{"id":60186,"date":"2018-03-12T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-bourdais-leads-honda-sweep-of-indy-car-season-opener\/"},"modified":"2018-03-12T09:44:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T13:44:03","slug":"bourdais-lidera-la-barrida-de-honda-en-la-carrera-inicial-de-la-temporada-de-indy-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/bourdais-lidera-la-barrida-de-honda-en-la-carrera-inicial-de-la-temporada-de-indy-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Bourdais Leads Honda Sweep of Indy Car Season Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen9{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: LEFT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen8{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen10{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen5{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:black 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen7{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnsbt1{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt\n}\n.prnpr6{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n.prnvab{\nVERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM\n}\n.prnsbb1{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:1pt\n}\n.prnsblb0{\nBORDER-LEFT:black 0pt\n}\n.prnrbrb0{\nBORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt\n}\n.prntal{\nTEXT-ALIGN: LEFT\n}\n.prnsbr1{\nBORDER-RIGHT:1pt\n}\n.prnsbtb0{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}\n.prnsbl1{\nBORDER-LEFT:1pt\n}\n.prnsbbs{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt solid\n}\n.prnpl6{\nPADDING-LEFT:0.50em\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ST. PETERSBURG, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 11, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; A thrilling late-race battle for victory ended in disappointment for <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Wickens<\/span>, and a second consecutive Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg win for <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastien Bourdais<\/span>, as Honda drivers and teams swept the season-opening round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series.\u00a0 Honda drivers claimed the top six finishing positions and eight of the top 10.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg68ccleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg68ccleft\" title=\"Sebastien Bourdais scored a second consecutive victory Sunday at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, opening round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series.\" style=\"HEIGHT: 266px; WIDTH: 400px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sebastien Bourdais scored a second consecutive victory Sunday at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, opening round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/652887\/Sebastien_Bourdais.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Four Honda drivers led 105 laps of the 110-lap contest Sunday on the 1.8-mile downtown <span class=\"xn-location\">St. Petersburg<\/span> circuit, with Wickens dominating at the point for a race-high 69 laps.\u00a0 But a late-race restart on Lap 108 gave the second-running <span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Rossi<\/span> an opportunity to mount a challenge for the lead.\u00a0 The pair of Honda drivers made contact in Turn One, with Wickens spinning and making light contact with the outside wall.\u00a0 An opportunistic Bourdais used the opening to jump from third to first, and claimed the victory as the race ended under caution.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>A hard-charging <span class=\"xn-person\">Graham Rahal<\/span> used all 110 laps to climb from last in the starting field \u2013 due to a spin in qualifying \u2013 to finish an excellent second; with Rossi recovering from his own slide following the contact with Wickens to complete the victory podium in third.<\/p>\n<p>In a wild race that featured eight caution flags for a total of 21 laps, there still were 366 on-track passes in the race, a record for St. Petersburg.\u00a0 Honda drivers dominated the top 10, with <span class=\"xn-person\">James Hinchcliffe<\/span> [Schmidt Peterson Motorsports], <span class=\"xn-person\">Ryan Hunter-Reay<\/span> [Andretti Autosport] and <span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Dixon<\/span> [Chip Ganassi Racing] claiming fourth through sixth, respectively, and five Honda teams represented in the top six.\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-person\">Ed Jones<\/span> finished eighth in his first race with the Ganassi team and <span class=\"xn-person\">Marco Andretti<\/span> took the checkers in ninth for Honda and Andretti Autosport.<\/p>\n<p>Race day got under way with <span class=\"xn-person\">Arie Luyendyk Jr.<\/span>, star of the most recent season of <i>The Bachelor<\/i>, giving new fianc\u00e9 <span class=\"xn-person\">Lauren Burnham<\/span> a ride around the St. Petersburg circuit in the Honda &#8220;Fastest Seat in Sports&#8221; two-seater Indy car.\u00a0 Indy legend <span class=\"xn-person\">Mario Andretti<\/span> then took Burnham for a second ride, this time at the head of the 24-car field, during the parade laps leading up to today&#8217;s race start.<\/p>\n<p>Video recaps from this weekend&#8217;s Honda IndyCar Series season opener in <span class=\"xn-location\">St. Petersburg<\/span> are available on the &#8220;Honda Racing\/HPD&#8221; YouTube channel. Produced by the Carolinas Production Group, the video packages can be found at: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HondaRacingHPDTV\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HondaRacingHPDTV<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The Verizon IndyCar Series next heads west to ISM Raceway near <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix, Arizona<\/span>, for the Desert Diamond Phoenix Grand Prix, the first Saturday night short-oval race of 2018, which will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network at <span class=\"xn-chron\">9 p.m. EDT on Saturday<\/span>, April 7.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastien Bourdais<\/span> <\/b>(Dale Coyne Racing with <span class=\"xn-person\">Vasser-Sullivan Honda<\/span><b>) started 14<sup>th<\/sup>, finished 1<sup>st<\/sup>, second consecutive St. Petersburg victory, 37<sup>th<\/sup> career Indy car win, sixth victory for the Dale Coyne Racing organization:\u00a0<\/b>&#8220;This is emotional, because I was able to come back from a few broken bones [suffered in his crash at <span class=\"xn-org\">Indianapolis<\/span> last year] to this victory circle. I couldn&#8217;t be any happier for Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, SealMaster and everybody\u2026all the boys. They worked so hard. It&#8217;s a tiny group, but they work their tails off. We didn&#8217;t have the fastest car today, but we had consistency and we pulled it together. We were going to get a podium today, which was awesome. I was really happy for <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert [Wickens]<\/span> and kind of heartbroken for him.\u00a0 But for us, it is just such an upset. I can&#8217;t quite put it into words.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Rossi<\/span> <\/b>(Andretti Autosport Honda) <b>started 12<sup>th<\/sup>, finished 3<sup>rd<\/sup>: <\/b>\u00a0&#8220;We started going for the win [leading to the contact with Wickens]. The &#8216;overtake&#8217; [push-to-pass button] was active. Had a run on Robbie, and he missed the overtake and then went on through the marbles in a big way and I did everything I could to pull it up. Obviously, you don&#8217;t want that to happen in the race. They [race officials] briefly talked about how you can&#8217;t move and react in the drivers&#8217; meeting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Wickens<\/span> <\/b>(Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda<b>) pole qualifier, led a race-high 69 laps before contact ended his race:\u00a0<\/b>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to defend too hard because there were so many &#8216;marbles&#8217; offline.\u00a0 I figured if <span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander [Rossi]<\/span> wanted to go there, go for it. I gave him space around the outside. I braked late [for Turn 1], I made the corner, and then we had some contact.