Laguna Seca Race Results: September 11, 2022 (Indycar Finale)

Indycar race results from the season finale at Laguna Seca

Today, the Indycar Series field unloads in Monterey, California. It’s the 2022 Indycar Series finale at Laguna Seca.

View the Indycar results from Laguna Seca below.

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Will Power and Callum Ilott set the front row. 95 laps of open wheel racing are up next…

Laguna Seca
Race Report

Green flag, Power is clear into turn one as they run three wide for 2nd behind him. Rossi wins the battle for 2nd.

Lap 3, Newgarden is flying through the field after a crash in qualifying placed him last on the grid. He boldy makes a pass in the corkscrew.

Lap 6, Kellett is around in the corkscrew with help from Jimmie Johnson.

Lap 13, Kellett is off track in turn 9. He keeps it rolling, no caution.

Lap 15, Power hits the pit lane from the lead. 10 laps later, Power cycles back to the lead.

Lap 27, Palou has caught the bumper of Power. With fresher tires, he drives right by and takes the lead.

Lap 28, Marcus Ericsson shoves Helio Castroneves off track, no caution.

Lap 37, Palou leads Power by 11 seconds. He’s driving away on fresher tires.

Lap 38, Palou pits from the lead. Power also hits the pit lane!

Lap 39

Lap 39, most of the field dives to the pit lane as Ilott is stalled on track. Moments later, the caution is out.

Green, Palou is clear by multiple car lengths as Power wiggles in turn 11. Rosenqvist looks inside of Power for 2nd in turn one, Power holds him off.

Lap 46, Newgarden has a run on Power as they head for the top of the corkscrew. Newgarden sends it to the inside and he takes 2nd away!

Lap 52, Palou leads Newgarden by 8.5 seconds.

Lap 61, Newgarden pits from 2nd. This is a gamble to place Newgarden on an alternate strategy.

Lap 67, Newgarden forces it inside of Grosjean in the corkscrew. Newgarden is up to 3rd.

Lap 68, Power pits from 2nd. A lap later, Palou hits the pit lane.

Lap 72, Newgarden leads Palou by 7.9 seconds.

Lap 73, Newgarden pits from the lead. Newgarden cycles out in 2nd. Palou leads by 17 seconds.

16 to go, Palou is driving away. He leads Newgarden by 25 seconds.

3 to go, Rossi and Ericsson bang wheels more than once as they battle for 8th.

At the front, Alex Palou drives away to win at Laguna Seca! Will Power is the 2022 Indycar Series champion!


Laguna Seca
Race Results
September 11, 2022
Indycar Series

Pos | Driver

1. Alex Palou
2. Josef Newgarden
3. Will Power
4. Felix Rosenqvist
5. Christian Lundgaard
6. Scott McLaughlin
7. Romain Grosjean
8. Pato O’Ward
9. Marcus Ericsson
10. Alexander Rossi
11. Colton Herta
12. Scott Dixon
13. David Malukas
14. Rinus VeeKay
15. Devlin DeFrancesco
16. Jimmie Johnson
17. Simon Pagenaud
18. Graham Rahal
19. Helio Castroneves
20. Jack Harvey
21. Kyle Kirkwood
22. Simona De Silvestro
23. Takuma Sato
24. Conor Daly
25. Dalton Kellett
26. Callum Ilott

Indycar
Point Standings

1. Will Power
560

2. Josef Newgarden
-16

3. Scott Dixon
-39

4. Scott McLaughlin
-50

5. Alex Palou
-50

6. Marcus Ericsson
-54

7. Pato O’Ward
-80

8. Felix Rosenqvist
-167

9. Alexander Rossi
-179

10. Colton Herta
-179

Laguna Seca
Video Highlights
September 11, 2022

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