2024 Grand Prix of Portland

[FLRacingFan]

At this point I think there might five Hondas left eligible to score points for the manufacturer’s championship.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I desperately want to like Portland but that first chicane is just a yellow menace.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I desperately want to like Portland but that first chicane is just a yellow menace.

Only three cautions the last two years, so they’ve gotten a lot better at it. I think they started letting them roll pretty much as the leaders get out of that final corner.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I have yet to watch qualifying, but…wow! AJ Foyt Racing might be cooking with gas if they can keep him with Malukas next season.

 

[Doc Austin]

I desperately want to like Portland but that first chicane is just a yellow menace.

In the early 80s Port;and had a super fast chicane there. They should have just left it alone.

Glad to see the Foyt team finally putting it all together.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Normally I enjoy it when a servicemember does the anthem.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Successfully cleared the Festival Chicane

 

[FLRacingFan]

And that’s game over for Dixie’s title hopes. Yikes! That was big.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Dixon's championship campaign is over.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Clean start!

And that was that.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Successfully cleared the Festival Chicane

Waving the green flag earlier has really paid dividends.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Looks like someone tried to take that three-wide.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Interesting. The USA feed from my cable company is significantly behind the Peacock feed. Based on comments, I get the impression others are even further ahead.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Pietro jumped the curb.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Pietro jumped the curb.

Did he have a choice?

 

[FLRacingFan]

Did he have a choice?

Tough squeeze…I think he had Rossi right on his right rear as well.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Typical lap one accident, I wouldn't have penalized that.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Power said he would race Palou like Verstappen would. I’m equal parts intrigued and nervous to see what exactly that means.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Power said he would race Palou like Verstappen would. I’m equal parts intrigued and nervous to see what exactly that means.

I'm more nervous about Santino and Grosjean.

 

[FLRacingFan]

This has to be a first from Dixon, right?

 

[donthaveanickname]

This has to be a first from Dixon, right?

I wouldn't be surprised about Power saying that but Dixon? That's uncharacteristic.

 

[donthaveanickname]

See you in Stock Car Brasil next year Pietro.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

9.2 stop for Palou. Geez, good Cup crews do better.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Newgarden overcuts them all.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Great pass by Sowery. Most impressive thing a Coyne driver has done this year.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Great pass by Sowery. Most impressive thing a Coyne driver has done this year.

That was really nice wheel-to-wheel stuff between he and Kirkwood. Sowery probably deserves one of the DCR seats next year if the funding is there, he’s been solid in limited starts.

 

[donthaveanickname]

That was really nice wheel-to-wheel stuff between he and Kirkwood. Sowery probably deserves one of the DCR seats next year if the funding is there, he’s been solid in limited starts.

I hope that team will remain on the grid in the first place.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Nice job, Romain.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Oh Grosjean what in the world

 

[FLRacingFan]

Grosjean HAD a nice run going…

 

[donthaveanickname]

Nice job by the hybrid avoiding the caution but this was prime Grosjean.
That's the kind of stuff he pulled in 2012.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

At what point did it seem like a good idea to pull onto the racing line at 2mph?

A well-earned drive thru.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Holy cow.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Such a Colton Herta thing to happen there.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Herta penalized for not being a Penske again?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Dominating performance.

 

[donthaveanickname]

A better race than the other road course races we've seen with the hybrid so far.
Will smoked the field today, 4th place was almost 40 seconds back.
Santino could unfortunately not hang on to a Top 5 but I think he has proven he should stay at Foyt next year.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Commanding final stint from Power. Still within striking distance for the title if Penske can maintain their oval prowess, while Palou continues to seek his first oval win. Won’t be easy but it’s within the realm of possibility. Race was decent overall.

Armstrong is quietly stringing together some good results, I wouldn’t mind if he got moved over to the 66 as part of MSR’s new alliance with CGR.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Okay to decent race. Pietro was a a menace out there with two penalties, and Will the Wanker wins another. Romain just pulling back into the racing line after his issue was pretty stupid. Palou just has to just keep doing what he’s doing but the title isn’t decided by any means with three oval races coming up and Penske excellence on them. Still cheering for Herta to do the impossible here, but it’s just about over now for him. Think it’s a 2 man sprint for a championship at this point.

 

[Reagan]

That was one of the best IndyCar races I have watched recently.