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SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN No. 3 GOOD RANCHERS CHEVROLET
START: 2ND
FINISH: 3RD
POINTS: 5TH (-91)
RACE RUNDOWN: Scott McLaughlin and the No. 3 Good Ranchers team entered the Children’s of Alabama INDY Grand Prix weekend with a chance to become the first team to win three consecutive races at Barber Motorsports Park. After a hard fought, third-place finish, McLaughlin still owns three straight podium finishes at the Alabama circuit and moves inside the top five in the series points standings. McLaughlin narrowly missed out on the pole position on Saturday and started the race to the outside of eventual winner, Alex Palou. He and Palou chose to start on the softer Firestone compound and quickly joined Colton Herta in a three-car breakaway at the front of the field. McLaughlin – a newly naturalized U.S. citizen – maintained a position at the front of the field for the remainder of the race despite losing a position to the No. 7 of Christian Lundgaard in the middle of the 90-lap event before crossing the finish line in the third position for his first podium of the young season.
MCLAUGHLIN’S THOUGHTS: “The Good Ranchers Chevy has been fast the last three years. We didn’t have enough today. Props to Alex (Palou) and Lundgaard as well, who was super quick. We had the third best car today. It was a very interesting race, but I wish we had a little bit more tire life on our car. But overall we’re all good.”
