Running In his third trip back, he made qualifying his priority and was rewarded with his first career pole. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He wound up just trying to hold off Will Power, McLaughlins teammate, a two-time Barber winner who went from 11th to third. According to State Police, a vehicle driven by Jason Brockway, age 40, of Fort Covington, was traveling westbound on State Route 11, when 83-year-old Robert Moulton of Stockholm, crossed the road. Team Penske has been racing in the United States since 1966, scoring victories in every series in which it has competed. (4) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 90, Running McLaughlin - who is in the United States readying for his wedding - will take . He said, 'Hey, it's a long story, not a short one.' Will Power finished third for his first podium this season, giving Team Penske two of the top three. 19. During 2020 it was announced that McLaughlin would join the IndyCar Series with Team Penske in 2021. Out of breath under a clear sky, he sat on the car to collect himself. It was the fifth runner-up finish for Grosjean, who led a race-high 57 laps but remained winless in 34 IndyCar starts. Team Penske also competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and won both the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and NASCAR Cup Series championships in 2022. (24) Jack Harvey, Honda, 90, Running (2) Alex Palou, Honda, 90, Running All rights reserved. [54] During the race McLaughlin ran for large portions at the back of the top ten before incurring a drive-through penalty on lap 116 for speeding in the pit lane, leading to a twentieth place finish. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Scott McLaughlin drove to his first IndyCar victory and tumbled off his winning car during the celebration. He wasn't sure if that was a glitch or "a brain freeze.". Now the New Zealander will have to see how far his first victory takes him: The winner of IndyCar's season opener has gone on to claim the championship the last three years. (15) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 90, Running Winners average speed: 115.019 mph; Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 58.9401 seconds; Margin of victory: 1.7854 seconds; Cautions: 1 for 3 laps; Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers;Lap Leaders: Grosjean 1-30; Newgarden 31-36; McLaughlin 37-38; Grosjean 39-59; McLaughlin 60-62; Power 63-65; Grosjean 66-71; McLaughlin 72-90.