\u00a0 Obviously, it put me into a spin into the wall. Not the way I imagined the day going for me, or my Lucas Oil guys. It was all a little bit confusing because I was told on the radio we were going green but they didn&#8217;t turn the lights off the pace car. So I didn&#8217;t get the best restart, probably my worst one of the whole day. I just need to see everything before I comment [more]. At the end of the day, when you are running up front the entire race and then you don&#8217;t finish, it doesn&#8217;t matter how your day goes, you never want that to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Art St. Cyr<\/span> <\/b>(President, Honda Performance Development) <b>on today&#8217;s season-opening Honda sweep<\/b>: &#8220;That was a great way to start the season! It&#8217;s always nice to see all the hard work put in by the HPD associates rewarded after a very busy off-season.\u00a0 Congratulations to <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastien Bourdais<\/span> for his repeat victory at his hometown event; to the Dale Coyne organization, and to new Honda team co-owners <span class=\"xn-person\">Jimmy Vasser<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">James Sullivan<\/span>.\u00a0 Also congratulations to Graham for his run from last at the start to second at the checkers.\u00a0 I feel bad for <span class=\"xn-person\">Robbie [Wickens]<\/span> after such a dominant performance.\u00a0 He clearly proved that he and the entire Schmidt Peterson Motorsports group are going to be a force to be reckoned with going forward.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTablee9f8\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b><u>Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Circuit:<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Bayfront Park (1.8-mile temporary street circuit) St. Petersburg, FL<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>2017 Winner:<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Sebastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing Honda) 95.391 mph average<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Weather:<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Sunny, mild, 74 degrees F<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prnsbtb0 prnrbrb0 prnvab prnsbtb0 prnpl6 prnsblb0 prnpr6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Top-10 Race Results:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prnsbtb0 prnrbrb0 prnvab prnsbbs prntac prnpl6 prnsblb0 prnpr6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Fn.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>St.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Driver\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Team<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Manufacturer<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prnsbtb0 prnrbrb0 prnvab prnsbbs prntal prnpl6 prnsblb0 prnpr6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Laps<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Notes<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>1.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>14.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Sebastien Bourdais<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Led 30 laps, 86.207 mph avg.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>2.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>24.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Graham Rahal<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Rahal Letterman Lanigan<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>+0.1269 seconds<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>3.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>12.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Alexander Rossi<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Andretti Autosport<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Led 5 laps<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>4.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>7.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>James Hinchcliffe<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Schmidt Peterson Mtspts <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>5.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>6.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Ryan Hunter-Reay<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Andretti Autosport<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Led 1 lap<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>6.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>9.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Scott Dixon<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Chip Ganassi Racing<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">7.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">13.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Josef Newgarden<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Team Penske<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Chevrolet <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">110<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>8.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>17.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Ed Jones<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Chip Ganassi Racing<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>9.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>18.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Marco Andretti<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Andretti Autosport<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Will Power<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Team Penske<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Chevrolet <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">110<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" class=\"prnsbt1 prnsbr1 prnvab prnsbb1 prntal prnpl6 prnsbl1 prnpr6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><i><u>Other Honda Results<\/u><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>12.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>5.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Takuma Sato<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Rahal Letterman Lanigan<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>110<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Running<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>16.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>15.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Zach Veach<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Andretti Autosport<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>109<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Running\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>17.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>22.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Zachary Claman DeMelo-R<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Dale Coyne Racing<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>109<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Running\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>18.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>1.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Robert Wickens<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Schmidt Peterson Mtspts <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>108<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Led race-high 69 laps <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen10\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen7\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>23.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>19.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Jack Harvey-R<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Michael Shank Racing<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Honda <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen9\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>38<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen8\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Did not finish \u2013 contact \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7bc3left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7bc3left\" title=\"Honda Racing HPD Logo.\" style=\"HEIGHT: 54px; WIDTH: 400px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Honda Racing HPD Logo.\" 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