Scott McLaughlin gave Team Penske a much-needed triumph Sunday, just days after IndyCar erased Josef Newgarden's victory and disqualified McLaughlin from the season opener.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Scott McLaughlin won his second straight race at Barber Motorsports Park, giving Team Penske a much-needed triumph Sunday just days after IndyCar erased Josef Newgarden's victory and disqualified McLaughlin from the season opener.
McLaughlin's fifth IndyCar win provided temporary solace after a troubling week for Team Penske, led by series owner Roger Penske. On Wednesday, Newgarden had his season-opening win at St. Petersburg, Florida, stripped for manipulating the push-to-pass function system on his car. McLaughlin, likewise, was disqualified after finishing third.
"We just had to keep rolling," McLaughlin said."We know our job. We know what we need to do. I'm just super proud of our execution."Reigning Indy 500 winner and two-time series champion Newgarden finished 16th at a race where he had won three times before. He had tearfully acknowledged two days earlier having used the push-to-pass when it wasn't allowed at St. Petersburg, while saying he didn't knowingly break the rules.
"He got a run on me and you don't want two Penske cars out of the race with everything that was going on," Power said of McLaughlin."So I was kind of easy on him going into Turn 1 there. We were certainly fast but a lot of strategy played into that."Pole-sitter McLaughlin and Power, who started with him on the front row, maintained their spots after their third and final pit stop.
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