IndyCar Series at Milwaukee for Race 1 recap: Pato O'Ward picks up third win of season
IndyCar returned to Wisconsin for Race 1 of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 doubleheader on Saturday.
Pato O'Ward won the race after starting in sixth. Will Power was second and Conor Daly took third. It was Daly's first podium since 2016.
We'll have more coverage soon.
Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 Race 1 finish order
Pato O'Ward
Will Power
Conor Daly
Santino Ferrucci
Alex Palou
Linus Lundqvist
Alexander Rossi
Scott McLaughlin
Christian Lundgaard
Scott Dixon
Christian Rasmussen
Kyle Kirkwood
Felix Rosenqvist
Rinus Veekay
David Malukas
Jack Harvey
Nolan Siegel
Pietro Fittipaldi
Katherine Legge
Graham Rahal
Marcus Armstrong
Colton Herta
Sting Ray Robb
Romain Grosjean
Kyffin Simpson
Marcus Ericsson
Josef Newgarden
Final: Pato O'Ward wins Race 1 at the Milwaukee Mile
Pato O'Ward won his third race of the season (a career-high for O'Ward and McLaren). Will Power finished second and Conor Daly was third.
REPOST to congratulate Pato O'Ward!
He becomes a three-time winner in 2024 with this victory in Milwaukee. #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/s3UTvK67k8— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) September 1, 2024
Conor Daly picks up Juncos Hollinger Racing's first podium in IndyCar.
Bedlam.@ConorDaly22 hugging team owner @ricardojuncos and his mother @bsmevents after scoring @juncoshollinger’s first podium.#HyVee250s #IndyCar pic.twitter.com/gpHvB8ee0g
— Christopher DeHarde (@CDeHarde) September 1, 2024
Lap 223: Conor Daly moves into podium position
Pato O'Ward leads with Will Power in second and Conor Daly in third.
If that holds for Daly, it will be his second career podium (2016 Detroit Race 1).
THE PODCASTER IS IN A PODIUM SPOT!
Conor Daly moves up to third!
📺 : #INDYCAR | Only on Peacock pic.twitter.com/wCAgQBrg98— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) August 31, 2024
Lap 196: Loose tire causes yellow flag to come out again
Colton Herta was coming out of pit lane when a tire came loose. Pato O'Ward remains in the lead.
🎵 You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel. 🎵
📺 : #INDYCAR | Only on Peacock pic.twitter.com/y8k0y6gW2r— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) August 31, 2024
Lap 147: Marcus Ericsson and Josef Newgarden crash into each other
Yellow flag is out after Marcus Ericsson and Josef Newgarden collided in Turn 2.
Pato O'Ward is in first, Alex Palou is in second and Will Power is in third.
Podium contenders come together!@josefnewgarden and @Ericsson_Marcus are into the wall!
📺: #HyVee250s - Race 1 on Peacock pic.twitter.com/2kZEl0LY1T— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) August 31, 2024
Lap 119: Pato O'Ward is back in the lead
Pato O'Ward passed Scott McLaughlin to take back the lead.
Go get him? Message received.@PatricioOWard to the LEAD at Milwaukee 👀 pic.twitter.com/2PgKdaMh9W
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) August 31, 2024
Lap 84: First caution comes out for a slowed Katherine Legge
The race's first yellow flag is out after Katherine Legge spun around.
Lap 74: Pato O'Ward in lead after pit stops
It's Pato O'Ward, Colton Herta and Scott McLaughlin after several drivers went into the pits.
Lap 56: Linus Lundqvist takes over the lead in Milwaukee
Rookie Linus Lundqvist is in first while Scott McLaughlin sits in second.
Rookie Linus Lundqvist TO THE LEAD!
📺 : #INDYCAR | ONLY ON PEACOCK pic.twitter.com/jtigNZ3FdZ— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) August 31, 2024
IndyCar Milwaukee TV schedule, start time for Race 1 of Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250
Green Flag Time: 6:05 p.m. Saturday
Track: Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 (1.015-mile oval) in Milwaukee
Length: 250 laps, 253.75 miles
TV, streaming coverage: Peacock
Radio: IndyCar Radio and SiriusXM Channel 218
What channel is Race 2 of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 on Sunday?
Green Flag Time: 3 p.m. Sunday
TV: | Radio: USA, IndyCar Radio and SiriusXM Channel 218
Streaming: Peacock
Track: Milwaukee Mile (1.015-mile oval) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 Race 1 starting lineup
*given a nine-spot grid penalty for an unapproved engine change since Portland
Row 1
1. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
2. David Malukas, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Row 2
3. Alexander Rossi, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
4. Linus Lundqvist, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Row 3
5. Will Power, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
6. Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
8. Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Row 5
9. Romain Grosjean, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
10. Colton Herta, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda
Row 6
11. Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet*
12. Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Row 7
13. Rinus VeeKay, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
14. Jack Harvey, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
Row 8
15. Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda
16. Marcus Armstrong, No. 11 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda*
Row 9
17. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
18. Katherine Legge, No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
Row 10
19. Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
20. Sting Ray Robb, No. 41 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
22. Kyffin Simpson, No. 4 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Row 12
23. Christian Rasmussen, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet*
24. Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet*
Row 13
25. Conor Daly, No. 78 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet*
26. Christian Lundgaard, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda*
Row 14
27. Pietro Fittipaldi, No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda*
Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 Race 2 starting lineup
Row 1
1. Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
2. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
Row 2
3. Marcus Armstrong, No. 11 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
4. Will Power, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
Row 3
5. Linus Lundqvist, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
6. Alexander Rossi, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8. Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Row 5
9. David Malukas, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
10. Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Row 6
11. Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
12. Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Row 7
13. Jack Harvey, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
14. Romain Grosjean, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Row 8
15. Rinus VeeKay, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
16. Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
Row 9
17. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
18. Colton Herta, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda
Row 10
19. Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda
20. Conor Daly, No. 78 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Sting Ray Robb, No. 41 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
22. Katherine Legge, No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
Row 12
23. Christian Rasmussen, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
24. Kyffin Simpson, No. 4 Chip Ganassi. Racing Honda
Row 13
25. Christian Lundgaard, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
26. Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Row 14
27. Pietro Fittipaldi, No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
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