#indy gp

Full Event Name: GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Track Type: Road Course

Track Length: 2.4 miles

No. of Turns: 14

Race Distance: 80 laps

Defending Winner: Simon Pagenaud

Past Winners: Simon Pagenaud (2014, 2016, 2019) and Will Power (2015, 2017, 2018)

Other Track Info: This course utilizes part of the oval track surface. In the inaugural race, INDYCAR attempted to perform a standing start which... didn’t end well. (This is why we can’t have nice things.) This will be the first INDYCAR/NASCAR double-header weekend and the first of two INDYCAR double-headers this season (The second is the Harvest GP currently scheduled October 3rd and will run in conjunction with the new Indy 8 hour endurance race). Former home of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, and rumor has it Roger Penske is looking to bring F1 back to IMS sometime in the near future...

Things to Watch For: Starts and restarts: the rush down the front straight and into turns one and two can be kind of hectic, and usually someone ends up in the grass. Another hot spot area is at the end of the back straight into turns 7, 8, and 9; cars sometimes go in the grass there as well (or go flying over each other like in this incident also from 2014). Since its first running in 2014, the race has been dominated by Team Penske’s Will Power and Simon Pagenaud. Both are looking to get their fourth win at this event. At last month’s Texas race, Andretti Autosport cars uncharacteristically suffered from issues throughout the night, and Chip Ganassi Racing presented strong cars and gaining the win with Scott Dixon. Teams have had a month to rest and recover after a wild ride in Texas, so it will be interesting to see what improvements have been made.

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All times shown are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

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