2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Mispeedway15
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Shame they’re both running at the same time. Will need to go side by side to watch both races. Pato has been so dominant and just bitten by bad luck in closing laps both times
FLRacingFan
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It’s unfortunate there are as many conflicts as there are really. A rain-delayed start at Martinsville would be nice.
Great to see Kyle Kirkwood get his first career pole but he needs to start bringing the car home in one piece. Hopefully that starts today.
Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
And I'll do the reverse. There's much less chance of me accidentally learning the Indy results before I get a chance to watch it later this week.
donthaveanickname
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Last year I usually watched IndyCar and then tuned into the NASCAR race when Indy was over. Tonight's Cup race is only 210 miles so it's probably not gonna be much longer.
West
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Waiting for the race and watching the USFL game. First weekend of their season and the stadium is empty. They need to merge with the XFL if either league has any chance of survival.
Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
Oh, you're the guy.
Pretty sure TV ratings matter more to the league's success than attendance.
West
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Guilty, so there will be 35 people and the player's family and friends
West
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I guess Roger was right in letting Helio go
FLRacingFan
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He was a great pickup for MSR for the 500 and part-time IMSA but full-time IndyCar passed him by a while ago.
I wonder how likely it is MSR have two new drivers next season.
He got shoved through that turn. That wasn't his fault.
West
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Helio would never make a cold tire error like that if his reaction time was still at it's peak.
FLRacingFan
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Didn’t look like he got moved, just lost it on power down.
West
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It looked like he went high over the curb and lost traction into the wall
FLRacingFan
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Primaries working their way up front.
West
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Pato had the corner, Dixon showing rust
FLRacingFan
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Racin’ deal.
FLRacingFan
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That one was too ambitious by Pato. Not necessary.
West
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It's going to be tough to pry that position away from Newgarden now.
FLRacingFan
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Kirkwood just has to keep hounding Josef and hope the alternates fall off sooner than later.
West
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Undercut strategy, until something else develops.
FLRacingFan
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Great pit sequence by the 27 and 28, must’ve been great inlaps.
West
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See, that's why I didn't get that Team Strategist job
FLRacingFan
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Newgarden really starting to sink now. Didn’t seem like they needed to pit him that soon.
West
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Weird, must have got a bad set of tires or something.
West
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Wonder if Grosjean will be a factor in how this will finish, for better or worse.
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Good on Pato for pulling aside. I can't even believe it's a question what protocol should be in this series. Nice tense finish setting up, but is there any real opportunity to pass?
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That's some peak Rossi for his old ride to win and for him to end up in the tire barrier on the last lap.
West
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Good win for Andretti, hopefully he broke-even after that last race.
FLRacingFan
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Not sure why Penske bet on a caution/major fuel save with a winning car. Josef fell to 9th, over half a minute back.
Very good to see it all come together for Kyle. After Pigot and Askew it’s time a Florida kid panned out again.
Very good to see it all come together for Kyle. After Pigot and Askew it’s time a Florida kid panned out again.
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My hope is it’ll be better next season when the P2P is more substantial and comes from the hybrid system, and drivers won’t have to worry about burning more fuel. I think it’s a bit unfortunate when people pit at the beginning of the last pit window and can’t use up their stuff.
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I think Andretti would have a heart attack if Grosjean made a run for it with 2 laps to go.
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Finishing up watching todays race on the DVR…what a banger. Good to see Kirkwood arrive. Ericsson might be CGR’s best shot at the championship this year, he’s run well this year and stealthy too
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donthaveanickname
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Great win for Kirkwood. He had a terrible rookie season and didn't get off to a very good start with Andretti either. Hopefully he can follow up on this one.
Grosjean is gonna get that first win soon, he's been in contention every race this season.
Passing is obviously difficult at Long Beach but it isn't impossible like in Monaco.
Grosjean is gonna get that first win soon, he's been in contention every race this season.
Passing is obviously difficult at Long Beach but it isn't impossible like in Monaco.