Rookie David Marcus (Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports) finished 2nd after qualifying 13th at Round 15 of the IndyCar Series at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, Missouri. He finished on the podium for the first time in his career in the 15th race of his debut.
The race on the 1.25-mile asymmetrical oval course started at 5:00pm, 30 minutes earlier than planned to avoid bad weather. It was said.
Fortunately, the rain stopped in a short time, and as a result of the hard work of drying, it took more than 2 hours to dry, and the restart was cut off after 9 o’clock at night.
The sun had completely set, and the air and track temperatures had dropped significantly. The course conditions were clearly different from those before the red flag, and the green flag was waved down with 36 laps remaining.
David Marcus, who was fifth when the race resumed, passed points leader Will Power (Chevrolet) to move into fourth with 30 laps to go. Fans waited patiently under the grandstands for the race to resume during the rain interruption, noticing the impressive catch-up of the 20-year-old Marcus, who also passed seventh-ranked Pato O’Ward (Chevrolet) for third. I raised a big cheer when I raised the position to. In response to the cheering voices, Marcus quickly approached the battle for the lead in the last 10 laps. He overtook Scott McLaughlin (Chevrolet) on the last lap and finished second, just 0.4708 seconds behind winner Joseph Newgarden (Chevrolet).
David Marcus, who finished 16th in this year’s Indy 500, the best rookie, has three top 10 finishes so far. Christian Lunger (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing), who like Marcus once finished second, was leading the Rookie of the Year race at the end of round 15, with Marcus now overtaking him with his second-place finish. 11 points behind.
Takuma Sato (Dale Coyne Racing with RWR) maintained 6th or 7th position after qualifying 8th and continued to run laps. . This strategy paid off, and Takuma Sato jumped into the lead on lap 127, and continued to maintain a high pace, creating a gap of more than 6 seconds over the second place. Takuma Sato continued to lead until the 148th lap, but a full-course caution was issued due to an accident, and he made a third pit stop during the pace car run, dropping his position to 8th. From there, Takuma Sato passed 3 cars in a battle in the top group and finished in 5th place, his personal best this season.
Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing), who was 2nd in points going into the 15th round of the series, was 8th, Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing), who was 3rd in points, was 7th, and Alex, who was 5th in points. Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) finished 9th.
With two rounds left in the 2022 season, ggz is still in the race for the championship, with Scott Dixon in 3rd place, 14 points behind the top, Marcus Ericsson in 4th, 17 points behind the top, and Alex Palou in 5th, 43 points behind the top. It’s numbered.
After an interval of one weekend, the IndyCar Series will travel to the West Coast of the United States for Round 16 at a road course in Portland, Oregon.
David Marcus (Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports)
“It was a really good race. I knew before the start that the car was fast today, but as the race progressed the car just got better and better. The race was pushed back to the time zone.Our machine seemed to perform better in cooler conditions than our rivals.During the red flag break, please kindly restart the race with a green flag. The veterans who run in the top group know how to defend their positions and how to block their lines, it was very difficult to pass them today. The team did a really great job, and that’s what led to the result.The crew of the team deserves a good result like today.It was a really good race.”
Takuma Sato (Dale Coyne Racing with RWR)
“We always have exciting races at this track, and this year it was the same. I think it was a fantastic race for the spectators as well. I feel very happy that we were able to do this.However, I felt that I needed a little more cooperation.Unfortunately, there are drivers who are a few laps behind and still do not give way to us. Without it, I think we could have finished one or two places higher.In any case, my gratitude to HPD and the great results we got today remain the same.”
