Honda’s Ericsson Reclaims Championship Lead at Road America
・Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson returns to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship lead with second-place finish at Road America
・Alexander Rossi scores second successive podium with third-place finish
・Honda drivers claim four of the top-five finishing positions with Romain Grosjean and Colton Herta
Last month’s Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson led the way for Honda today in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Sonsio Grand Prix of Road America, with a second-place finish vaulting him back into the championship points lead after eight of 17 races.
Starting fourth, Ericsson ran in the lead group throughout the first two stints of the 55-lap, 220- mile race. When a late-race caution flag led to a restart with just three laps remaining, second- running Alexander Rossi made a lunge for the lead, but had to abort the attempt and Ericsson used the opportunity to grab second, finishing three seconds behind winner Josef Newgarden. With today’s result, Ericsson has a 27-point lead in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Drivers’ Championship over Will Power, who finished 19th.
Rossi, the pole qualifier on Saturday, recovered to finish third, with his Honda-powered Andretti Autosport teammates Romain Grosjean and Colton Herta finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
Also of note, Graham Rahal rebounded from a disappointing 22nd in qualifying to finish eighth today, with his Rahal Letterman Lanigan teammate Christian Lundegaard leading the rookie contingent with an 11th-place finish.
Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America Honda Results
| Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
| Andretti Autosport Honda |
| Andretti Autosport Honda |
| Andretti Autosport Honda |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda |
| Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda |
| Meyer Shank Racing Honda |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda |
| Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda |
| Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Honda |
| Andretti Autosport Honda |
| Meyer Shank Racing Honda |
| Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
| Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
R - Rookie
Fast Facts
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Honda Indy car drivers have scored eight victories at Road America, most recently in last year’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES race, won by eventual series champion Alex Palou in his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.