This weekend will be the 2nd time North America’s leading open-wheel champion will race on the entirely resurfaced 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural surface roadway course.
Located in Monterey, California, the race is set for 95 laps (212.61 miles) with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon winning last year’s round when the occasion was held as the season ending in September.
There haveactually been 6 various winners in the 7 points-paying races of the 2024 season: Pato O’Ward (St. Petersburg*), Dixon (Long Beach, Detroit), Scott McLaughlin (Barber), Alex Palou (Indianapolis Road Course) and Josef Newgarden (Indianapolis 500) and Will Power (Road America). The record for the most various winners in a season is 11 in 2000, 2001 and 2014.
*O’Ward was granted the win after Newgarden’s disqualification for unlawful usage of surpass.
Paul Tracy, 2004
Photo by: Adriano Manocchia
This will be the 27th IndyCar race at Laguna Seca, however simply the 5th giventhat2004 Teo Fabi won the veryfirst IndyCar Series race at Laguna Seca in 1983.
The just previous winners in the present field are Dixon, Palou and Colton Herta, who has the most amongst them with 2 wins (2019, 2021). Additionally, the race hasactually been won from pole on 13 events: Fabi (1983), Bobby Rahal (1985), Danny Sullivan (1988, 1990) Rick Mears (1989), Michael Andretti (1991, 1992), Paul Tracy (1994), Alex Zanardi (1996), Bryan Herta (1998, 1999), Helio Castroneves (2000), Cristiano da Matta (2002), Patrick Carpentier (2003) and Colton Herta (2019, 2021).
When is the IndyCar race at Road America?
Date: Friday, June 21 – Sunday, June 23
Race start: 6: 30pm ET
Track: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, a 2.238-mile irreversible roadway course in Monterey, California
Race range: 95 laps (212.61 miles)
Push-to-pass criteria: 150 seconds of overall time with a optimum time of 15 seconds per activation
Firestone tire allocation: Six sets main, 4 sets alternate to be utilized throughout the occasion weekend. Teams needto usage one set of main and one brand-new set of alternate tires unless damp conditions are stated. One extra set offered to groups fielding a novice motorist is readilyavailable for the veryfirst session of the weekend.
Qualifying lap record: Christian Lundgaard, 1: 06.4610, 121.226 milesperhour (Sept. 9, 2023)
Felix Rosenqvist, Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske Chevrolet, Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Chevrolet
Photo by: Gavin Baker / Motorsport Images
How can I watch the IndyCar race at Laguna Seca on TELEVISION?
This year’s edition of IndyCar at Laguna Seca will start on Sunday at 6: 30pm ET. The 2 Indy NXT races – split with one each Saturday and Sunday – will stream live on Peacock.
Kevin Lee is the play-by-play commentator for USA Network’s protection of the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey, alongwith experts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Georgia Henneberry and Dillon Welch are the pit re