With push-to-pass to burn, McLaughlin blew by and set about establishing a handy lead leaving Grosjean to fight Will Power for the final place on the podium. Speculation around McLaughlin moving to one of Penske's other motorsports programs began in 2019 when Penske team president Tim Cindric and McLaughlin met in Australia to discuss McLaughlin's future in the Penske organization. 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. Romain Grosjean vs. Scott McLaughlin Part 2 followed shortly by Part 3 on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park was better. [10] On 17 December 2009, the team gave McLaughlin his first test in a V8 Supercar. (9) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 90, Running (12) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 90, Running "I knew if I hit him this time, it would be bad," McLaughlin said. The 2023 IndyCar season has started with four winners in four races: McLaughlin, Marcus Ericsson (St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Texas) and Kyle Kirkwood (Long Beach). Scott McLaughlin Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford FGX Falcon - 2018 Virgin Australia Supercar Championship Winner 1:64 scale. McLaughlin drew an avoidable contact penalty. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Scott McLaughlin wins the IndyCar Series Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motosports Park for Team Penske. 12. Feb-Sept: Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm & Friday 9am-12pm ET Oct-Jan: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm ET The Andretti driver held the inside into Turn 17 and took off into the lead. My name is Ed Prideaux, and I put together the Dark Horse Investigation with David Fuller, the co-founder of Rebel Wisdom.I work as a freelance writer . Caitlyn Jenner launching racing team in all-female W Series. (21) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 90, Running I did that for four years, and then coming here it just mucks with your head, and you've got to be realistic about things. 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. 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. (23) Sting Ray Robb, Honda, 36, Mechanical. Palou couldn't get close enough and McLaughlin followed DeFrancesco across the finish line for another win for Team Penske. Interview. Scott McLaughlin addresses the three-stop strategy that led to his fourth career IndyCar Series win and first of the season to enter the month of May with momentum before Indianapolis. Two weeks after this he had the biggest crash of his career, a 43g impact at the Gold Coast. 27. In the closing laps, Grosjean had to keep an eye on Will Power, who started 11th but finished with one of the shortest stints in the field and was closing fast on alternate tires. He wound up just trying to hold off Will Power, McLaughlins teammate, a two-time Barber winner who went from 11th to third. Scott McLaughlin (#3 Good Ranchers Team Penske) leads a pack of race cars through Turn 5 during the running of the Children's Grand Prix of Alabama on April 30, 2023, at Barber Motorsports Park in . Palou finished second for Chip Ganassi Racing and Honda, and Will Power, who started alongside Penske teammate McLaughlin on the front row, was third to put a pair of Chevrolets on the podium. McLaughlin, the three-time Australian V8 Supercars champion, made his IndyCar debut at St. Pete in the 2020 season finale and declared the experience "far out!" and "the best day of my life apart. Its been coming, McLaughlin told NBC Sports Marty Snider. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McLaughlin was unable to travel to the United States for that race. 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). (8) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 90, Running [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. 2. Oh, that hurt, on the exhaust," he said. ESPN/Getty Images. (24) Jack Harvey, Honda, 90, Running McLaughlin scored his first round win in the series at Barbagallo Raceway, backing it up with another victory at Townsville. Cindric started from the pole later Sunday in the NASCAR race at California. How IndyCar driver, New Zealand native Scott McLaughlin became a It was the second time this season theyve battled for a potential win, but this time McLaughlin and Grosjean avoided getting tangled up in the process. 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. (14) Colton Herta, Honda, 90, Running 2 Grizzlies, Bayern back in charge, Yamal makes history, Napoli's party spoiled: Weekend Review, Man City go top of Premier League as Haaland scores 50th goal in win at Fulham, Man United end Villa's run, take step towards top-four finish against backdrop of fan protests. [9] McLaughlin completed a week of work experience with Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) in 2009, after which he was offered a four-year apprenticeship with the team, starting in 2010. In a strategy-heavy race, the three-stop approach paid dividends for the Team Penske pilot after a well-timed safety car intervention. (11) Will Power, Chevrolet, 90, Running Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin is set to get behind the wheel of a Team Penske IndyCar at Sebring next month. 