Pagenaud Steals IndyCar iRacing
Simon Pagenaud crosses the finish line to win at the virtual Twin Ring Motegi on Saturday afternoon. (Ryan Bauer photo)

Pagenaud Steals IndyCar iRacing Spoils At Motegi

RESULTS: IndyCar iRacing Challenge; Firestone 175; Twin Ring Motegi; April 18, 2020

1. 22-Simon Pagenaud, 2. 9-Scott Dixon, 3. 12-Will Power, 4. 8-Marcus Ericsson, 5. 6-Robert Wickens, 6. 60-Jack Harvey, 7. 24-Sage Karam, 8. 26-Zach Veach, 9. 18-Santino Ferrucci, 10. 15-Graham Rahal, 11. 20-Conor Daly, 12. 30-Takuma Sato, 13. 51-Kyle Busch, 14. 10-Felix Rosenqvist, 15. 1-Josef Newgarden, 16. 28-Ryan Hunter-Reay, 17. 50-Ed Carpenter, 18. 88-Colton Herta, 19. 41-Dalton Kellett, 20. 4-Sebastien Bourdais, 21. 7-Oliver Askew, 22. 55-Alex Palou, 23. 21-Rinus VeeKay, 24. 2-Scott McLaughlin, 25. 98-Marco Andretti, 26. 5-Pato O’Ward, 27. 11-Kyle Kaiser, 28. 27-Alexander Rossi, 29. 3-Helio Castroneves, 30. 14-Tony Kanaan, 31. 31-Felipe Nasr, 32. 59-Max Chilton, 33. 29-James Hinchcliffe (DNS).

Lead Changes: 15 among 10 different drivers

Lap Leader(s): Robert Wickens 1, Jack Harvey 2-3, Oliver Askew 4-10, Jack Harvey 11-12, Will Power 13-49, Scott Dixon 50, Sage Karam 51-55, Will Power 56-71, Scott Dixon 72, Will Power 73-74, Scott Dixon 75-85, Marcus Ericsson 86, Zach Veach 87-88, Josef Newgarden 89-99, Will Power 100-105, Simon Pagenaud 106-113.

Laps Led: Will Power 61, Scott Dixon 13, Josef Newgarden 11, Simon Pagenaud 8, Oliver Askew 7, Sage Karam 5, Jack Harvey 4, Zach Veach 2, Robert Wickens 1, Marcus Ericsson 1.

Caution Flags: One for four laps

Margin of Victory: .341 seconds

Time of Race: 58 minutes, 6.634 seconds

Average Speed: 177.345 mph

Pole Position: 6-Robert Wickens (27.020 seconds, 202.517 mph)

Fastest Lap: 24-Sage Karam (27.359 seconds, 200.007 mph)