The Frenchman came to the pit lane first, stopping for fuel and tyres on lap 60 while the Kiwi opted to go longer to try and execute an overcut on lap 64. Oh, that hurt, on the exhaust," he said. 5. Grosjean didnt have a push to pass left to help him overcome the mistake in an otherwise strong weekend. That was one of the best drivers Ive ever seen., I gave it all, but congrats to Scott. He took off his racing boot and dumped the beer inside for a "Shoey" -- Aussie style. ET, NBC). Scott Dixon - who ran out of fuel heading into the pits earlier in the race - finished in tenth. Grosjean, by virtue of having already warm tires, managed to grab the lead by the end of the lap. [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. 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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. In 2019, McLaughlin dominantly won his second championship, winning a record 18 races during the season, including the Bathurst 1000, and securing the title with one event remaining. [19] Six further top-five race finishes in the remaining rounds of the season saw McLaughlin finish fourth in the championship,[5] having updated to a newer FG Falcon at the penultimate round of the championship. McLaughlin said theres no hard feelings between the two. McLaughlin's strongest performances in his rookie season were on the ovals, with the strongest moment of his rookie season coming in the first race at Texas Motor Speedway, the Genesys 300. 2023 www.indystar.com. That last sequence was where we gained a ton of track position.". (13) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 90, Running Hadn't seen his parents in 2 years. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Scott McLaughlin drove to his first IndyCar victory and tumbled off his winning car during the celebration. 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. Tuesday 27th December, 2022 - 12:35pm. 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. Rinus VeeKay was sixth for Ed Carpenter Racing and Graham Rahal seventh for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. 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. "May is going to be an awesome time for us I can't wait," said McLaughlin. Now the New Zealander will have to see how far his first victory takes him: IndyCar's season-opening winner has gone on to claim the championship the last three years. You've got to just believe in yourself.". [45] He recorded his first fast six qualifying slot and first top ten finish on a road course at the first race on the IMS Road Course, where he qualified sixth and finished eighth. "I thought we were racing just like we normally do, very clean. He scored thirteen wins on the season to go with eight podium finishes and fifteen pole positions. A seven-time NASCAR champion, Johnson won seven times at Texas. The two met by chance in 2016 in Las Vegas when McLaughlin made the trip to help a fellow racer competing in an international karting tournament. 10. He takes the spot away. 14. 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. [15] He went on to finish the season twelfth in the championship,[5] with a best qualifying result of second at Sydney Olympic Park and a best race result of fourth at Winton Motor Raceway. The 2023 IndyCar season has started with four winners in four races: McLaughlin, Marcus Ericsson (St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Texas) and Kyle Kirkwood (Long Beach). "It was close. 2 Grizzlies, Bayern back in charge, Yamal makes history, Napoli's party spoiled: Weekend Review, Man City go top of Premier League as Haaland scores 50th goal in win at Fulham, Man United end Villa's run, take step towards top-four finish against backdrop of fan protests. Three-time Supercars champion and IndyCar Series race winner Scott McLaughlin joins host Greg Rust at the desk for this episode of the KTM . "I couldn't believe it, I jumped and my legs just wouldn't move, they were like jelly," he said. Picture: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Scott McLaughlin Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford FGX Falcon - 2018 Virgin Australia Supercar Championship Winner 1:64 scale. McLaughlin completed a hat-trick of championship wins in 2020, taking a further 13 race victories. 20. It comes at a crucial time with the Indianapolis 500 looming in the 'Month of May' celebrations. Where was Scott McLaughlin born? Having made a substitute appearance for Garry Rogers Motorsport at the final event of 2012, McLaughlin was signed by the team to compete full-time in the 2013 season. Scott McLaughlin holds the lead as the Dex Imaging Team Penske (car 3) accelerates during the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius). 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. Thinking of everyone in the Queensland floods at the moment. Indycar. After McLaughlin and Grosjean crashed out of contention at the season-opener, the pair spoke openly about moving on from the incident. Not only did McLaughlin finish ahead of Tony Kanaan and Pietro Fittipaldi (who filled in for Johnson and Grosjean respectively), he finished ahead of all his Penske teammates and all the active drivers who had won the Indianapolis 500 other than Dixon; Takuma Sato, Alexander Rossi, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Tony Kanaan, and teammates Will Power and Simon Pagenaud. The 2023 IndyCar season has started with four winners in four races: McLaughlin, Marcus Ericsson (St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Texas) and Kyle Kirkwood (Long Beach). NEXT UP: IndyCar is off until its March 20 race at Texas Motor Speedway, which will be the IndyCar oval debut for Jimmie Johnson. In 2018, McLaughlin continued to race with DJR Team Penske. 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 . Scott McLaughlin, driver of the #2 Shell V-Power Team Penske Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the IndyCar iRacing Challenge Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. 26. [17] He followed this up with a pair of third-place finishes at Barbagallo Raceway, moving up to second in the championship. In the closing laps, Grosjean had to keep an eye on Will Power, who started 11th but finished with one of the shortest stints in the field and was closing fast on alternate tires. 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McLaughlin continued with Garry Rogers Motorsport into 2014, under its new identity as Volvo Polestar Racing (later Volvo Cyan Racing). (14) Colton Herta, Honda, 90, Running The Team Penske star became the fourth winner in four NTT IndyCar Series races this season, joining Marcus Ericsson, Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood. 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. [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. Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin - WWT Raceway - Gateway - Indycar Series (Photo: James Black) Green, McLaughlin leads Newgarden. (18) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 90, Running 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 . Scott Maclachlan nationality New Zealander Racing career summary Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. 