[33] McLaughlin was later signed by Garry Rogers Motorsport as a full-time driver for the 2013 season.[34]. This time, it was clean racing for the win. McLaughlin drew an avoidable contact penalty and later apologized to Grosjean. We went past Grosjean there on a little bit of strategy, and I feel really good about it.. [31], McLaughlin drove a Holden VE Commodore in the 2012 season of the V8 SuperTourer Series. Huge crash at Texas IndyCar race - The Sydney Morning Herald It was the second time this season they've been in that position, but this time McLaughlin and Grosjean avoided getting tangled up. Top 10 in points: Ericsson 130, OWard 127, Palou 121, McLaughlin 119, Grosjean 115, Newgarden 105, Power 104, Dixon 98, Kirkwood 92, Herta 85. 6. Barber Indy Results. The IndyCar Series took the green flag on their 2022 season with Sunday's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and prior to the event Scott McLaughlin was thinking a top-seven finish would be a . Winners average speed: 115.019 mph; Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 58.9401 seconds; Margin of victory: 1.7854 seconds; Cautions: 1 for 3 laps; Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers;Lap Leaders: Grosjean 1-30; Newgarden 31-36; McLaughlin 37-38; Grosjean 39-59; McLaughlin 60-62; Power 63-65; Grosjean 66-71; McLaughlin 72-90. Thinking of everyone in the Queensland floods at the moment. (6) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 90, Running 10. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Scott McLaughlin drove to his first IndyCar victory and tumbled off his winning car during the celebration. McLaughlin however expressed interest in moving to Penske's team in the Indycar Series. Scott McLaughlin to get IndyCar Series drive for Team Penske He currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 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. (19) Graham Rahal, Honda, 90, Running Scott McLaughlin | Driver of #3 Team Penske IndyCar Sunday at Barber, the traded the lead twice cleanly. In his just second season championship, McLaughlin took out three races to finish fourth in the rankings, with Team Penske teammates Will Power and Josef Newgarden finishing first and second respectively. IndyCar Highlights Up next: 2022 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (12) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 90, Running Market data provided by Factset. To pay back that faith and prove the trust he put in me is a very proud moment.". We're men. "I thought we were racing just like we normally do, very clean. 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 . 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. 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 . For 2017, McLaughlin moved from Garry Rogers Motorsport to DJR Team Penske to partner Fabian Coulthard. "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. Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin continues to thrive at Texas Motor Speedway. Romain Grosjean vs. Scott McLaughlin Part 2 followed shortly by Part 3 on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park was better. (18) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 90, Running Those on the three-stop strategy included McLaughlin, Power, Newgarden, Alexander Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist. ESPN/Getty Images. 14. NEXT UP: IndyCar is off until its March 20 race at Texas Motor Speedway, which will be the IndyCar oval debut for Jimmie Johnson. Alex Palou, the 2021 winner, was fifth. He deserved to win.. He recorded over 70 laps at Queensland Raceway, driving one of the team's Ford BF Falcons. "You're only as good as your last race. 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 children's hospital. [59][60] This meant that Grosjean had a chance at winning the IndyCar Rookie of the Year award despite not running a full schedule and McLaughlin racing in the double points earning Indianapolis 500. 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. Grosjean had been furious with McLaughlin when the two touched heading into a corner at the opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida, both slamming into a tire barrier. The Team Penske star became the fourth winner in four NTT IndyCar Series races this season, joining Marcus Ericsson, Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood. [20], McLaughlin remained with SBR for the opening two rounds of the 2012 season before moving to Matt Stone Racing, a satellite team of SBR, for the remainder of the year. 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 . 25. Ultimately, McLaughlin came home two seconds clear of the field while Grosjean held on for second.. 17. 11. News North Sports Indy 500 Things To Do . 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. CONFIRMED Scott McLaughlin is going to IndyCar next year - WhichCar (10) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 90, Running Roger Penske was one of Americas most successful young road racers before he retired from driving in 1965 to focus on his business interests. 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 . McLaughlin had hugged Grosjean after their race-ending crash in St. Pete. According to State Police, a vehicle driven by Jason Brockway, age 40, of Fort Covington, was traveling westbound on State Route 11, when 83-year-old Robert Moulton of Stockholm, crossed the road. 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. This time, it was clean racing for the win. (15) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 90, Running IndyCar. Scott McLaughlin wins IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg 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. Grosjean started in pole position for the second time this year and led much of the way, but with 19 laps to go, he went wide on the course's fifth turn, leaving McLaughlin enough room to pass on the inside. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), when the two touched heading into a corner, started on the pole for the second time this year. Top 10 in points: Ericsson 130, OWard 127, Palou 121, McLaughlin 119, Grosjean 115, Newgarden 105, Power 104, Dixon 98, Kirkwood 92, Herta 85. On Lap 72, Grosjean slipped outside entering the hairpin Turn 5-6 complex, allowing McLaughlin the chance to pounce. 