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O’Ward claims points lead after snatching Detroit GP win from Newgarden

by Steve Camp
4 years ago
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O’Ward claims points lead after snatching Detroit GP win from Newgarden
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Pato O’Ward snatched victory away from Josef Newgarden in the final laps of the second Detroit Grand Prix to take the lead in the IndyCar Championship by just one point over Alex Palou.

Despite starting 16th on the grid, O’Ward was able to charge his way through the field to claim his second win of the season, becoming the first multiple winner of the 2021 NTT IndyCar season.

O’Ward seized his opportunity on the final restart from fifth place with seven laps remaining, the pass on Newgarden for the lead came with three laps to go and included the pair banging wheels on the way to Turn 7.

Newgarden had led the entire race until he was passed by the Mexican on lap 68. His strategy of running on the softer red Firestone tyres for the final stint left him vulnerable to attack.

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Despite his tyres having fallen off the cliff in the closing laps, the two-time series champion was able to fend off a train of cars behind to cross the line in second place.

Alex Palou turned around his fortunes in the second race of the weekend to keep himself in the championship fight as the Spaniard the final spot on the podium for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta appeared to be the challenger to Newgarden as the final stint unfolded but came under pressure in the final laps forcing the 21-year old to settle for fourth place.

Graham Rahal would pick up fifth place ahead of a resurgent Will Power who was able to make his way through the field from 20th on the grid.

Six-time champion Scott Dixon lacked pace throughout the race after a lap 1 clash with Romain Grosjean and Alexander Rossi, the team has not confirmed if damage was the cause.

Simon Pagenaud crossed the line in eighth ahead of race one winner Marcus Ericsson with the Swede able to keep his car in the race after a clash with Rinus Veekay and the Turn 7 wall on lap 15.

Santino Ferrucci was able to move up from 12th to finish 10th after his RLL team spent the time between qualifying and the race preparing an ill-prepared back-up car thanks to a heavy crash in qualifying.

Round nine of the season will see IndyCar head to the Wisconsin countryside for the REV Group Grand Prix at Road America on June 19-20.

#DriverTime / GapLaps ledPoints
1Pato O’Ward01:41:30.8814351
2Josef Newgarden6.75956744
3Alex Palou6.9392–35
4Colton Herta7.0558–32
5Graham Rahal7.6952–30
6Will Power8.4418–28
7Scott Dixon8.8324–26
8Simon Pagenaud9.0641–24
9Marcus Ericsson9.5248–22
10Santino Ferrucci10.6860–20
11Ryan Hunter-Reay10.9852–19
12Takuma Sato11.5761–18
13Alexander Rossi14.2097–17
14James Hinchcliffe14.9968–16
15Conor Daly15.1529–15
16Sebastien Bourdais15.2726–14
17Ed Jones16.1183–13
18Rinus VeeKay16.8545–12
19Jack Harvey-1 lap–11
20Scott McLaughlin-1 lap–10
21Jimmie Johnson-1 lap–9
22Max Chilton-2 laps–8
23Dalton Kellett-9 laps–7
24Romain Grosjean-13 laps–6
25Oliver Askew-24 laps–5
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Drivers’ Standings

#DriverPoints
1Álex Palou142
2Kyle Kirkwood108
3Christian Lundgaard96
4Felix Rosenqvist88
5Scott Dixon86
6Patricio O'Ward80
7Colton Herta73
8Scott McLaughlin69
9Will Power63
10Josef Newgarden58

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