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. "Oh my God, I'm just -- love you Australia, New Zealand, miss you guys. After that, he sat on the ground to video call his parents in New Zealand, where they listened to the race on the IndyCar app. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. We just didnt quite get it the last few rounds, but weve got it now.. McLaughlin stood atop his car in victory lane to celebrate but then tumbled off it to the ground in his excitement. We talked over it, man-to-man and as far as I'm concerned and he's concerned we race hard and fair and press on. All rights reserved. The wins by Cindric and McLaughlin are marked turn for Team Penske, which didn't get an IndyCar driver into victory lane until the 10th race of last season. 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. It was the fifth runner-up finish for Grosjean, who led a race-high 57 laps but remained winless in 34 IndyCar starts. [39] On 5 February, Penske announced that McLaughlin will race a 4th Team Penske entry at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. McLaughlin is married to Karly Paone, a schoolteacher from Long Island. McLaughlin, meanwhile, picked up momentum as the series heads to Indianapolis for May, capped by the Indy 500 on May 28 (11 a.m. (23) Sting Ray Robb, Honda, 36, Mechanical. 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. McLaughlin then appeared to be video calling his parents in New Zealand as he sat on the ground. Sunday's three podium finishers celebrate in the 2022 IndyCar season opener, from left: runner-up Alex Palou, race winner Scott McLaughlin and third-place finisher Will Power. (10) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 90, Running He made his debut at the 2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Paone moved to Australia with McLaughlin in 2018 and the two were married in 2020. 4. 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 . (15) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 90, Running Ultimately, McLaughlin came home two seconds clear of the field while Grosjean held on for second.. "My butt is getting burnt. McLaughlin suffered a heavy crash at Mount Panorama, hitting the wall at the Reid Park section of the circuit during the first race of the weekend. Dillon to be AFL CEO, discussing Gill's legacy (2:41) Rohan Connolly discusses the appointment of Andrew Dillon as AFL CEO, and raises the strong legacy outgoing CEO Gillon McLachlan leaves behind. "Let's be the underdog for a little while longer.". The Kiwi driver, operating a three-stop strategy with some of his leading . I'm a competitive bloke. Scott Thomas McLaughlin (born 10 June 1993) is a New Zealand racing driver. He moved up to fourth in series points with four different winners in as many races. [18] After struggling in the third round at Townsville, McLaughlin secured his first race victory at Queensland Raceway. He previously raced in the Supercars Championship, in which he won the drivers' title in 2018, 2019 and 2020 . (9) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 90, Running However, the Andretti driver held onto his fifth career runner-up in IndyCar and second in a row. Roger Penske was one of Americas most successful young road racers before he retired from driving in 1965 to focus on his business interests. Feb 28, 2022 1:00 PM EST. [35] Cindric was skeptical about moving McLaughlin to Indycar as McLaughlin had not driven an open-wheel racecar since he raced in Formula Ford. On Lap 72, Grosjean slipped outside entering the hairpin Turn 5-6 complex, allowing McLaughlin the chance to pounce. Palou couldn't get close enough and McLaughlin followed DeFrancesco across the finish line for another win for Team Penske. In his role today for . Again wheel-to-wheel, McLaughlin took back the lead and cruised ahead, building a 1.7-second lead by Lap 75. "I'm glad to get a win here," McLaughlin said. Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. That gave Palou the chance to take one look at a pass for the lead, but he couldn't get close enough, and McLaughlin followed DeFrancesco across the finish line for another win for Team Penske. The three-stop never wins at Barber, but today the pits stayed open. Back in the lead past Scott McLaughlin! (27) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 90, Running [67][68], Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results, Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Homework pays offs as former Saint Stephen's student hits home straight towards series victory", "McLaughlin to share love of karts at new 'Grand Prix' charity event", "Scott McLaughin Becomes Patron for Kartsport New Zealand", "McLaughlin Ready For World Karting Challenge", "#MyFirstBathurst series: Scott McLaughlin relives his first trip to the Bathurst 1000 in 2008", "Scott McLaughlin: Youngest-ever V8 driver", "Young Kiwi to make MINI Challenge debut", "Young driver to make V8 Supercars history", "Remember When? It hurts, Grosjean told NBC Sports Dave Burns. 25. 3. 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. Stan Sport is the only place to watch the 2023 IndyCar Series, featuring Will Power, Scott McLaughlin and Scott Dixon. McLaughlin only outdueled Grosjean four times in their rookie season; at St. Petersburg when he raced there for the second time in six months, at Grosjean's first oval race at Gateway, and at Portland and Long Beach when Grosjean was caught up in accidents caused by other drivers early in both races. In a strategy-heavy race, the three-stop approach paid dividends for the Team Penske pilot after a well-timed safety car intervention. (27) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 90, Running He took his first IndyCar win at the season opener at St. Petersburg, took a second win later in the season at Mid Ohio, and a third win on the season at Portland. The driver from New Zealand wound up with Team . Scott McLaughlin took the second pole position of his NTT IndyCar Series career during Saturday's (Aug. 6) qualifying for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tenn. McLaughlin. I was a lot happier doing that. 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. Dale Coyne Racings Sting Ray Robb slowed off-course in Turn 9 on Lap 38. Scott McLaughlin is looking forward to his second year of competing in the NTT IndyCar Series, now knowing what it takes to get things done after getting familiar with tracks during his rookie season. Its been coming. 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. After making a mess of it on . (22) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, 90, Running On 17 September, Team Penske announced that McLaughlin will instead make his IndyCar debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on 25 October. "My butt is getting burnt. Contact Us. McLaughlin said theres no hard feelings between the two. Team Penske also competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and won both the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and NASCAR Cup Series championships in 2022. [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. 11. "It's been coming. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! It was hard. (11) Will Power, Chevrolet, 90, Running The pair performed well at both Sandown and Bathurst, finishing in tenth place at Sandown and in sixth place at Bathurst.
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