Latest news with #Malukas
Fox Sports
27-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Improving Foyt Team Closing In on Elusive Win with Steady Speed
INDYCAR The race is on for a driver other than Alex Palou or Kyle Kirkwood to win an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race this season. AJ Foyt Racing has two of the top contenders. Santino Ferrucci and David Malukas have quietly put together some of the series' best results over the past month, each scoring 111 points over the past four races. Only Kirkwood (142 points), Palou (138) and Pato O'Ward (127) have scored more in that span. Remember, that stretch includes a superspeedway, a street circuit, a short oval and a road course. Ferrucci and Malukas each have a recent second-place finish, including Malukas in the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, and they have combined to post six top-seven finishes in eight opportunities. They both placed in the top five at Indy, with Ferrucci in fifth as he extended his record streak of top-10 finishes in the event to seven. It had been 25 years since two Foyt drivers finished in the top five at Indy (Eliseo Salazar and Jeff Ward finished third and fourth, respectively, in 2000). In last weekend's XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMR, Ferrucci also continued his season streak of top-five finishes by ending up third. He finished second in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear and delivered fifth-place finishes not only at Indy but in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at World Wide Technology Raceway, as well. Malukas' recent surge is evident in qualifying sessions. He has started in the top seven in each of the past four races, highlighted by a front-row roll-off in the Detroit street race. Malukas qualified fourth at WWTR and started seventh in the '500' and at Road America. The two drivers have combined to lead 87 laps over the past four races. The recent surge has Ferrucci ninth in the standings – that's where he finished last season, too – and Malukas 12th. A month ago, they were 15th and 19th, respectively. 'It's obviously going very well,' team president Larry Foyt said at Road America. 'The first half of (this) race looked like nothing was going our way with David starting up close to the front but having to go all the way to the back (due to contact) and Santino having a stall in the pits. It didn't look like it was going to be our day. 'But everybody (on the crew) just stayed in it, and the drivers did a great job. This was such a crazy (race). Everybody was trying to figure out what the (best) strategy was, and our guys nailed it.' Ferrucci has the same number of points as Colton Herta of Andretti Global w/Curb-Agajanian, and they are within striking distance of Team Penske's top two performers. Scott McLaughlin leads them by six points, Will Power by 13. Ferrucci joked it's his qualifying efforts that are slowing him down this season. His average starting position is 17.4, a stark contrast to his average finishing position (10.2). That's 7.2 positions gained per race . 'We're performing,' Ferrucci said on the FOX broadcast. 'We're back to where we were at the end of last year. I feel lit. I've just got to get my qualifying performance up. Until then, I like padding my passing stats.' Ferrucci ranks second to Christian Rasmussen in total passes for position this season. They also were the only drivers to accumulate 50-plus total passes in the past two races combined. 'Obviously, starting 18th (at Road America) is not ideal,' he said. While Malukas is 12th in the standings, he only trails Ferrucci and Herta by 10 points, which is remarkable given the slow start he had in his first season with this organization. His average finish in the first five races was 17.4. At Road America, Malukas' race became more challenging when he ran deep into Turn 3 and hit the Arrow McLaren car of Christian Lundgaard. The contact resulted in Malukas spinning off track, requiring the restart assistance of the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team. The combination of the quick service and long track distance kept him on the lead lap, and he rallied to finish seventh, his second-best result of the season. '(It was) a lot of fun, a lot of passing, and we finished right where we started,' the driver of the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet said. 'So, good recovery (and) really good job from the team.' Larry Foyt said the competitiveness of the series makes it difficult to make gains, but there is plenty of evidence to show the team is doing just that. In the second half of the season, its goal is to earn the team's first victory since 2013, when Takuma Sato won at Long Beach. 'It's so tough right now, which makes even a (top-three finish) feel like a win,' Foyt said. 'It's still not (a win), and we still want to break through and get back in victory lane. That's still the goal, but what this team is doing right now, I couldn't be happier.'