24. America has been left "amazed" with Supercars star Scott McLaughlin, despite the Kiwi being derailed by car drama in his IndyCar debut. It was the second runner-up finish of the season for Grosjean, who wound up just trying to hold off Will Power, McLaughlin's teammate and a two-time Barber winner who went from 11th to third. Legal Statement. or redistributed. As theyve recently done when stopped cars have been off-track and off-line, race control let every car make one opportunity to make a pitstop before throwing the caution. AP file photo by LM Otero / Scott McLaughlin earned the fourth win of his IndyCar career with Sunday's first-place finish at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Ala. BIRMINGHAM, Ala . Paone moved to Australia with McLaughlin in 2018 and the two were married in 2020. Scott McLaughlin: 17 things you didn't know about the IndyCar driver On 4 November, at Pukekohe Park Raceway, McLaughlin won race twenty-nine to join compatriot Shane van Gisbergen in winning the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. We just raced hard. and "the best day of my life apart from my wedding," even after a crash caused his early exit. That gave McLaughlin and Power the edge on the three-stop. Scott McLaughlin Birth Date: June 10, 1993 Height: 6' 0" Birth Place: Christchurch, New Zealand Weight: 185 lbs Residence: Charlotte, NC Twitter: @smclaughlin93 Facebook: @smclaughlin93 Instagram: @smclaughlin93 Car: Dallara/Chevrolet Primary Sponsor: DEX Imaging/XPEL/Snap-On/Pennzoil/Sonsio Biography Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato making season debut with Chip Ganassi Racing. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. McLaughlin made his IndyCar debut at St. Pete in the 2020 season finale and declared the experience "far out!" McLaughlin came out of the pits in the lead but Grosjean in the No.28 got by him at the final corner after a block by the No.3 in the preceding turns. "We're racers, we just get on with it," said McLaughlin after the win. It was just a matter of me biding my time.". "I couldn't believe it, I jumped and my legs just wouldn't move, they were like jelly," he said. We went past Grosjean there on a little bit of strategy, and I feel really good about it.. [49] Despite this technicality McLaughlin got his first IndyCar podium by finishing second to Scott Dixon. McLaughlin said theres no hard feelings between the two. 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. Career overview - years in numbers Grosjean started on the pole for the second time this year and led much of the way, but he went wide on Turn 5, leaving McLaughlin enough room to pass on the inside with 19 laps to go. Global Football Holdings. Scott McLaughlin wins IndyCar Barber with pass of Grosjean - NBC Sports [64], (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap), (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap), (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap). IndyCar Series news | Scott McLaughlin makes amends for breakthrough The team enters 2023 with a three-car lineup featuring two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden (2017 and 2019), two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion (2014 and 2022) and 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power and 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES and Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Scott McLaughlin. He moved up to fourth in series points with four different winners in as many races. 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. He said, 'Hey, it's a long story, not a short one.' 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. 2022 IndyCar: Scott McLaughlin dominates at Portland to keep himself in Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. On 13 October 2019. 18. 27. Description; Reviews (0) Officially Licensed Indy Car Product; Greenlight Toys; Diecast Body and Plastic Chassis; Limited Edition; Write a review! Read all reviews. [50] He picked up further top ten finishes in the second race in Texas and at Gateway. I'm a competitive bloke. His talent impressed Roger Penske, the American who heads an automotive and racing empire, who has transplanted McLaughlin to his front-running IndyCar team for 2021 and beyond. Scott Thomas McLaughlin (born 10 June 1993) is a New Zealand racing driver. Back in the lead past Scott McLaughlin! 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. 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. Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin will make his IndyCar Series debut at the Indianapolis GP on May 9. The pair performed well at both Sandown and Bathurst, finishing in tenth place at Sandown and in sixth place at Bathurst. [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. [40] The day before the race he posted on his personal Instagram feed that he signed a multi year contract with Penske to compete full time in the series. Cindric originally envisioned moving McLaughlin to Penske's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program to race alongside Helio Castroneves in Penske's Acura Daytona Prototype International entry and potentially competing in the World Endurance Championship. (4) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 90, Running After all, the . I was trying to make it as delicate as I could, and I just looked like a wombat out there.". Texas Motor Speedway (24) Jack Harvey, Honda, 90, Running IndyCar: This Scott McLaughlin stat is just plain ridiculous Scott McLaughlin Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford FGX Falcon - 2018 Virgin Australia Supercar Championship Winner 1:64 scale. New Zealander Scott McLaughlin finished fourth in the IndyCar championship race at World Wide Technology Raceway outside St Louis on Sunday. Herta triumphs in incident-packed wet Indianapolis Grand Prix (27) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 90, Running 15. The race stayed green through the first third of the race, allowing drivers on both plans to make their first stops comfortably. 25. (2) Alex Palou, Honda, 90, Running That last sequence was where we gained a ton of track position.". 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. 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McLaughlin was named the 2021 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year before earning his first three NTT INDYCAR SERIES victories in a breakthrough 2022 season. 