(1) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 90, Running Having qualified second behind championship leader Andrew Thompson, McLaughlin took the lead at the start of the first race and went on to win by two seconds. It was quite the day for McLaughlin, who at last validated his decision to leave Australia after three consecutive V8 Supercars championships to join IndyCar. and "the best day of my life apart from my wedding," even after a crash caused his early exit. [13][5] He eventually made his debut in the second round at Queensland Raceway, becoming the youngest ever driver to race a V8 Supercar. (15) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 90, Running [4] After his family relocated to the Gold Coast in 2003, McLaughlin began contesting Australian titles while also continuing to compete in New Zealand. [32], McLaughlin made his debut in the Supercars Championship at the Sandown 500 in 2012, as a co-driver to Jonathon Webb at Tekno Autosports. * Season still in progress. Colton Herta, the defending race winner and favorite, was fourth for Andretti Autosport and followed by teammate Romain Grosjean in his debut with the team. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. 3 Dallara-Chevrolet for Team Penske. Grosjean started on the pole for the second time this year and led much of the way, but he went wide on Turn 5, leaving McLaughlin enough room to pass on the inside with 19 laps to go. [36], In January 2020, he tested a Team Penske IndyCar at Sebring International Raceway. McLaughlin's strongest performances in his rookie season were on the ovals, with the strongest moment of his rookie season coming in the first race at Texas Motor Speedway, the Genesys 300. The Frenchman came to the pit lane first, stopping for fuel and tyres on lap 60 while the Kiwi opted to go longer to try and execute an overcut on lap 64. Three-time Australian Supercars champion and 2019 winner of Bathurst 1000, Scott McLaughlin is looking to continue to build as a team with Team Penske. A few hours ahead of the 13th running of IndyCar at Barber Motorsports Park, the series and ZOOM Motorsports announced an extension to continue racing at the venue through at least 2027. McLaughlin was born in Hamilton,[1] New Zealand but moved to Australia's Gold Coast at 9 years of age and attended Saint Stephen's College throughout his upbringing. He deserved to win.. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, [25] Another podium finish at Queensland Raceway gave McLaughlin an 88-point lead over Mostert with three rounds remaining. "He was on rails and he knew where to go fast and where to obviously save some fuel at the end. . The Swiss-born Frenchman and former Formula One driver in search of his first IndyCar victory came close again with his second runner-up finish of the season. [12] Due to his limited racing experience in cars, McLaughlin was unable to attain the required competition licence to compete in the first round of the series; he instead took part in the first two rounds of the Australian Mini Challenge and completed a single round of the Victorian Formula Ford Series. 2023 INDYCAR IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF BRICKYARD TRADEMARKS, INC. / PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF USE. "I miss my mom and dad dearly, wish you guys were here," he said into NBC's live camera. McLaughlin scored his first round win in the series at Barbagallo Raceway, backing it up with another victory at Townsville. [16], McLaughlin remained with SBR in 2011 and scored his first podium in the opening round at Adelaide, finishing seventh and second in the two races to be classified third overall. (2) Alex Palou, Honda, 90, Running McLaughlin suffered a heavy crash at Mount Panorama, hitting the wall at the Reid Park section of the circuit during the first race of the weekend. McLaughlin, from New Zealand, wound up with Team Penskes seventh win in 13 races at the permanent road course and his first since breaking out with three victories last season. In 2019, DJR Team Penske debuted the Ford Mustang, which replaced the Falcon. Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin will make his IndyCar Series debut at the Indianapolis GP on May 9. In his role today for . He moved up to fourth in series points with four different winners in as many races. 13. Scott Thomas McLaughlin (born 10 June 1993) is a New Zealand racing driver. Perfect as driver Scott McLaughlin made it look Sunday in winning the NTT IndyCar Series season opener, the second-year driver from New Zealand wasn't flawless at the . (8) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 90, Running After making a mess of it on the streets of St Petersburg, the Kiwi made amends with a clean pass for the lead in the dying stages. Along with a string of strong results, McLaughlin would find himself in the box seat for a maiden championship title. On Lap 72, Grosjean slipped outside entering the hairpin Turn 5-6 complex, allowing McLaughlin the chance to pounce. Winners average speed: 115.019 mph; Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 58.9401 seconds; Margin of victory: 1.7854 seconds; Cautions: 1 for 3 laps; Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers;Lap Leaders: Grosjean 1-30; Newgarden 31-36; McLaughlin 37-38; Grosjean 39-59; McLaughlin 60-62; Power 63-65; Grosjean 66-71; McLaughlin 72-90. Scott McLaughlin may not be two for two to . (16) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 90, Running Scott McLaughlin in the Dex Imaging Team Penske (car 3) drives during the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius). 