2025 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 @ Gateway

[HoneyBadger]

More ovals please.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Of course Dixon finds a way to end up in the lead near the end after being mid the whole race.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Of course Dixon finds a way to end up in the lead near the end after being mid the whole race.

THE ICE MAN COMETH!

 

[rd45usa]

Restarts are crazy! Is Steve Horne Dixies strategist on the pit box still?

 

[Blaze]

We really only gonna get two winners this season aren't we?

 

[FLRacingFan]

That was some pretty wild fuel drama. Lots of interesting results - Rasmussen came all the way back for a podium, Daly and JHR 6th, VeeKay and DCR 7th, Shwartzman with PREMA’s first top 10.

Kirkwood might end up making this an actual title fight. That Indy penalty was a pretty big blow though.

 

[rd45usa]

I hope this race stays under the lights from now on. Racing under the lights is so much better.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I hope this race stays under the lights from now on. Racing under the lights is so much better.

Gateway needs to be a night race 100% of the time. So much better under the lights.

I wonder if FOX can’t move things around a bit more and make one of the Iowa races or Milwaukee a night race.

 

[Doc Austin]

Fox went to commercial for about three seconds and then came right back to Newgarden sliding on his lid. Excellent coverage. Aero-screen saves that day again.

 

[MRM]

Somebody was asleep at the switch by waiting so late to throw the yellow on that crash.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Great race, it's incredible how a track can race so much at night. There were so many comers and goers last night, this is the IndyCar we know and love.
Rasmussen would have won this race if not for the penalty. He's a future oval race winner.

I don't think I've ever seen a three car team implode during one race the way Penske did yesterday. It was unreal to watch.

Of course Dixon finds a way to end up in the lead near the end after being mid the whole race.

No clue why his team didn't react to Kirkwood's stop immediately. They gave this one away pretty easily.

When was the last time Dixie actually had race-winning pace? It feels like he now runs 15th most weeks and either finishes there or somehow gets up front late due to strategy.

 

[Tony_K]

Watched a lot of racing over the weekend and once again I enjoyed the Indycar race more than any other series. So many drivers that were competitive and had me wondering which one of them might win throughout the entire race.

btw, watched both NASCAR races, Indy NXT, and much of Le Mans so had a lot to make comparisons to. Enjoyed those races too but Indycar is still the best.

 

[rd45usa]

TV numbers.

WWTR delivers 95.7 percent TV audience increase on last year's race | RACER

IndyCar’s primetime Sunday night debut on FOX with the Bommarito Automotive group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway delivered an average of 1,012,000 viewers.

racer.com

 

[virtualbalboa]

Sunday evening racing is gonna be the wave of the future IMO for NASCAR and Indycar both.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Power and Scotty Mac sweep the front row for Penske. Could be the turning point in the season for the team.

Nah, something will be found before the green.

Boy, they sure found something after the green. Mostly the wall, the infield, the care center, ...

 

[FLRacingFan]

Sunday evening racing is gonna be the wave of the future IMO for NASCAR and Indycar both.

IndyCar, FOX, and the promoter took a big swing with this one since an event can’t really be a commercial success without ticket sales like NASCAR can. The crowd certainly seemed pretty respectable for being moved to a Sunday night on short notice. Hopefully it worked out for the track and other promoters can take note of it.

Generally speaking, there’s also a finite number of TV-watching race fans out there and the less Cup and IndyCar can compete, the better.

 

[FLRacingFan]