McLaughlin Wins Wild
Scott McLaughlin (40) crosses the finish line as Oliver Askew and Santino Ferrucci crash behind him Saturday at the virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Justin Melillo photo)

McLaughlin Wins Wild IndyCar iRacing Challenge Finale

RESULTS: IndyCar iRacing Challenge; First Responders 175; Indianapolis Motor Speedway; May 2, 2020

1. 40-Scott McLaughlin [1], 2. 31-Conor Daly [22], 3. 18-Santino Ferrucci [21], 4. 7-Oliver Askew [23], 5. 5-Pato O’Ward [18], 6. 4-Sebastien Bourdais [29], 7. 28-Ryan Hunter-Reay [31], 8. 26-Zach Veach [17], 9. 10-Felix Rosenqvist [16], 10. 9-Scott Dixon [28], 11. 8-Marcus Ericsson [14], 12. 27-Alexander Rossi [20], 13. 15-Graham Rahal [4], 14. 12-Will Power [7], 15. 39-Scott Speed [3], 16. 911-Helio Castroneves [33], 17. 98-Marco Andretti [26], 18. 60-Jack Harvey [27], 19. 33-James Davison [6], 20. 99-RC Enerson [12], 21. 04-Lando Norris [2], 22. 1-Josef Newgarden [13], 23. 59-Max Chilton [32], 24. 21-Rinus VeeKay [30], 25. 22-Simon Pagenaud [10], 26. 55-Alex Palou [8], 27. 24-Sage Karam [9], 28. 20-Ed Carpenter [5], 29. 25-Stefan Wilson [11], 30. 30-Takuma Sato [15], 31. 41-Dalton Kellett [19], 32. 88-Colton Herta [24], 33. 14-Tony Kanaan [25].

Lead Changes: 20 among 12 different drivers

Lap Leaders: Scott McLaughin Grid, Lando Norris 1, Scott Speed 2, Lando Norris 3, Scott Speed 4-12, Will Power 13-31, Sage Karam 32-33, Scott McLaughlin 34, Simon Pagenaud 35, Alex Palou 36-38, Marcus Ericsson 39, Sebastien Bourdais 40, Will Power 41-42, James Davison 43-46, Lando Norris 47-51, Graham Rahal 52-57, Simon Pagenaud 58-61, Graham Rahal 62, Lando Norris 63-67, Oliver Askew 68-69, Scott McLaughlin 70.

Laps Led: Will Power 21, Lando Norris 12, Scott Speed 10, Graham Rahal 7, Simon Pagenaud 5, James Davison 4, Alex Palou 3, Sage Karam 2, Scott McLaughlin 2, Oliver Askew 2, Marcus Ericsson 1, Sebastien Bourdais 1.

Caution Flags: Three for nine laps

Margin of Victory: .282 seconds

Time of Race: One hour, 5.274 seconds

Average Speed: 174.744 mph

Fastest Lap: 25-Stefan Wilson, 40.249 seconds (223.441 mph)