8. This hurts, Grosjean said of another 2nd-place finish. [19] Six further top-five race finishes in the remaining rounds of the season saw McLaughlin finish fourth in the championship,[5] having updated to a newer FG Falcon at the penultimate round of the championship. 21. (7) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 90, Running He moved up to fourth in series points with four different winners in as many races. IndyCar results, points after Barber Motorsports Park: Scott McLaughlin scored the fourth victory of his career and first of the 2023 season, winning by 1.7854 seconds over Romain Grosjean at Barber Motorsports Park. Scott McLaughlin holds the lead as the Dex Imaging Team Penske (car 3) accelerates during the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius). Police confirmed that Moulton crossed the road northbound and was then hit by . It was a great move by him.". In 2019, McLaughlin dominantly won his second championship, winning a record 18 races during the season, including the Bathurst 1000, and securing the title with one event remaining. (13) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 90, Running IndyCar is off until its March 20 race at Texas Motor Speedway, which will be the IndyCar oval debut for Jimmie Johnson. (6) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 90, Running P: 704-260-4216 E: Orders@circlebdiecast.com . Thinking of everyone in the Queensland floods at the moment. The IndyCar Series took the green flag on their 2022 season with Sunday's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and prior to the event Scott McLaughlin was thinking a top-seven finish would be a . 12. Medical Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust, reached a five-year sponsorship agreement for the naming rights earlier this year and gifted them to the Birmingham childrens hospital. In his third trip back, he made qualifying his priority and was rewarded with his first career pole. We had an incredible car, drove really well, gave it 100 percent, but we just got unlucky with that yellow.. Medical Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust, reached a five-year sponsorship agreement for the naming rights earlier this year and gifted them to the Birmingham children's hospital. Grosjean, a former Formula One driver in his third IndyCar season, was a runner-up on the American open-wheel series for the fifth time in his career. He made his debut at the 2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. On 13 October 2019. His team fielded Corvettes in the 1966 endurance races at Daytona and Sebring before joining forces with driver Mark Donohue to race in the U.S. Road Racing Championship and Can-Am sports car series. 10. McLaughlin came out of the pits in the lead but Grosjean in the No.28 got by him at the final corner after a block by the No.3 in the preceding turns. He took off his racing boot and dumped the beer inside for a "Shoey" -- Aussie style. 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Scott McLaughlin finally got an opening to surge past Romain Grosjean, took advantage of it and was scarcely challenged the rest of the way to his fourth IndyCar win on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park. "I think this is probably our best road course that we go to," McLaughlin said. (5) Scott Dixon, Honda, 90, Running Then he jumped again, this time because the heat from his exhaust was burning his behind through his firesuit. Three-time Barber winner Josef Newgarden never recovered from apparent suspension issues after early contact with Felix Rosenqvist. 2022 McLaughlin would put together all that he learned in his rookie season and became a championship contender in IndyCar. Scott McLaughlin was supposed to leave Australia for Indianapolis this month to make his IndyCar debut on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Although Mears advised all the Penske drivers he focused the most on preparing McLaughlin for the 500. May 5, 2021 3.40pm. NEXT UP: IndyCar is off until its March 20 race at Texas Motor Speedway, which will be the IndyCar oval debut for Jimmie Johnson. Pato Oward and Alex Palou rounded out the top five. That gave McLaughlin and Power the edge on the three-stop. In 1969, the team entered the Indianapolis 500 for the first time and Donohue finished seventh, earning Rookie of the Year honors. I gave it all. New Zealand's Scott McLaughin drives from pole position to the checkered flag to capture his first career IndyCar win, winning the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg over defending champion Alex Palou and teammate Will Power. "Oh my God, I'm just -- love you Australia, New Zealand, miss you guys. I was just there trying to make some pressure so hopefully he made a mistake or anything.". Gave it 100 percent but we just got unlucky with that yellow, Grosjean told NBC Sports Dave Burns. Within three laps, Grosjean had a 1-second lead on the charging Team Penske driver, but then McLaughlin really showed his cards. I knew it was going to be hard passing him. (3) Pato OWard, Chevrolet, 90, Running That McLaughlin up to second, setting up a two-way fight to the finish. He deserved to win.. Jake Michaels: To hold the position of AFL CEO for a decade and face little scrutiny during