Monday, September 20, 2021

2021 NTT IndyCar Series - Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

Laguna Seca is the penultimate battleground for the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series with the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. As the title fight's getting too close to call, will Alex Palou's title fight continue? Let's find out.

Colton Herta served as the polesitter of the race and he led the grid to the start of the race. As the first lap's done, the second lap saw Alexander Rossi went off-track at the exit of Turn 5 but Rossi's returned to the track. In Lap 10, pitstop issues caused Will Power to drop to 27th place. Moments later, Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon got involved in a Corkscrew mess. With 15 laps left in the race, Herta remains in the lead.

Screengrab from INDYCAR/NBC

With a pole-to-win feat, Colton Herta wins the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey of the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series while Alex Palou finished 2nd and Romain Grosjean finished 3rd.

After Laguna Seca, Palou remains in the top of the driver standings with 517 points, 35 points ahead of Pato O'Ward and 48 points ahead of Josef Newgarden.

Which of these three title fighters will win the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series? Find out as this season ends in the streets of Long Beach for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this September 26th. Don't miss it!

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