Bourdais had not led a single lap in any of the season’s first six races, and the Frenchman hadn’t finished higher than eighth. Conor Daly and Andretti had their fastest laps taken away for causing a local caution area. There was one IndyCar race at Belle Isle in 2012, followed by doubleheaders each year since. He won the second in last year’s double-header. I think we’ve all been stumbling a bit. “I missed the first race and just had a few mishaps, but now we’re there”. Last week: Alexander Rossi became the first American-born rookie since 1928 to win the Indianapolis 500.
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“I’m very happy for the Verizon team”, said Power, who nearly tangled with teammate Juan Pablo Montoya in Dual 1, prompting Montoya to say Power was “desperate” to win and driving “crazy”. Helio Castroneves leads drivers with three wins here; all for Penske. In the end, it proved to be the right call, as the “three-stoppers” finished 1-2-3, led by race victor Will Power.
Having dropped out of Sunday’s race at the same venue with a gearbox failure, Dixon had an easier go of it on Monday. “I’ll take second today, because it was a really good points day for us”. We don’t have the youngest crew of guys around the vehicle, but they have their hearts in it. But he was second to Pagenaud in the final round.
Check out the photo gallery above to see images from the first day of the 2016 Chevrolet Belle Isle Grand Prix. He was also third in the season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Scott Dixon finished 19th after suffering electrical issues in his No.9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, but not before setting a track record lap of 1 minute, 14.6675 seconds (113.302 mph) on Lap 30.
“Everyone, we’re fighting for just the smallest amounts of time”, Daly said. Indianapolis 500 victor, rookie Alexander Rossi, was not a factor in the race.
Detroit Grand Prix founder Roger Penske discusses the event prior to a luncheon June 2.
(15) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 70, Running 8.
Dixon deserved to finish ahead of Castroneves after the Brazilian’s vehicle hit his coming to the green flag.
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TRANSITION: James Hinchcliffe pointed out the difference between the open racing at the Indy 500 and the tighter, bumpier ride at Belle Isle.