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. Big deal, one might say. 6. Feb 28, 2022 1:00 PM EST. It was quite the day for McLaughlin, who at last validated his decision to leave Australia after three consecutive V8 Supercars championships to join IndyCar. 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 . McLaughlin became the fourth driver to win in as many races this season and moved up to fourth in the points standings. The finishing order of the top ten was reversed to form the grid for Race 2, meaning that McLaughlin started the second race on the front row. Starting fourth on the grid, 29-year-old McLaughlin drove close to . McLaughlin remained with the team for the next three seasons and enjoyed continued success, recording 17 pole positions and eight race victories for the team, with a best championship placing of third in 2016. Grosjean didnt have a push to pass left to help him overcome the mistake in an otherwise strong weekend. 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. 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. 16. A seven-time NASCAR champion, Johnson won seven times at Texas. Scott Maclachlan | Racing career profile | Driver Database Texas IndyCar: Newgarden steals win from McLaughlin by 0.0669sec [57][58] McLaughlin would be the only one of the three to run a full schedule in 2021, as Johnson opted not to race on any of the oval courses and Grosjean only chose to race at one of the four oval races. McLaughlin was held up by rookie Devlin DeFrancesco, the last car on the lead lap, on the final trip around the track. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 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 Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park. A lap 38 yellow for the parked car of Sting Ray Robb brought McLaughlin back into the pits for his second stop while Grosjean opted to stay out having only just come into the lane. I knew it was going to be hard passing him. [41], On January 25, 2021, McLaughlin and Penske announced that PPG Paints would be the primary sponsor for most of his entries in the Indycar series in his rookie year, while Florida based office technology supplier DEX Imaging and used car outlet Car Shop would sponsor him for select events. 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. "It was all clean.". Stan Sport is the only place to watch the 2023 IndyCar Series, featuring Will Power, Scott McLaughlin and Scott Dixon. (21) Helio Castroneves, Honda, 90, Running McLaughlin agreed on a multi-year deal to remain with Team Penske from 2023 onwards. The New Zealand-born, Australian-raised 28 year-old is embarking on his second season in the premier American open-wheel series. Within three laps, Grosjean had a 1-second lead on the charging Team Penske driver, but then McLaughlin really showed his cards. Rinus VeeKay was sixth for Ed Carpenter Racing and Graham Rahal seventh for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. [56], The main narrative surrounding McLaughlin's rookie season was his place in a unique class of IndyCar rookies that included NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and Formula One veteran Romain Grosjean, with many pundits speculating which of the three, would have the strongest season. Vaxxed-Out: A Response To Scott McLachlan - Medium (5) Scott Dixon, Honda, 90, Running It's been coming. He takes the spot away. I was just there trying to make some pressure so hopefully he made a mistake or anything.". 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. [24] Despite recovering to finish sixth in the second race, McLaughlin left the event with a 20-point deficit to Mostert in the championship. That was (three races) ago, and we just got on with it. "He's the one that calmed me down last year. Out of breath under a clear sky, he sat on the car to collect himself. Scott McLaughlin IndyCar, Supercars 2020, Supercars news, Team Penske (23) Sting Ray Robb, Honda, 36, Mechanical. "Any time we had clear air, we were pumping out some seriously fast times. 19. 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. Scott McLaughlin storms to IndyCar victory in Alabama McLaughlin nabs IndyCar win at Barber over Grosjean | AP News Grosjean had been furious with McLaughlin when the two touched heading into a corner at the opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida, both slamming into a tire barrier. 20. (9) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 90, Running I call that the happy driver strategy. It was really, really close, but I don't think we had the pace he had," Palou said. McLaughlin, a Christchurch, New Zealand native . 3 Dallara - Chevrolet for Team Penske. 13. 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 . [25] Another podium finish at Queensland Raceway gave McLaughlin an 88-point lead over Mostert with three rounds remaining. McLaughlin stood atop his car in victory lane to celebrate but then tumbled off it to the ground in his excitement. [13][5] He eventually made his debut in the second round at Queensland Raceway, becoming the youngest ever driver to race a V8 Supercar. By then, Grosjean had used all his push-to-pass boost and had to save fuel, while McLaughlin still had more than 30 seconds of push-to-pass left. McLaughlin was born in Hamilton,[1] New Zealand but moved to Australia's Gold Coast at 9 years of age and attended Saint Stephen's College throughout his upbringing. That's where the similarities to their last run-in ended. He won seven out of the 34 races, winning in Melbourne, Phillip Island, Barbagallo, Hidden Valley, and Ipswich. Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: Scott McLaughlin in the early driver's seat He overheated the clutch during the start procedure and was unable to move his car when the race started. Colton Herta, the defending race winner and favorite, was fourth for Andretti Autosport and followed by teammate Romain Grosjean in his debut with the team. 15. 27. Congrats to him. Scott McLaughlin (racing driver) - Wikipedia The Andretti driver held the inside into Turn 17 and took off into the lead. The in-laps, out-laps and pitstop times appeared they may make the difference. Rinus VeeKay was sixth for Ed Carpenter Racing and Graham Rahal seventh for Rahal Letterman Lanigan.