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. The three-stop never wins at Barber, but today it did. McLaughlin nabs IndyCar win at Barber over Grosjean | AP News McLaughlin had hugged Grosjean after their race-ending crash in St. Pete. (6) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 90, Running Rest of the standings: Ilott 80, Lundgaard 77, Malukas 74, Rossi 72, Rosenqvist 66, Rahal 65, Armstrong 62, Canapino 47, VeeKay 47, Pagenaud 45, Castroneves 45, Ferrucci 44, Harvey 43, Daly 38, Robb 37, Pedersen 34, DeFrancesco 33, Ed Carpenter 17, Takuma Sato 5. A seven-time NASCAR champion, Johnson won seven times at Texas. Description; Reviews (0) Officially Licensed Indy Car Product; Greenlight Toys; Diecast Body and Plastic Chassis; Limited Edition; Write a review! I just got unlucky with that yellow, but (team co-owner and his strategist) said Dont have your head down. 26. It looked like that might be enough for Grosjean to win as he stretched his lead out to a little over one second. (22) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, 90, Running Scott Thomas McLaughlin (born 10 June 1993) is a New Zealand racing driver. Weve been close. [39] On 5 February, Penske announced that McLaughlin will race a 4th Team Penske entry at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Scott McLaughlin | Driver of #3 Team Penske IndyCar - The new and We just raced hard. "The best race in the world is coming up here soon and to end April like this and start May hopefully on a good note is a really proud achievement.". (11) Will Power, Chevrolet, 90, Running (17) David Malukas, Honda, 90, Running Although Mears advised all the Penske drivers he focused the most on preparing McLaughlin for the 500. 24. "Oh my God, Im just love you Australia, New Zealand, miss you guys. He was greeted with a hug by team owner Roger Penske, who just one week ago celebrated his 85th birthday with Austin Cindric's win in the Daytona 500. Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin - WWT Raceway - Gateway - Indycar Series (Photo: James Black) Green, McLaughlin leads Newgarden. "I think this is probably our best road course that we go to," McLaughlin said. [43] Going into his rookie IndyCar season both Tim Cindric and Roger Penske let McLaughlin know that he was not expected to compete for wins and that his primary goal would be to finish all the races. (14) Colton Herta, Honda, 90, Running 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. 21. I want to dominate races and not even worry about things. As is always the case with the 90-lap affair on the 2.3-mile natural terrain road course just outside Birmingham, Ala., strategy played a major role. 11. It was just a matter of me biding my time.". 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. [5] In 2008, McLaughlin represented New Zealand in the Junior class at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, alongside Nick Cassidy. IndyCar. Oct 2022 - Present7 months. "It's probably the most complete race I've ever driven in IndyCar, from a strategy perspective, picking people off," McLaughlin said. The organization is also excited about the debut of its newest racing program Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) which will feature two full-season sports car entries racing in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as well as the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this season. He led 49 of the 100 laps but had to hold off reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou over the closing laps to secure the victory. That was one of the best drivers Ive ever seen., I gave it all, but congrats to Scott. Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: Scott McLaughlin in the early driver's seat Gave it 100 percent but we just got unlucky with that yellow, Grosjean told NBC Sports Dave Burns. New Zealander Scott McLaughlin finished fourth in the IndyCar championship race at World Wide Technology Raceway outside St Louis on Sunday. Four race wins at Barbagallo, Sydney Motorsport Park, and 2 wins at Phillip Island. He stated his primary motivators were the challenge of racing open-wheel race cars, his long time goal of racing in the Indianapolis 500, and competing against his childhood hero and fellow New Zealander Scott Dixon. Copyright 2023, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Scott Maclachlan nationality New Zealander Racing career summary Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. "Thank you to Roger Penske for trusting me and giving me the opportunity to come here," McLaughlin said as he sat on his car trying to catch his breath. Weve been close but hadnt quite had it in the last couple rounds.. The two drivers largely downplayed the comparisons to one another, with Grosjean stating it was unfair to compare the two given his nearly two decades of open-wheel racing experience while McLaughlin only had one season in open-wheel racing before him joining the IndyCar Series.[44]. 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. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Alex Palou, the 2021 winner, was fifth. The wins by Cindric and McLaughlin are a marked turn for Team Penske, which didn't get an IndyCar driver into victory lane until the 10th race of last season. That McLaughlin up to second, setting up a two-way fight to the finish. (27) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 90, Running Back in the lead past Scott McLaughlin! We had an incredible car, drove really well, gave it 100 percent, but we just got unlucky with that yellow.. [25] Another podium finish at Queensland Raceway gave McLaughlin an 88-point lead over Mostert with three rounds remaining. 7. McLaughlin is very close with his Team Penske family, playing a weekly round of golf with Team Penske NASCAR driver Ryan Blaney and hosting the fan-favorite video series Bus Bros with fellow Team Penske NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Josef Newgarden. "My butt is getting burnt. In his first race ever on an oval McLaughlin started fifteenth due to qualifying being canceled by inclement weather, forcing the drivers to line up based on their championship points standings. It was really, really close, but I don't think we had the pace he had," Palou said. IndyCar: Scott McLaughlin holds off Romain Grosjean for Barber win McLaughlin however expressed interest in moving to Penske's team in the Indycar Series. SUMMER GRILL: IndyCar race winner Scott McLaughlin Scott McLaughlin | Driver of #3 Team Penske IndyCar On 17 September, Team Penske announced that McLaughlin will instead make his IndyCar debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on 25 October. (5) Scott Dixon, Honda, 90, Running He took off his racing boot and dumped the beer inside for a "Shoey" -- Aussie style. [35] Cindric was skeptical about moving McLaughlin to Indycar as McLaughlin had not driven an open-wheel racecar since he raced in Formula Ford. Here is the finishing order in the Childrens of Alabama Indy Grand Prix with starting position in parentheses, driver, engine, laps completed and reason out (if any): 1. IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin visited UW and its facilities Thursday, just days before he competes in the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America later this weekend. https://store.teampenske.com Scott McLaughlin's 2022 NTT IndyCar Series journey Hi everyone, welcome to my new and updated website as we embark on our second year in the NTT IndyCar Championship. Within three laps, Grosjean had a 1-second lead on the charging Team Penske driver, but then McLaughlin really showed his cards. 16. Kiwi 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 at Barber Motorsports . 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. Back in the lead past Scott McLaughlin! Police confirmed that Moulton crossed the road northbound and was then hit by . Rinus VeeKay was sixth for Ed Carpenter Racing and Graham Rahal seventh for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. But oh, I can't believe it.". Why am I sucking in qualifying when I'm good?' [31], McLaughlin drove a Holden VE Commodore in the 2012 season of the V8 SuperTourer Series. Texas IndyCar: Newgarden steals win from McLaughlin by 0.0669sec Scott McLaughlin led 186 of 248 laps at Texas Motor Speedway, but a last-corner, last-lap outside pass saw two-time champion . The Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix has been held at the track since 2010. Wed talked man-to-man, and as far as Im concerned, we raced hard and fair. 3 Dallara - Chevrolet for Team Penske. and "the best day of my life apart from my wedding," even after a crash caused his early exit. He currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. Grosjean and McLaughlin were line astern leading up to the final sequence of pit stops. The race stayed green through the first third of the race, allowing drivers on both plans to make their first stops comfortably. Now the New Zealander will have to see how far his first victory takes him: IndyCar's season-opening winner has gone on to claim the championship the last three years. (1) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 90, Running In his role today for . After a heart-breaking finish to the 2017 Supercars Championship Season which saw him narrowly miss winning the championship, 2018 proved to be the year of redemption for young . In the IndyCar season-opener, Scott McLaughlin and Romain Grosjean crashed battling for the lead. Scott McLaughlin: 17 things you didn't know about the IndyCar driver I was a lot happier doing that, McLaughlin said post-race. The Team Penske star became the fourth winner in four NTT IndyCar Series races this season, joining Marcus Ericsson, Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood. 2022 IndyCar: Scott McLaughlin dominates at Portland to keep himself in title contention Scott McLaughlin led 104 of the 110 laps in capturing his third win on the season for Team Penske Full race results from the Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park, won by Scott McLaughlin. Three years later, Donohue earned the first of what has become 18 Indy 500 wins for Penske more than any other team including four by Rick Mears and three from Helio Castroneves. McLaughlin was held up by rookie Devlin DeFrancesco, the last car on the lead lap, on the final trip around the track. However, a mistake by the Andretti Autosport driver on lap 73 of 90 opened the door as Grosjean out-braked himself into turn five and McLaughlin got up the inside. 