Starting from 11th place Car 9 Dixon, Scott won the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey for his 3rd Win, 11th Top 5 & 16th Top 10 of 2023. 2nd Place Car 3 McLaughlin, Scott, started from 2nd place for his 7th Top 5, 14th Top 10 of 2023. 3rd Place Car 10 Palou, Alex 95, started from 5th place for his 13th Top 5, 17th Top 10 of 2023 & 2nd NTT INDYCAR Championship.
4th Place Car 12 Power, Will, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 77 Ilott, Callum, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 45 Lundgaard, Christian, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 7 Rossi, Alexander, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 11 Armstrong, Marcus, started from 14th place followed by 9th place Car 5 O’Ward, Pato, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 20 Hunter-Reay, Ryan, started from 25th place.
The race had 8 Cautions for 35 laps: 1st Caution on lap 1 for Contact: Cars 2, 9, 15, 21 and 30 in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 8 for Contact: Car 2 in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 29 for Contact: Cars 6 and 8 in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 37 for Contact: Cars 06, 12, 55 and 77 in Turn 11. 5th Caution on lap 58 for Contact: Cars 18 and 29 in Turn 3. 6thCaution on lap 63 for Contact: Cars 14 and 60 in Turn 11. 7th Caution on lap 68 for Contact: Cars 8 and 11 in Turn 11. 8th Caution on lap 75 for Contact: Car 06 and 26 in Turn 3.
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 6 drivers. Lead Change Summary: 1 6 Rosenqvist, Felix, 7 10 Palou, Alex, 29 26 Herta, Colton, 30 10 Palou, Alex, 59 5 O’Ward, Pato, 74 28 Grosjean, Romain, 76 9 Dixon, Scott. Car Driver Laps Led: 1. 10 Palou, Alex 51, 2. 9 Dixon, Scott 20, 3. 5 O’Ward, Pato 15, 4. 6 Rosenqvist, Felix 6, 5. 28 Grosjean, Romain 2, 6. 26 Herta, Colton 1.
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY RACE RESULTS
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Position Starting Position Car Driver Laps Status
- Car 9 Dixon, Scott 95 Running
Race Stats:
Time of Race: 02:17:41.6400 Avg Speed: 92.645 Lead Changes: 6 Caution Laps: 35
Lap Stats: Total Laps: 95 Green Laps: 60 Caution Laps: 35
Race Stats: Time: 02:17:41 Avg Spd: 92.645 mph
Best Lap: 117.761 mph (68.4168 sec) on lap 52 by 10 – Alex Palou
Best Lead Lap: 117.761 mph (68.4168 sec) on lap 52 by 10 – Alex Palou
Race Passes: Total Passes: 432 Position Passes: 264
The race had 8 Cautions for 35 laps
Lead Changes: 6 among 6 drivers
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