Sunday, August 13, 2023

NTT IndyCar Series 2023 - Gallagher Grand Prix

The 2023 NTT IndyCar Series returns to Indianapolis Grand Prix for the Gallagher Grand Prix, part of the weekend of American motorsports shared between IndyCar and NASCAR.

As the green flag waved, the action at the Brickyard is on with Christian Lundgaard being challenged on the inside while Will Power went airborne and Alex Palou, Scott Dixon, and Josef Newgarden got involved in a collision course, triggering the first yellow flag of the race.

Restarted on Lap 7, Devlin Defrancesco leads the way over Graham Rahal, only to be overtaken two laps later. Come Lap 28, as Scott Dixon leads, Christian Lundgaard slips through Alexander Rossi. Come Lap 52, Lungaard comes to the pits.

With 23 laps to go, Scott Dixon climbed all the way to third place after a pit stop and then surged his way back to the top as the end is near.

Screengrab from IndyCar

In the end, Scott Dixon wins the Gallagher Grand Prix, beating the likes of Graham Rahal. Pato O'Ward, meanwhile, finished 3rd.

After the action at the Brickyard, Alex Palou leads with 539 points while Scott Dixon jumped to 2nd with 438 points and Josef Newgarden's in 3rd with 434 points.

The next race is at World Wide Technology Raceway for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 this August 27th.

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