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SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN No. 3 SONSIO CHEVROLET
START: 13TH
FINISH: 6TH
POINTS: 6TH (-64)
RACE RUNDOWN: Scott McLaughlin and the No. 3 Sonsio Chevrolet team rallied from an incident on the opening lap of Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course to finish in the sixth position. During a very close time trial session on Friday afternoon, McLaughlin narrowly missed out on making the second round of qualifying by .005 seconds. The most-recent NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winner at Barber Motorsports Park, McLaughlin started the 85-lap event from the 13th position. On a chaotic, opening lap, McLaughlin was sandwiched between two competitors upon entry into the first corner. After almost coming to a complete stop, McLaughlin rejoined the action in 20th place. From that point, a determined McLaughlin used the speed in his No. 3 Chevy – along with a timely caution on Lap 66 – to cross the finish line in the sixth position and continue his climb back into championship contention.
MCLAUGHLIN’S THOUGHTS: “It was a tough afternoon for the Sonsio Chevy team. The race started pretty bleak for us with all of the contact on the start. That really put us behind from the get-go, but we were able to rally well for a sixth-place finish after dropping down to 20th or so. A finish like that really shows the tenacity of the team. No one gave up and I’m very proud of them.”
