Full race results: Will Power wins IndyCar race at Road America, takes series points lead
The IndyCar Series concludes a 6-week stretch of on-track action with a 55-lap race on the 14-turn, 4-mile Road America road course at Elkhart Lake, Wis. Rookie Linus Lundqvist earned his first career pole position as two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden crashed out at the end of qualifying. He was uninjured.
Scott Dixon won a messy race on the streets of Detroit last weekend and leads the championship race. Alex Palou won the 2023 race at Elkhart Lake.
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Will Power wins IndyCar race at Road America, takes series points lead
Will Power leads a Team Penske podium sweep to earn his 42nd career victory and first in two years. Josef Newgarden is 2nd and Scott McLaughlin 3rd.
Power also takes the series points lead, narrowly over Alex Palou and Scott Dixon.
Team Penske's last podium sweep came in 2017 at Sonoma.
Pole-sitter Linus Lundqvist gets hit on the first turn of the race, falling to the back of the field. He recovers to finish 12th.
REPOST TO CONGRATULATE WILL POWER! #INDYCAR
HE ENDS A TWO-YEAR WINLESS DROUGHT BY WINNING AT ROAD AMERICA. 🏁 pic.twitter.com/R2IyXpavlS— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 9, 2024
IndyCar Series results in Xpel Grand Prix at Road America
Will Power
Josef Newgarden
Scott McLaughlin
Alex Palou
Kyle Kirkwood
Colton Herta
Romain Grosjean
Pato O'Ward
Marcus Ericsson
Graham Rahal
Christian Lundgaard
Lindus Lundqvist
Theo Pourchaire
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Pietro Fittipaldi
Sting Ray Robb
Alexander Rossi
Helio Castroneves
Christian Rasmussen
Scott Dixon
Luca Ghiotto
Nolan Siegel
Rinus VeeKay
Jack Harvey
Marcus Armstrong
Kyffin Simpson
IndyCar Series points standings
(Through June 9)
Will Power, 236
Alex Palou, 231
Scott Dixon, 225
Pato O'Ward, 184
Scott McLaughlin, 179
Kyle Kirkwood, 179
Colton Herta, 176
Josef Newgarden, 169
Alexander Rossi, 162
Felix Rosenqvist, 158
IndyCar Series Xpel Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Lap 50: Will Power leads by 1+ seconds over Josef Newgarden. Scott McLaughlin is 3rd.
Laps 41-45: Final pit stops, first for Alexander Rossi (41), then Alex Palou (42), then Scott McLaughlin (43), then Josef Newgarden (44), who gets caught behind a backmarker. Will Power stays out until Lap 45.
Coming out of the stops, Will Power leads Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin for the effective race lead.
What a call for the No. 12 crew!
Will it pay off for @12WillPower in the closing laps?
📺: #XPELGP on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/pOhIkpF12F— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 9, 2024
Lap 40: Josef Newgarden leads Scott McLaughlin by 1+ seconds. Will Power is 2 seconds behind Newgarden.
Lap 36: Josef Newgarden passes Scott McLaughlin for the lead.
Just a little wave to the teammate 🤙#INDYCAR // @josefnewgarden pic.twitter.com/VEqdioWRGU
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 9, 2024
Laps 31-33: Scott McLaughlin passes teammates Will Power and Josef Newgarden after their pit stops.
This could've been DISASTROUS for @josefnewgarden!
📺: #XPELGP on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/z70kV4jE8T— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 9, 2024
Lap 30: Scott McLaughlin leads by 2+ seconds over Josef Newgarden. Will Power is another 3 seconds back, with Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood rounding out the top 5.
Lap 23: Series points leader Scott Dixon needs to pit after tire issues force him to lose several positions on track. He's 24th after the stop.
Issues for last week's race winner!@scottdixon9 is forced into the pits with a flat tire!
📺: #XPELGP on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/G6u6x7skei— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 9, 2024
Blistering ALL THE WAY AROUND. 😬
Scott Dixon was able to hang onto it. #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/Ho4ybrfNqg— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 9, 2024
Laps 17-19: The lead group makes pit stops, Alex Palou the last among them on Lap 19.
Colton Herta leads Felix Rosenqvist and Linus Lundqvist, but they are on alternate strategies after early issues forced early pit stops.
The effective leaders are Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden and Will Power – all Team Penske. Kyle Kirkwood is 6th among that group.
😬😬😬
📺: #XPELGP on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/AJ5Q87X3QH— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 9, 2024
Lap 15: Scott McLaughlin leads by 2+ seconds over Kyle Kirkwood. Josef Newgarden, Alexander Rossi and Will Power round out the top 5.