that tenure highlights the professionalism of Gillon McLachlan and the lasting legacy he will leave behind when he walks out of AFL House for the final time. AP file photo by LM Otero / Scott McLaughlin earned the fourth win of his IndyCar career with Sunday's first-place finish at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Ala. BIRMINGHAM, Ala . It was good with Sctott. "Hes the one that calmed me down last year. Let it be known: I am the mystery co-author. [56], The main narrative surrounding McLaughlin's rookie season was his place in a unique class of IndyCar rookies that included NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and Formula One veteran Romain Grosjean, with many pundits speculating which of the three, would have the strongest season. Legal Statement. A second wind saw McLaughlin range up on Grosjean's rear and challenge for the lead, but nothing was forthcoming immediately. (25) Benjamin Pedersen, Chevrolet, 90, Running (10) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 90, Running Out of breath under a clear sky, he sat on the car to collect himself. The supremely talented Kiwi became the first driver in history to turn his maiden championship into a three-peat. Grosjean had been furious with McLaughlin when the two touched heading into a corner at the season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida, where both slammed into a tire barrier. [6] Starting the Final in sixth place, McLaughlin was involved in an incident on the first lap and eventually finished 19th. The 28-year-old had a difficult first year but broke through Sunday for his first IndyCar victory in the season-opening race through the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. McLaughlin admitted after the season that his biggest struggle of the season was learning how to build and manage the temperature of the tires and brakes, which is more critical and difficult in an open-wheel racecar like an IndyCar than it is in a touring car that McLaughlin was used to racing. 26. [8] McLaughlin attended the 2008 Bathurst 1000 with the team, spending time in the pit garage and seeing the inner workings of the team. The following season, McLaughlin took his maiden championship title after a close battle with Whincup's teammate Shane van Gisbergen in the second half of the year. Defending champion Pato OWard finished fourth and spent the first part of the race warily keeping an eye on Scott Dixon, who had fumed after contact sent him nose first into a tire barrier at Long Beach. The two-stoppers, including race leader Grosjean, were forced to save fuel the rest of the way in the wake of a short three-lap caution. It was good with Sctott. Romain Grosjean vs. Scott McLaughlin Part 2 followed shortly by Part 3 on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park was better. "It was all clean.". "I thought we were racing just like we normally do, very clean. Newgarden has a run off turn two, Newgarden dives to the inside and takes the race lead! [65] After McLaughlin moved from Supercars to the IndyCar Series he and Karly relocated to North Carolina to be closer to Team Penske's headquarters. That's where the similarities to their last run-in ended. Here are the IndyCar results and points standings Sunday after the Childrens of Alabama Indy Grand Prix: Click here for the official box score from the 90-lap race on a 17-turn, 2.3-mile road course in Birmingham, Alabama. McLaughlin impressed during the test, recording lap times just over one second slower than those of the SBR's full-time V8 Supercar drivers Alex Davison and Shane van Gisbergen. After starting strongly in the final round at Newcastle, a chaotic second race saw McLaughlin pick up three penalties which would eventually contribute toward him narrowly missing out on the title to Jamie Whincup. The pair performed well at both Sandown and Bathurst, finishing in tenth place at Sandown and in sixth place at Bathurst. The Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix has been held at the track since 2010. The Swiss-born Frenchman and former Formula One driver in search of his first IndyCar victory came close again with his second runner-up finish of the season. 23. 16. Calling all IndyCar Series Indy Car, racing fans! "Any time we had clear air, we were pumping out some seriously fast times. Series leader Marcus Ericsson, last years Indy 500 winner, finished 10th in his first race since getting married right after Long Beach. He finished 5th in the standings. Those on the three-stop strategy included McLaughlin, Power, Newgarden, Alexander Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist. I call it a happy driver strategy, McLaughlin told NBC Sports Marty Snider of the tactics. "It was getting pretty tough there in the middle when we were making passes. The finishing order of the top ten was reversed to form the grid for Race 2, meaning that McLaughlin started the second race on the front row. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. [2], McLaughlin began racing karts in 1999 at the Kartsport Hamilton circuit outside of Hamilton, New Zealand,[3] winning his first title in 2002. Career overview - years in numbers 21. Team Penske is the most successful INDYCAR SERIES racing team in history with 231 race wins, 16 INDYCAR SERIES national championships and 294 pole positions. He became the first-ever driver to claim the Darwin Triple Crown, after winning the first race, claiming pole for the second race, and winning the second race. [51][52] When asked why his performances on ovals were better than on road and street courses despite having never raced on them before McLaughlin stated that it largely came down to the oval qualifying format being similar to that in the Supercars Championship and that the IndyCar oval tires came to temperature significantly faster than the road and street course tires, giving him the confidence to push harder on ovals than he did on road and street courses. