Newgarden's contract extension comes less than a week after the 33-year-old became a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.
Scott McLaughlin continued his fast weekend at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night, scoring his first victory on an oval track.McLaughlin continued his fast weekend at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night, winning the first race of the IndyCar Series doubleheader for his first victory on an oval track.
McLaughlin had the strongest car all weekend. He had the fastest time in Friday’s practice, set the track single-lap record in qualifying Saturday afternoon on his second lap to earn the pole for Sunday’s race, and started on the outside of the first row of this race after posting the second-fastest first lap during qualifying.Scott McLaughlin drives during an IndyCar race, Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.
McLaughlin was leading by more than three seconds when series points leader Alex Palou crashed on Lap 177. Herta, who had just pitted before the Palou crash, went a lap down, and McLaughlin kept his lead after the pit stops during the caution flag.“At the end of the day, I knew I did the job from my perspective, but it was a team win,” McLaughlin said. “They got me the lead, and I was able to show how good that car was, just controlling the pace from the front.
“You can't start 22nd,” Newgarden said. “In other years, I would have been OK starting 22nd. This was almost the kiss of death starting that far back.”
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