2019 IndyCar Series

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2019 IndyCar season
NTT IndyCar Series
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Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 10
End dateSeptember 22
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden
Manufacturers' Cup Flag of Japan.svg Honda
Rookie of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud
  2018
2020  
Josef newgarden (29247578257) (cropped).jpg
Simon pagenaud (47966311952) (cropped).jpg
Josef Newgarden (left) won his second Driver's Championship while Simon Pagenaud (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2019 NTT IndyCar Series was the 24th season of the IndyCar Series and the 108th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 2019 Indianapolis 500, with Will Power entering as the defending winner. Honda entered as the defending Manufacturers' Cup champion. Scott Dixon entered the season as the defending National Champion.

Contents

Josef Newgarden won his second Drivers' Championship, while Honda won the Manufacturers' Championship for the second year in a row, and it was the manufacturer's first championship of the Reiwa era. Rookie of the Year honors went to Felix Rosenqvist.

Series news

Confirmed entries

The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with UAK18 aero kit and Firestone tires.

TeamEngineNo.Driver(s)Round(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 4 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist [12] All
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan [12] All
Andretti Autosport Honda 25 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly [13] 6, 17
26 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach [14] All
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi [15] All
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay [16] All
Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian [17] 98 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti [18] All
Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports [19] Honda 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe [20] All
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson [21]  R 1–15, 17
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly [22] 16
MotoGator Team Stange Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson 77 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià [23] 6
Carlin Chevrolet 23 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball [24] 1, 6, 9, 14–17
31 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward [25]  R 2–8, 10
Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam [26] 11–12
Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson [27]  R 13
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton [24] 1–8, 10–11, 13, 16–17
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly [28] 9, 12, 14–15
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon [29] [30] All
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist [31]  R All
Clauson-Marshall Racing [32] Chevrolet 39 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann [33] 6
Dale Coyne Racing Honda 19 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci [34] [35]  R All
Dale Coyne Racing with Byrd/Hollinger/Belardi 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison [36]  R  [N 1] 6
Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan 18 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais [37] All
DragonSpeed [38] Chevrolet 81 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley [39] [40]  R 1, 3, 6
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 24 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam [41] 6
48 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand [42] 6
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 21 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot [43] All
20 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter [44] 6, 9, 12, 14–15
Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa [45] [46] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 1–5, 7–8, 10–11, 13, 16–17
636 [47]
Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda [48] 88 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R All
Juncos Racing [49] Chevrolet 32 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kaiser [50] [51]  R 2, 6
McLaren Racing Chevrolet [52] 66 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso [53]  R  [N 2] 6
Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson [N 3] Honda 60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey [54] 1–6, 10, 13, 16–17
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal [55] All
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato [56] All
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King [57] 6
Team Penske Chevrolet 2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden [58] All
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves [59] 5–6
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power All
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud [60] All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Team changes

On September 19, 2018, it was announced that George Michael Steinbrenner IV's Steinbrenner Racing would join forces with Harding Racing to form a planned two-car operation under the name Harding Steinbrenner Racing. [61] On February 11, it was revealed that the team's second engine lease was only for the Indianapolis 500. [62]

Meyer Shank Racing, after running a 6-race schedule in 2018, expanded their season to 10 races in the 2019 season with driver Jack Harvey. [54]

On October 17, 2018, it was announced that Ed Carpenter Racing and Scuderia Corsa would team up to field Ed Jones in all road and street course events and the Indianapolis 500. [63]

On November 10, 2018 it was announced that McLaren Racing would return to the IndyCar Series at the 2019 Indianapolis 500 with Fernando Alonso behind the wheel. On November 26, 2018, it was revealed that McLaren's entry would be powered by Chevrolet. [52]

On December 6, 2018 it was also announced that Harding Steinbrenner Racing will switch to Honda engines from 2019 season beyond after spending two seasons with Chevrolet engines. [64]

On December 17, 2018, it was announced that DragonSpeed would make their IndyCar debut in 2019, in a 5-race program including the 2019 Indianapolis 500. The entry will be powered by Chevrolet and piloted by Ben Hanley, who will make his IndyCar debut along with the team. [65]

On February 28, 2019, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced that they would once again return to run the Indy 500, retaining driver Sage Karam for the fourth consecutive year. [41] On April 22, the team announced that J. R. Hildebrand would return to drive for the team at the Indy 500 for the second year in a row, this time driving with the No. 48 to honor Dan Gurney.

Driver changes

After both running the final race of the 2018 season at Sonoma with Harding Racing, 2018 Indy Lights champion Patricio O'Ward and runner-up Colton Herta were announced to run the full season with the new partnership of Harding Steinbrenner Racing. However, on February 11, O'Ward and HSR parted ways after the team was unable to support a full-season program for O'Ward. O'Ward later moved to Carlin where he will drive the No. 31 car in 13 races, including the Indianapolis 500 as the team's third entry as Charlie Kimball will race the No. 23 car at the event. [25]

On September 28, 2018, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that they had signed Felix Rosenqvist to drive for the team during the 2019 season. He will replace Ed Jones in the No. 10 car. [31]

On October 17, 2018, Ed Carpenter Racing announced Ed Jones would replace Jordan King driving the No. 20 car on road courses and street circuits. Jones will also drive the No. 63 car in the Indianapolis 500 as Ed Carpenter will continue driving the No. 20 car on ovals. [66]

On October 30, 2018, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson would join the team for the 2019 season to replace the disabled Robert Wickens, though Ericsson will be racing the No. 7 car instead of Wickens' No. 6, which remains open if or "when he wants and is able to return". [67]

On November 14, 2018, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that Jordan King would join the team for the Indianapolis 500.