Fox Sports
17-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Power Rankings: Marcus Armstrong, Christian Rasmussen Jump In
INDYCAR The recent stretch in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES showcased the full range of the sport's diversity with four races on four distinct track types. Each tested driver skills and team strategies, which led to some shake-ups in the Power Rankings since early May. The Sonsio Grand Prix on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway natural road course on May 10 kicked off the stretch on a track favoring technical road course specialists. The 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on May 25 on the 2.5-mile IMS superspeedway oval is the crown jewel of the series, demanding high-speed precision and pit strategy. Next was the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, a tight, unforgiving street course with little margin for error June 1. Finally, last Sunday's Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at World Wide Technology Raceway emphasized short-track handling with strategic adjustments on the 1.25-mile oval. Through it all, Alex Palou, Kyle Kirkwood and Pato O'Ward emerged as the consistent top three performers, anchoring Power Rankings amid the shake-ups beneath them. Their ability to perform across disciplines has been astiff test Palou, Kirkwood and O'Ward have passed, as they stayed in the top three spots in the Power Rankings this week ahead of the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMR on Sunday, June 22 (1:30 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX Sports app and INDYCAR Radio Network). But there are two new faces in the rankings based on their strong performances at WWTR: ↑10. Christian Rasmussen (No. 21 ECR Splenda Chevrolet; Last Rank: NR) Rasmussen came from the back to the front twice at WWTR after starting 25th, earning a career-best third-place finish. He has two top-six finishes in the last three races. ↑9. Marcus Armstrong (No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda; Last Rank: NR) Armstrong catapulted to 10th in points following his third top-10 finish in the last four races by crossing the finish line ninth at WWTR. He was the top Honda-powered qualifier at WWTR by starting sixth. ↔8. David Malukas (No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet; Last Rank: 8) Malukas hasn't delivered headline results in the last two races, but a closer look reveals a driver performing at an elite level, just without the final box score to match. Malukas qualified second in Detroit and was positioned for a second straight top-five finish before an avoidable contact penalty left him 14th at the checkered flag. He qualified fourth at WWTR and led a race-high 67 laps. He was in serious contention for the win before brushing the Turn 4 SAFER Barrier on Lap 195, leaving him 12th. Still, the speed is undeniable, and a runner-up finish in the Indy 500, the biggest stage in the series, cemented Malukas' ability to perform up front. ↓7. Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: 4) Power's season has been a roller coaster, flashing brilliance offset by costly setbacks. He was involved in a first-lap crash in the St. Petersburg season opener, finishing 26th. Power started 33rd in the '500' and managed to claw up to 16th, but still not the kind of result that matches Power's championship-winning pedigree. At WWTR, Power earned NTT P1 Award honors but crashed early in Turn 4, finishing last. Outside of those three trouble spots, Power has five top-six finishes, a clear indication that when things go right, he's still among the best in the series. ↑6. Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 10) Dixon was on the verge of dropping out of the Power Rankings but finished fourth at WWTR for his third top-five finish of the season. The six-time series champion delivered another solid result, even when the raw speed isn't always there. He's fifth in points and remains a master in execution of various fuel-saving strategies. ↔5. Christian Lundgaard (No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet; Last Rank: 5) Lundgaard slipped at WWTR by finishing 14th, but his overall body of work keeps him firmly in the Power Rankings and championship conversation. The Dane is fourth in points and had six top-eight finishes in the seven races before WWTR, including three straight podiums at The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and a runner-up at Barber Motorsports Park. The bigger picture proves he's not just a sneaky talent but a legitimate threat for victory at each race. ↑4. Santino Ferrucci (No. 14 Bommarito Automotive Group; Last Rank: 7) Ferrucci is riding a wave of momentum that's making him one of the hottest NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers. He's pieced together three consecutive top-five finishes that no one on the grid can match heading to Road America. A week after Ferrucci earned his best-career finish by crossing the finish line second in Detroit, he charged from 19th to finish fifth at WWTR. ↔3. Pato O'Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet; Last Rank: 3) O'Ward is on a heater, and it's not just flashes of brilliance anymore. He's sustained high-level execution across all types of tracks. O'Ward finished runner-up to Kirkwood on Sunday night at WWTR, his second runner-up finish in the last four races and third of the season. He also finished second to Palou at The Thermal Club and the Sonsio Grand Prix. Since the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix presented by AmFirst in early May at Barber Motorsports Park, O'Ward has a fourth-place average finish, with a worst result of seventh on the streets of Detroit. He has three top-three finishes in the last four races and is second in points, 73 behind Palou. ↔2. Kyle Kirkwood (No. 27 Siemens Honda; Last Rank: 2) Kirkwood proved he's not just a one-dimensional street course specialist by claiming his first oval win Sunday night at WWTR. His previous four victories each took place on street circuits. However, Kirkwood has achieved three of those five wins this season, including two straight. He has four top-five finishes this season and six top-10 results. The Andretti Global driver is third in points, trailing Palou by 75. Palou and Kirkwood have combined to win all eight races this season. ↔1. Alex Palou (No. 10 Ridgeline Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 1) Palou began 2025 with five wins and a runner-up finish in six races. However, he slipped the last two races, finishing 25th on the streets of Detroit and eighth at WWTR. Still, Palou has outperformed everyone this season, and barring a third straight finish outside the top five, his top spot isn't seriously threatened. recommended
