Spanish fans may not enjoy viewing these highlights very much for obvious reasons, but the IndyCars’ fifth visit to the Gateway oval since their return in 2017 brought a somewhat more intense and exciting race than usual on this track. In an apparent four-cushion fight for victory, Josef Newgarden asserted his greatest triumph experience in such circumstances and added his 20th win to his collection. In the last oval race of 2021, Pato O’Ward not only regained the overall lead with his second placeRather, he finished as the driver with the most oval points this year.
By the way, up to nine pilots had to drop out, among them big names like Álex Palou, Alexander Rossi, Colton Herta, Scott Dixon or Graham Rahal. Quite a trick that riders like Scott McLaughlin, Sébastien Bourdais or Ryan Hunter-Reay used to their advantage to achieve one of their best results of the year. With several merit overtaking, including those of a Romain Grosjean That did not receive a prize in rankings for its rookie daring, the race left a good taste in the mouth before the final triple challenge in September.