On January 30, 2019, Andretti Autosport announced that Conor Daly would join the team for the Indianapolis 500. [13] On August 8, 2019, Andretti Autosport announced that Daly would return to the team for the final race of the season at Laguna Seca. [68]

On May 31, 2019, Trevor Carlin revealed that Patricio O'Ward would not be competing at the Iowa and Gateway rounds, but the second Carlin car would be run at those two events. In late June, Red Bull announced that O'Ward would be replacing Dan Ticktum at Team Mugen in Super Formula. With this move to another series, and well-known budgetary restrictions after his crash at Indianapolis, O'Ward's rookie IndyCar season was cut short after only 8 races. On July 2, Carlin announced that Sage Karam would take O'Ward's seat in the No. 31 car at Toronto, which was then extended to Iowa. On July 23, Carlin announced that RC Enerson would drive the No. 31 car for the round at Mid-Ohio. Charlie Kimball filled in the final two gaps in the schedule at Gateway and Portland, expanding his planned 5-race schedule to 7 races.

On June 4, 2019, Carlin announced that Max Chilton would not be competing in the last 4 oval events of the season at Texas, Iowa, Pocono, and Gateway. Conor Daly was announced as the driver of the No. 59 car at Texas on the same day, and the No. 59 car will continue to be run for the full season. It was announced on August 12 that Daly would compete in the last two oval races at Pocono and Gateway in the No. 59 car.

On August 29, 2019, it was announced that Marcus Ericsson had been called up by Alfa Romeo Racing in Formula One to be on reserve driver duty at the Belgian Grand Prix. Conor Daly was announced at the same time to be replacing Ericsson for the round at Portland. [22]

Schedule

All races were in the United States apart from the Toronto round.

Rd.DateRace NameTrackCity
1March 10 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2March 24 IndyCar Classic [69] [70]  R  Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
3April 7 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
4April 14 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach [71]  R  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
5May 11 IndyCar Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
6May 26 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge [72]  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
7June 1 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation  R  The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan
8June 2
9June 8 DXC Technology 600  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
10June 23 REV Group Grand Prix at Road America [73]  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
11July 14 Honda Indy Toronto  R  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario
12July 20/21 [N 4] Iowa 300  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
13July 28 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
14August 18 ABC Supply 500  O  Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
15August 24 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois
16September 1 Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
17September 22 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road/Street course

Schedule changes and notes

Results

RoundRace Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace WinnerReport
DriverTeamManufacturer
1 St. Petersburg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
2 Austin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda Report
3 Birmingham Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Report
4 Long Beach Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report
5 Indianapolis GP Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet Report
6 Indianapolis 500 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet Report
7 Detroit 1 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi [N 5] Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
8 Detroit 2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden [N 6] Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Texas Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
10 Road America Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report
11 Toronto Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet Report
12 Iowa Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
13 Mid-Ohio Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
14 Pocono Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden [N 7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
15 Gateway Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Report
16 Portland Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
17 Laguna Seca Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda Report

Points standings

Driver standings

PosDriver STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA TOR IOW MDO POC GAT POR LAG Pts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 1L*242L15L48L1L*19L1L341L*14L5cL7L58641
2 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 719961L11L*617691L*4L63L*574L616
3 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 5L95L1L*2229L2L52L1L*365181336608
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 2132L32L*17L221L*17L522L1L*2L2016L3578
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 3L24L*117L756L183L921815L4L1L22L1L*2L550
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  RY 4L2310108L28L4161265142L2211L2L5425
7 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R 81L24232333512121887188169L4L1L*420
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 23385178545L*11161731981810420
9 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 1971L*8L143L31315L1022L2019211L1521415
10 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal 12423L49L27773L4L9899182312389
11 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 2453L1111L3071198L1289L11719L9L7387
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe 6166L9161191819763222012L209370
13 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci  R 9201521107L1910L41911121244L*1724351
14 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 111117185143L1021141415571721620335
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 1512181920915221621171020831216304
16 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 1361413132616610231021151510L1314303
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  R 20157202423132L7L132011231216L11290
18 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach 14221217122988201813L72113142218271
19 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist 22172015415212022201916181417817261
20 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 21141916613420142212131423217
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey 1010132232115101919186
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton 1621221418DNQ17151614161113184
23 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter 62L131962161
24 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly 101113116L2122149
25 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 17252110151015117
26 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward  R 8161219DNQ141117115
27 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam 19212239
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison  R 1236
29 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves 211833
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley  R 18213231
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann 1628
32 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kaiser  R 183122
33 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand 2020
34 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià 2216
35 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson  R 1713
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King 2412
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso  R DNQ
PosDriver STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA TOR IOW MDO POC GAT POR LAG Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place finish
Bronze3rd place finish
GreenTop 5 finish
Light BlueTop 10 finish
Dark BlueOther flagged position
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BrownWithdrew (Wth)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid Not Start (DNS)
Race abandoned (C)
BlankDid not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point; except Indy)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
LLed race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(2 points)
1–9Indy 500 "Fast Nine"
bonus points
cQualifying canceled
(no bonus point)
 RY Rookie of the Year
 R Rookie