Fox Sports
15-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Paddock Buzz: David Malukas Trying To Continue Foyt Resurgence
INDYCAR David Malukas has never won an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at World Wide Technology Raceway – he hasn't won a series race at any track, for that matter – but his rivals have known he was there in all three previous starts at this oval track. Malukas finished second as a rookie in 2022, came home third in 2023 and was challenging for that elusive first series victory late in last year's race when he got squeezed in Turn 2 by Will Power. The contact sent Malukas' car spinning into the outside wall. If there's a driver other than five-time winner Josef Newgarden to keep tabs on in Sunday's Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline, it's Malukas. After a slow start to the season, Malukas and his AJ Foyt Racing crew are on a roll. They finished second in the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, then qualified second in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear. Malukas earned the fourth starting position for this race in the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet. He again expects to race well. 'There was a lot of talk in the beginning of the season of what's going on, why we (weren't stronger),' the 24-year-old driver said. 'But we had a lot of changes with the team and new teammates coming in. I was brand new to the team, and a lot of new guys came onto the team. So, it takes time for these things to jell and start connecting and moving forward with the setup that we needed. 'I said from the start of the season – to the team and to everybody -- we were waiting for that Month of May, when we're with the guys every single day. We wake up, it's racing. You go to bed, it's racing. It's racing non-stop, and I think it showed.' Malukas has excelled at this 1.25-mile oval almost since the moment he laid eyes on it. As an INDY NXT by Firestone rookie in 2019, he finished third, then returned the next year and swept the doubleheader, the opener from the pole. As a rookie in this series, he found himself dueling to the finish with Newgarden and fellow Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin. It was so much fun that the crew heard him singing on the team's radio during a caution period. Imagine if he wins this time. 'I do think that the recent success … is giving us confidence, and I think the second half of the season is going to be a really good turnaround for AJ Foyt Racing,' he said. Dixon Honored for Record-Breaking Start There isn't much time for personal fanfare when a victory in the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is on the line, so Scott Dixon didn't bask in the glory of a record-breaking start May 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In that race, Dixon became the all-time leader in career starts, his 408th to break a tie with Mario Andretti, who had held the record since 1992. On Saturday, the driver of the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda was honored for the accomplishment. He received the framed green flag signed from this year's '500' field. Dixon, a two-time race winner at this track (2020, 2023), also holds the record for most consecutive series starts. This will be No. 347. Tony Kanaan is the only other driver with more than 300 straight series starts. Kanaan's streak ended at 318. Dixon, who will make his 410th career start Sunday, and Andretti are the only drivers in history with at least 400 starts. Coincidentally, in this race Graham Rahal will become just the 11th driver with 300 career starts. This will be No. 310 for Will Power. Rahal is on the verge of having 36 more starts than his father, three-time series champion Bobby Rahal, the 1986 Indy 500 winner. Rahal is second to Dixon among active drivers in consecutive starts. This will be his 247th, one shy of Marco Andretti's total that ranks third all-time. Power will start this race from the pole position in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Dixon will start 11th, Rahal will start 22nd in the No. 15 One Care Honda of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Twenty-seven cars will take the green flag shortly after 8 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). Shwartzman, Leichtle Paired Again Indy pole winner Robert Shwartzman is making his short-oval debut this weekend, but he is doing so with an experienced engineer. Eric Leichtle, a former Newgarden engineer who helped rookie Shwartzman at Indy, is back with the No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet. Shwartzman said he encouraged Leichtle to return with, 'Please, I beg you, come help me.' Shwartzman will start 24th in this race, but he hopes to use experience gained in a recent test at the track. Since Indy, Shwartzman said the team has focused on improving its pit stops, which were a problem in the '500.' Odds and Ends Pato O'Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet) might not have a race victory at World Wide Technology Raceway in six career starts, but he has been outstanding in all six starts except last year, when a mechanical issue relegated him to a 26th-place finish. Before that, he had five consecutive top-four finishes, four of them leading to a step on