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. McLaughlin then appeared to be video calling his parents in New Zealand as he sat on the ground. Scott McLaughlin drove the perfect strategy to claim his first IndyCar win of the season in Alabama on Monday (NZT). 15. 12. 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. 22. The driver from New Zealand wound up with Team . 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. IndyCar race incidents at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Career overview - years in numbers [27] Percat and Pye finished first and second in the penultimate round at Winton, while McLaughlin finished fifth; the results saw McLaughlin take a 32-point lead over Percat into the final round at Sydney Olympic Park, with both Mostert and Pye less than 100 points adrift. The three-stop never wins at Barber, but today the pits stayed open. (7) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 90, Running 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. 9. Congrats to him. McLaughlin finally won Bathurst for the first time, with Alexandre Prmat as Scott's co-driver. In qualifying for road street course races, which made up 75% of the IndyCar calendar, McLaughlin struggled through the first three-quarters of the season with understanding how to build and maintain an optimal temperature in the tires and brakes in the short amount of time given in IndyCar qualifying on the road and street courses. He ultimately finished fourth in the championship standings. Market data provided by Factset. The three-time Supercars champion was hit with huge drama during Sunday morning's qualifying sessions for the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama when a pit-stop malfunction saw him parked in pit lane for several minutes. Top 10 in points: Ericsson 130, OWard 127, Palou 121, McLaughlin 119, Grosjean 115, Newgarden 105, Power 104, Dixon 98, Kirkwood 92, Herta 85. McLaughlin only outdueled Grosjean four times in their rookie season; at St. Petersburg when he raced there for the second time in six months, at Grosjean's first oval race at Gateway, and at Portland and Long Beach when Grosjean was caught up in accidents caused by other drivers early in both races. IndyCar convert Scott McLaughlin has been dubbed as a "dead-set" title contender for the 2023 series. "I couldn't believe it, I jumped and my legs just wouldn't move, they were like jelly," he said. Its been coming. 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. "We're racers, we just get on with it," said McLaughlin after the win. Texas IndyCar: Newgarden steals win from McLaughlin by 0.0669sec 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. Feb 28, 2022 1:00 PM EST. "You're only as good as your last race. (1) Romain Grosjean, Honda, 90, Running RACER's Marshall Pruett recaps the Barber Motorsports Park IndyCar event and then race winner Scott McLaughlin joins in to break down the key aspects of his victory for Team Penske in the No. Then he jumped again, this time because the heat from his exhaust was burning his behind through his firesuit. [54] During the race McLaughlin ran for large portions at the back of the top ten before incurring a drive-through penalty on lap 116 for speeding in the pit lane, leading to a twentieth place finish. [44], McLaughlin spent 2021 learning the different aspects of IndyCar racing. Global Football Holdings. 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. [53] Mears' mentorship paid off for McLaughlin and led to him qualifying seventeenth on the grid, the highest Penske driver in what was considered Penske's worst qualifying performance for the 500 since 1995. (4) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 90, Running Huge crash at Texas IndyCar race - The Sydney Morning Herald Three-time and defending Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin will not return in 2021, joining the US-based IndyCar series with Penske. Team Penske went all-in on the three-stop strategy, putting McLaughlin, Will Power and Josef Newgarden on black tires to start the race with the bulk of the front pack starting on red tires and planning to take two stops. Key points: McLaughlin, a two-time Supercars champion, had his first session in an open . He currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. Scott McLaughlin IndyCar, Supercars 2020, Supercars news, Team Penske And while there was a bit of contact "We kissed each other a touch," Grosjean said, laughing the 37-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman wasn't worried about McLaughlin getting recklessly aggressive. McLaughin would go into the season finale at Laguna Seca as one of five drivers contending for the Astor Cup, despite crashing out of the Indianapolis 500 and missing out on double points. McLaughlin got the last laugh after the pair swapped the lead multiple times in the final stint to pick up his fourth IndyCar win, and first this year. All rights reserved. Nine Wide World of Sports breaking news headlines, live scores and match results (23) Sting Ray Robb, Honda, 36, Mechanical. 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. Hadn't seen his parents in 2 years. And that is a legacy of which McLachlan can be justly proud. [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.
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