Entrant standings

PosDriver STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA TOR IOW MDO POC GAT POR LAG Pts
1#2 Team Penske 1L*242L15L48L1L*19L1L341L*14L5L7L58641
2#22 Team Penske 719961L11L*617691L*4L63L*574L616
3#27 Andretti Autosport 5L95L1L*2229L2L52L1L*365181336608
4#9 Chip Ganassi Racing 2132L32L*17L221L*17L522L1L*2L2016L3578
5#12 Team Penske 3L24L*117L756L183L921815L4L1L22L1L*2L550
6#10 Chip Ganassi Racing 4L2310108L28L4161265142L2211L2L5425
7#88 Harding Steinbrenner Racing 81L24232333512121887188169L4L1L*420
8#28 Andretti Autosport 23385178545L*11161731981810420
9#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 1971L*8L143L31315L1022L2019211L1521415
10#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 12423L49L27773L4L9899182312389
11#18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan 2453L1111L3071198L1289L11719L9L7387
12#5 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 6166L9161191819763222012L209370
13#19 Dale Coyne Racing 9201521107L1910L41911121244L*1724351
14#20 Ed Carpenter Racing 21141916613420141322121913621423338
15#21 Ed Carpenter Racing 111117185143L1021141415571721620335
16#14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1512181920915221621171020831216304
17#98 Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian 1361413132616610231021151510L1314303
18#7 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 20157202423132L7L132011231216L2111299
19#26 Andretti Autosport 14221217122988201813L72113142218271
20#59 Carlin 1621221418DNQ17151116141316116L1113268
21#23/31 Carlin 178161219251411211721221710151015262
22#4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 22172015415212022201916181417817261
23#60 Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson 1010132232115101919186
PosDriver STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA TOR IOW MDO POC GAT POR LAG Pts

Manufacturer standings

PosManufacturer STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA TOR IOW MDO POC GAT POR LAG BonusPts
1 Honda 21112221212211271751436
43237332343323583
729096P91P67P7576P9576P88P75759585705085
2 Chevrolet 12421113121152112821387
389634611634464325
91P65P54689090P8355P837588P88P5872859070
Manufacturer Championship results breakdown
Entrant STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA TOR IOW MDO POC GAT POR LAG
Chevrolet
#2 Penske1242144119134112Ineligible
#4 Foyt2016191531221202219191616101139
#12 Penske32211765183921815Ineligible
#14 Foyt14111719199152216201710184168
#20 ECR191318165620141321121911Ineligible
#21 ECR101016184111021141415561214111
#22 Penske7179611617691452322
#23 Carlin16815121815141121162122156947
#59 Carlin1519201417DNQ171511151413147455
Race Finish8564546885827854787582825872859066
Indy Bonus-----82-----------
Pole Bonus11---3-1--11000--
Win Bonus5---555-5-55-0-0-
Total Points91655468901728355837588885872859070
Honda
#5 SPM615691510918197632014711Inel.
#7 SPM18147202214132713201121810123
#9 Ganassi2122321322117522111381
#10 Ganassi42110107184161265142Ineligible
#15 RLL1142148177734988512144
#18 Coyne2253111020119812899Ineligible
#19 Coyne9181421971910418111210329Inel.
#26 Andretti13201217111988201713719981310
#27 Andretti59512022521364Ineligible
#28 Andretti21385168545111617313510Inel.
#30 RLL17718133313151022201715Ineligible
#88 Harding812222212112121887187Ineligible
#98 Herta12613131216166102210211311676
Race Finish7285908566757590758275759085705085
Indy Bonus-----75----------
Pole Bonus--111-1-11-----00
Win Bonus-555---5-5--5-0-0
Total Points72909691671507695768875759585705085

See also

Footnotes

  1. James Davison is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he was not a rookie in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the Indy 500 in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018.
  2. Fernando Alonso is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he was not a rookie in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2017 Indianapolis 500.
  3. In order to promote Honda's Acura marque as the new title sponsor of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Jack Harvey's Meyer Shank Racing entry ran a Honda engine with Acura badging for the Long Beach round.
  4. The race began late Saturday night and finished at about 1:00 AM Sunday morning.
  5. The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Rossi set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Josef Newgarden set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  6. The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Newgarden set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Alexander Rossi set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  7. Qualifying for the ABC Supply 500 was canceled due to weather and starting grid was set by entrant points, so Josef Newgarden was gifted the pole position. Because of this, he was not awarded the bonus point typically awarded for qualifying on pole position.
  8. Rule 12.6.5.
  9. Rule 16.2.3.2.
  10. Rule 16.2.3.3.

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