the podium as a top-three finisher. He has finished second three times. He will start third in this race. This hasn't been one of the better tracks for Alex Palou, who scored his first oval win last month in the '500.' Since joining Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2021 season, his average finish at World Wide Technology Raceway is 10.0. Last year was his best finish: fourth. On Saturday, he qualified the No. 10 Ridgeline Chip Ganassi Racing Honda in the ninth spot. Led by Newgarden's five wins, Team Penske has captured a record nine series victories at World Wide Technology Raceway. Power earned one of them in 2018. McLaughlin followed Newgarden to the checkered flag last year. The team is still on the hunt for its first victory of the season. Newgarden, Power and Dixon are the only active drivers to have won NTT INDYCAR SERIES races at World Wide Technology Raceway, which, after a 14-year break, has hosted races continuously since 2017. Newgarden's last eight series wins have come on ovals. His most recent win was 10 months ago at World Wide Technology Raceway. He will start this race from the fifth position in the No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet and has led 599 laps at WWTR since the sport's return eight years ago, by far the most by any driver. This isn't good news for Power, who notched his record-extending 71st pole. The reason: No pole winner has won a series race at World Wide Technology Raceway since the return in 2017. And leading the most laps doesn't guarantee anything. The driver totaling the most laps led has failed to win six of the past eight series races, including Power, who led 117 laps last year. Newgarden led only 17 laps – the last 17 – in last year's race. The engine manufacturer battle has decidedly been in Honda's favor this year. Its drivers have won all seven races (five by Palou, two by Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood) and eight in a row over the past two seasons. Things could change Sunday as Chevrolet earned the top five starting positions. The fastest Honda belonged to Marcus Armstrong in the No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian. AJ Foyt Racing has promoted Mike Armbrester to technical director to oversee the engineering department. Adam Kolesar will become the race engineer on Santino Ferrucci's No. 14 Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet. Kolesar was the performance engineer on the car last year. Ferrucci has twice finished in the top 10 at this track, including a fourth-place finish in 2019 while driving for Dale Coyne Racing. With Malukas finishing second at Indy and Ferrucci second in Detroit, Foyt cars are trying to earn a top-three finish for the third consecutive race, something the team hasn't achieved since 1998 when Kenny Brack won races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Pikes Peak International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway in succession. While Malukas will start fourth, Ferrucci will be in the 19th position. Hailie Deegan qualified 10th in the No. 38 HMD Motorsports car, the best performance of her rookie INDY NXT by Firestone season. Her previous best was 18th at the last event in Detroit. This is the first oval race of the season, and Deegan joined the INDYCAR development series this season after many years of oval racing in NASCAR and other stock car series. Iconic St. Louis radio personality Scott 'Riz' Rizzuto will be the grand marshal of Sunday's event.
Fox Sports
01-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Rare Early Exit Halts Alex Palou's Dream Start to Season
INDYCAR This much is clear about Alex Palou's tire barrier shunt late in Sunday's Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear: He still has a healthy points lead in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings, but the advantage is not as significant as it once was. The winner of five of the season's first six races, including last week's Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, suffered his worst finish in nearly three years when Indy runner-up David Malukas knocked him off course in Turn 1 on a restart. Palou's No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda had to be hauled away by a tow truck, resulting in a 25th-place finish out of 27 drivers. Palou wasn't happy about the contact from behind, but he was resigned to the fact these things happen on tight street circuits such as this one. 'It doesn't feel great, but there's nothing we could have done there,' he said on the FOX broadcast. Malukas, the No. 2 starter in the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet of AJ Foyt Racing, was issued a stop-and-go penalty for avoidable contact. He finished 15th. 'Just ran out of talent,' Malukas told FOX Sports reporter Bob Pockrass. 'I feel so bad. (I) tried to slow it down and just locked up both front brakes.' Malukas said he nearly hit Palou in the corner prior, and then he braked early approaching the corner where they came together. Malukas vowed to call him if he couldn't find him at the track. 'I'm 23 (years old) and this is my third (plus) season in INDYCAR,' he said. 'I shouldn't be doing things like that. Those are more rookie mistakes. 