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. (19) Graham Rahal, Honda, 90, Running Team Penske has been racing in the United States since 1966, scoring victories in every series in which it has competed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Scott McLaughlin was once again racing Romain Grosjean for a potential win. In Newcastle, McLaughlin won race thirty (after van Gisbergen was stripped of his victory following a pit lane violation, demoting him to fifth) and finished second in race thirty-one to become the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars champion. 24. Here are the IndyCar results and points standings Sunday after the Childrens of Alabama Indy Grand Prix: Click here for the official box score from the 90-lap race on a 17-turn, 2.3-mile road course in Birmingham, Alabama. 2. How old is Scott McLaughlin? Let's keep it low-key," McLaughlin said about his title chances. The pandemic has kept McLaughlin from his family for two years, and they've yet to see him race in his new home and new series. 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I've done that before, I've proved that. 12. All rights reserved. 15. (9) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 90, Running The Kiwi driver, operating a three-stop strategy with some of his leading . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Somewhat unexpectedly, Grosjean held off McLaughlin in 2nd-place through that middle stint, even managing to increase his lead by almost a full second over seven laps. But oh, I cant believe it.". McLaughlin was able to continue his dominance with the team, with 18 wins, which broke the record for most wins in a single year, 15 pole positions, 18 fastest laps, and 22 podiums to his name. He previously raced in the Supercars Championship, in which he won the drivers' title in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Scott McLaughlin made a name for himself as one of Supercars' greats before chasing his IndyCar dream. The move ruined his favorite racing shoes. McLaughlin, a Christchurch, New Zealand native . Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin is set to get behind the wheel of a Team Penske IndyCar at Sebring next month. McLaughlin was named the 2021 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year before earning his first three NTT INDYCAR SERIES victories in a breakthrough 2022 season. The in-laps, out-laps and pitstop times appeared they may make the difference. Alex Palou, the 2021 winner, was fifth. Nearly two months ago, they entered Turn 4 on the streets of St. Petersburg battling for the race lead and both wound up in a tire barrier. Ganassi drivers Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson were eighth and ninth, and Takuma Sato completed the top 10 in his debut with Dale Coyne Racing. In the end, McLaughlin had the fuel to push the pace with his Chevrolet engine more than Grosjean after a three-pit stop strategy. Oh, that hurt, on the exhaust," he said. He then had to drive a new car, due to chassis damage from the crash, for the last two rounds and was still able to successfully defend his championship title, with a round to go at Sandown. Global Football Holdings is a proven ownership group dedicated to bringing significant resources and comprehensive experience to elevate football clubs. "Let's be the underdog for a little while longer.". While Johnson would take the longest of the three to adapt to IndyCar racing McLaughlin and Grosjean were frequently measured against one another on the track. The journey to becoming a UW fan began when he moved to the United States, a process the Team Penske driver admitted was "weird.". Cindric originally envisioned moving McLaughlin to Penske's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program to race alongside Helio Castroneves in Penske's Acura Daytona Prototype International entry and potentially competing in the World Endurance Championship. (20) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 90, Running Scott McLaughlin took advantage when he finally got an opening to surge past Romain Grosjean and was scarcely challenged the rest of the way to his fourth IndyCar win at Barber Motorsports Park, It was the second time this season they've battled for a potential win, but this time McLaughlin and Grosjean avoided getting tangled up in the process. McLaughlin is married to Karly Paone, a schoolteacher from Long Island. Then he suddenly jumped again, this time in discomfort from sitting on the hot car under a clear sky and temperatures nearing 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26 degrees Celsius) at the checkered flag. [37] Team Penske driver Will Power hailed McLaughlin as a phenomenal driver after the test. I was a lot happier doing that. "You're only as good as your last race. We've been close, just haven't got it the last few rounds, but now we've got it .
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