Lap 10 restart: Scott McLaughlin leads and Kyle Kirkwood has to hold off a charging Josef Newgarden for 2nd. Christian Rasmussen gets a stop-and-go penalty for his contact with Simpson.
Lap 7: Kyffin Simpson is off track in Turn 14 after getting spun by Christian Rasmussen. Simpson walks away from his crashed car. Caution.
Contact between rookies sends @kyffin_simpson into the barrier!
📺: #XPELGP on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/03moHjMnK7— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) June 9, 2024
It has not been the start Chip Ganassi Racing hoped for.
Linus Lundqvist and Marcus Armstrong spun on lap 1.
Kyffin Simpson crashed on Lap 7. pic.twitter.com/Q2dd7E4Rxu— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 9, 2024
Lap 6 restart: Scott McLaughlin leads Kyle Kirkwood, and Josef Newgarden passes Alexander Rossi for 3rd.
Lap 4: Caution for debris falling from Colton Herta's car. He and Linus Lundqvist bump each other. Marcus Armstrong and Luca Ghiotto are penalized for Lap 1 avoidable contact.
Lap 3 restart: Kyle Kirkwood can't hold off Scott McLaughlin for the lead.
Lap 1: Linus Lundqvist is spun by Ganassi teammate Marcus Armstrong in Turn 1, and Colton Herta gets caught up. He is nudged from behind by Josef Newgarden. Lundqvist, Armstrong and Herta stall on track. Caution.
REPOST IF YOU'RE WATCHING INDYCAR AT ROAD AMERICA!
There's a spin involving Linus Lundqvist, Marcus Armstrong and Colton Herta on LAP ONE!
📺 : NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/3uYvCpdeXF— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 9, 2024
WHAT A WILD START AT ROAD AMERICA.
Pole-sitter Linus Lundqvist gets spun by teammate Marcus Armstrong. Colton Herta spins as well.
📺 : NBC and Peacock | #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/2r01RW7Ake— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) June 9, 2024
Josef Newgarden crashes hard in IndyCar qualifying
The Team Penske driver hits a barrier hard during the Fast Six qualifying. He's OK, but the car will need a lot of work before Sunday's race. Newgarden qualifies fifth.
Huge hit for Newgarden. Glad he got out right away. #IndyCar #XPELGP pic.twitter.com/g02UkvaQwQ
— Matt Archuleta (@indy44) June 8, 2024
IndyCar Xpel Grand Prix at Road America starting grid
Linus Lundqvist
Colton Herta
Marcus Armstrong
Kyle Kirkwood
Josef Newgarden
Will Power
Alex Palou
Scott McLaughlin
Alexander Rossi
Scott Dixon
Pato O'Ward
Kyffin Simpson
Christian Lundgaard
Romain Grosjean
Marcus Ericsson
Christian Rasmussen
Rinus VeeKey
Theo Pourchaire
Santino Ferrucci
Jack Harvey
Nolan Siegel
Felix Rosenqvist
Luca Ghiotto
Graham Rahal
Pietro Fittipaldi
Sting Ray Robb
Helio Castroneves
When is the IndyCar Series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.?
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, June 9, 2024.
What channel is IndyCar race at Elkhart Lake on?
TV: NBC
Radio: IndyCar Radio
Steaming: Peacock, IndyCar Live, SiriusXM Channel 218
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Times are ET for TV coverage
Date, time | Location | TV/winner |
March 10 | St. Petersburg, Fla.% | |
March 24 | Thermal, Calif.*# | |
April 21 | Long Beach, Calif.% | |
April 28 | Leeds, Ala.# | |
May 11 | Indianapolis# | |
May 26 | Indianapolis@ | |
June 2 | Detroit% | |
June 9, 3:30 p.m. | Elkhart Lake, Wis.# | NBC |
June 23, 6 p.m. | Monterey, Calif.# | USA |
July 7, 1:30 p.m. | Lexington, Ohio# | NBC |
July 13, 8 p.m. | Newton, Iowa@ | NBC |
July 14, noon | Newton, Iowa@ | NBC |
July 21, 1 p.m. | Toronto% | Peacock |
Aug. 17, 6 p.m. | Gateway, Ill.@ | USA |
Aug. 25, 3 p.m. | Portland# | USA |
Aug. 31, 6 p.m. | Milwaukee@ | Peacock |
Sept. 1, 2:30 p.m. | Milwaukee@ | USA |
Sept. 15, 3 p.m. | Nashville@ | NBC |
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