'Every lap, every restart, we expect (the field to be bunched), and it still caught me off guard. So, I can't be letting these things happen.' The Spaniard pursuing his third consecutive series championship and fourth in five years entered the weekend with a 112-point lead over Pato O'Ward. The driver of the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet finished seventh, narrowing the gap to 90 points, which is still the equivalent of just under two races. Race winner Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global moved from fifth in the standings to third in the No. 27 Siemens AWS Honda, overtaking Arrow McLaren's Christian Lundgaard, who finished eighth in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Kirkwood trails Palou by 102 points heading to the next race, the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline on Sunday evening, June 15 at World Wide Technology Raceway. Lundgaard fell to fourth in the standings. Palou became the latest Indy winner to suffer a disappointing finish in the ensuing race. In the past 10 years, only Takuma Sato in 2020 has finished in the top three – the Japanese driver was second at World Wide Technology Raceway. No other Indy winner has finished better than sixth. Juan Pablo Montoya is the last '500' winner to win the next week's race, and that was in 2000 when the Colombian captured the CART race at the Milwaukee Mile. Palou likely wasn't going to win Sunday's race even without the race-ending contact. He had qualified in the sixth position before jumping to third on the opening lap. But that's as far forward as he got. He was in seventh place when Malukas' car struck his on the restart at Lap 73. 'It's very unfortunate,' Palou said. 'We did an amazing recovery this weekend (as) we didn't really have much pace at the beginning (of the weekend). 'I thought we were running good to try to sneak onto the podium (as a top-three finisher) there at the end.' The last time Palou didn't finish a race was in last year's first race of the Iowa Speedway doubleheader. There, he spun by himself on the front straightaway. The last time someone bumped him out of the race was nearly three years ago in the 2022 race at Road America when he took Turn 5 contact from Marcus Ericsson, who was then his teammate at Chip Ganassi Racing. Palou tried to keep going and did so for about 30 laps before retiring in last place (27th). So, yes, Sunday's occurrence was mighty rare for the reigning series champion. recommended
Fox Sports
31-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
David Malukas Stays on Upswing with Fast Qualifying Performance
INDYCAR David Malukas is on the move in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. The 24-year-old driver piloting the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet for A.J. Foyt Enterprises entered this hectic Month of May in the 18th position in the season standings. Three races later, he is 10th – and charging. Malukas earned the second starting spot for Sunday's Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, which is where he stood after the official results of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge were posted. Clearly, the Chicago native has momentum. 'We're starting off (in Detroit) where we finished (in Indianapolis),' Malukas said, smiling. 'We're still in that (second spot), but that's a really good (qualifying) session. As soon as we unloaded the car, we knew we were (going to) have a good run. 'I've just been really happy.' Malukas felt he had a car quick enough to beat Colton Herta, the driver of the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda of Andretti Global w/Curb-Agajanian who won the 15th pole of his career, but Herta edged him by .1713 of a second over the nine-turn, 1.645-mile downtown street circuit. Malukas said 'just a few tweaks' to the car's setup likely would have made a difference for him to swap positions with Herta. Malukas did outqualify Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood, who edged him for the INDY NXT by Firestone championship in 2021. Kirkwood won 10 of the 20 races that season; Malukas won seven, Linus Lundqvist three. Kirkwood will start third in Sunday's race in the No. 27 Siemens AWS Honda. Malukas still doesn't have a pole in his 51 events in this series, although this will be the third time he has started a race from the second position. The other two front-row starts came last year on oval tracks – World Wide Technology Raceway and the Milwaukee Mile – while driving for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian. This was Malukas' first appearance in the Firestone Fast Six qualifying round since earning the sixth starting position in last year's Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. He finished sixth in that race. Malukas said this momentum has been building for some time as he and the Foyt crew have gotten to know one another in their first season together. Specifically, Malukas singled out the recent tips he has received from Derek Miller, one of Chevrolet's trackside engineers. 'I think having that whole month (in Indianapolis), being with the (team) guys, understanding what we want (out of the car setup),' Malukas said of the reason for the competitive rise. 'Having Clarience Technologies on board with us – those guys have been ecstatic. I think the mood has really lifted us up, and we can see this momentum carrying (on). 'Man, what a good car, what a good group of guys here, what a good run here.' Malukas also doesn't have a race win in this series, although as with pole pursuits, he has been close. His best result was a second-place finish in the 2022 race at World Wide Technology Raceway when he split a pair of Team Penske drivers in a late-race shootout. Josef Newgarden scored his third consecutive win in the event that year. Sunday might offer Malukas' best chance to break through and become a race winner in this series. He is extremely fond of this circuit, although a 23rd-place finish in the 2023 race is his only start on it. 'Man, it's just so technical,' he said. 'It's something that I love, and I think (Saturday's) cooler temperatures are something that I've always been suited to ever since go-karting as a little kid. Yeah, everything kind of lined up for us today.' It's worth noting that Malukas' first appearance in a Firestone Fast Six round came on Detroit's Belle Isle circuit in 2022. He qualified sixth that afternoon for Dale Coyne Racing w/HMD Motorsports. He likes the mojo of the Motor City, which could be just the lift he needs to win the 100-lap race (12:30 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). 'That was kind of the first big transition for me, knowing that I actually had a strong opportunity to be quick and get good results here in INDYCAR,' he said. 'So, Detroit is my turnaround (event).' recommended
