Barber Race Results: April 18, 2021 (Indycar Series)

Indycar results from Barber Motorsports Park; Open wheel season opener

Today, the NTT Indycar Series is unloaded in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2.38-mile road course of Barber Motorsports Park is set for the Grand Prix of Alabama.

View full 2021 Barber Motorsports Park results below.

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It’s an interesting rookie crop in this event. Jimmie Johnson, Max McLaughin and Romain Grosjean are set for their debut.

Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi set the front row and lead them to the starting stand. 90 laps of open wheel racing are up next…

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Green flag, O’Ward wins the race into turn one.

Indycar crash at Barber Motorsports Park
Indycar crash at Barber Motorsports Park (Photo: Chris Owens)

Newgarden drops a wheel and spins across the track! Hunter-Reay, Rosenqvist, Chilton, Herta, VeeKay and more are collected. The caution is out.

Green, O’Ward leads Rossi in the single file restart. O’Ward drops a wheel and Rossi closes right to his gearbox. O’Ward is fighting a loose machine and chasing it all over the track.

Lap 10, Jimmie Johnson spins through the elevation change. He comes to a stop in the grass and the caution is out.

Pato O'Ward and Alexander Rossi - Barber Motorsports Park - Indycar Series
Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi – Barber Motorsports Park – Indycar Series (Photo: Chris Owens)

Green, O’Ward leads Rossi by four car lengths into turn one. Rossi closes back to his bumper.

Lap 18, O’Ward pits as he’s burned up the softer red tires. Rossi pits with him and they race to the pit exit. O’Ward re-enters the track in 16th. Palou leads and he’s picked up the pace. He’s trying to get fast laps in before his pit stop.

Lap 28, Palou leads Power by 6.5 seconds. He’s complaining of a vibration.

Lap 32, Palou pits from the lead. He exits the pits ahead of O’Ward

Lap 35, O’Ward has warm tires while Palou struggles on colder tires. O’Ward drives by on the outside to take the 3rd spot. This is the race for the lead at the end of the pit cycle.

Lap 37, O’Ward cycles back to the lead. Palou trails by 2.7 seconds.

Lap 43, O’Ward returns to the pit lane. Palou leads Power by 10 seconds. Sebastien Bourdais door bangs O’Ward as he re-enters the track.

Alex Palou - Barber Motorsports Park - Indycar Series
Alex Palou – Barber Motorsports Park – Indycar Series (Photo: Joe Skibinski)

Halfway

Lap 62, Palou pits from the race lead.

Lap 67, O’Ward pits from the race lead. Palou is back to the lead. Power trails by 3 seconds.

15 to go, Palou leads Power by 2.2 seconds. Palou has 64 seconds of push-to-pass while Power has 104 seconds to use.

6 to go, Palou leads by 1.7 seconds. The gap is closing.

5 to go, Palou leads Power by just 1.2 seconds!

3 to go, Palou leads Power by 1 second. Power had 94 seconds of push-to-pass, Palou has just 25 seconds left of the boost. Dixon runs 3rd.

White flag, Power is all over his push-to-pass button! He’s closed the gap to 0.5 seconds! Palou works lap traffic.

Alex Palou holds him off to win at Barber Motorosports Park!

Alex Palou wins at Barber Motorsports Park - Indycar Series
Alex Palou wins at Barber Motorsports Park – Indycar Series (Photo: Karl Zemlin)

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Race Results
NTT Indycar Series
April 18, 2021

Pos | Driver

1. Alex Palou
2. Will Power
3. Scott Dixon
4. Pato O’Ward
5. Sebastien Bourdais
6. Rinus VeeKay
7. Graham Rahal
8. Marcus Ericsson
9. Alexander Rossi
10. Romain Grosjean
11. Jack Harvey
12. Simon Pagenaud
13. Takuma Sato
14. Scott McLaughlin
15. Ed Jones
16. Conor Daly
17. James Hinchcliffe
18. Dalton Kellett
19. Jimmie Johnson
20. Max Chilton
21. Felix Rosenqvist
22. Colton Herta
23. Josef Newgarden
24. Ryan Hunter-Reay

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Barber Motorsports Park – NTT Indycar Series (Photo: Joe Skibinski)
Indycar
Point Standings

After: Barber (April 18, 2021)

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins

1. Alex Palou
53 | 1 Win

2. Will Power
41

3. Scott Dixon
35

4. Pato O’Ward
34

5. Sebastien Bourdais
31

6. Rinus VeeKay
29

7. Graham Rahal
26

8. Marcus Ericsson
24

9. Alexander Rossi
22

10. Romain Grosjean
20

11. Jack Harvey
19

12. Simon Pagenaud
18

13. Takuma Sato
17

14. Scott McLaughlin
16

15. Ed Jones
15

16. Conor Daly
14

17. James Hinchcliffe
13

18. Dalton Kellett
12

19. Jimmie Johnson
11

20. Max Chilton
10

21. Felix Rosenqvist
9

22. Colton Herta
8

23. Josef Newgarden
7

24. Ryan Hunter-Reay
6

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