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AUSTIN, Texas – The newest race in the NTT Series IndyCar Series has the youngest and youngest winner in the history of the Indy car.
Colton Herta won the INDYCAR Classic on the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, in his third race. At age 18, 11 months and 25 days, the second-generation driver became the youngest to win an Indy car race in this century-old sport. The youngest winner in the race was Graham Rahal, aged 19 and 3 months, and 2 days when he won in St. Petersburg in 2008.
INDYCAR CLASSIC: Unofficial results
Herta, in Harding Steinbrenner Racing's No. 88 Honda, won by 2.7812 seconds over Team Penske's Josef Newgarden. Herta took the lead when Will Power, pole position driver and race leader, made his final pit stop under a caution all round on the 46th lap.
After making his last stop under the green on lap 43, Herta stayed on the track while Power, Alexander Rossi and Scott Dixon battled under the yellow and took the lead. He resisted Newgarden on lap 50 and never bothered to come home victorious for the first time in the NTT IndyCar Series race on the 3.41-mile, state-of-the-art permanent course.
Power dominated the first three quarters of the 60-lap race, leading each lap until Rossi and Dixon were caught off guard by the only cautionary period of the race when James Hinchcliffe and Felix Rosenqvist's cars were contacted. Rosenqvist crashed against the barrier inside Turn 19 at the entrance to the pit lane, clearing the yellow flag and forcing the top three to make a final pit stop to get to the finish line. end of the race.
A bad luck blow for Power, who said that the drive shaft of his Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet # 12 had broken as he was trying to get out of his stand. Power finished last in the field of 24 cars.
Newgarden finished second in Penske, PPG's No. 2 team, confirming his victory in the first win of the season at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Unofficially, Newgarden leads Herta by 18 points in the championship after two out of 17 races.
Ryan Hunter-Reay finished third in the # 28 Honda DHL for Andretti Autosport. Sébastien Bourdais, who gained 12 places from his starting position in fifth place; Marco Andretti, who rose 14 places to seventh and rookie Patricio O'Ward, who finished eighth in his debut with Carlin.
The next race in the NTT IndyCar Series is the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, which will be held at Barber Motorsports Park on Sunday, April 7th. Live coverage starts at 16:00. AND on NBCSN and Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR radio network.
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