2022 R9 Mid-Ohio SCC

[John]

We're back.

[MonteCristo]

Practice 1 times:

Rank Car Driver Name C/E/T Time Speed Diff Gap Best Lap Total Laps
1 2 Newgarden, Josef D/C/F 01:07.0549 121.226 --.---- --.---- 20 25
2 10 Palou, Alex D/H/F 01:07.2610 120.855 0.2061 0.2061 16 24
3 7 Rosenqvist, Felix D/C/F 01:07.3171 120.754 0.2622 0.0561 18 20
4 8 Ericsson, Marcus D/H/F 01:07.3720 120.655 0.3171 0.0549 18 21
5 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F 01:07.4998 120.427 0.4449 0.1278 19 23
6 5 O'Ward, Pato D/C/F 01:07.5263 120.380 0.4714 0.0265 13 16
7 27 Rossi, Alexander D/H/F 01:07.5355 120.363 0.4806 0.0092 17 22
8 18 Malukas, David (R) D/H/F 01:07.5361 120.362 0.4812 0.0006 18 26
9 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 01:07.5609 120.318 0.5060 0.0248 19 22
10 3 McLaughlin, Scott D/C/F 01:07.5825 120.280 0.5276 0.0216 19 23
11 14 Kirkwood, Kyle (R) D/C/F 01:07.6241 120.206 0.5692 0.0416 29 30
12 28 Grosjean, Romain D/H/F 01:07.6498 120.160 0.5949 0.0257 24 24
13 06 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F 01:07.7469 119.988 0.6920 0.0971 17 21
14 12 Power, Will D/C/F 01:07.7623 119.961 0.7074 0.0154 23 28
15 51 Sato, Takuma D/H/F 01:07.8270 119.846 0.7721 0.0647 15 16
16 21 VeeKay, Rinus D/C/F 01:07.8573 119.793 0.8024 0.0303 15 22
17 20 Daly, Conor D/C/F 01:07.8870 119.740 0.8321 0.0297 20 25
18 60 Pagenaud, Simon D/H/F 01:07.9860 119.566 0.9311 0.0990 18 22
19 29 DeFrancesco, Devlin (R) D/H/F 01:08.0138 119.517 0.9589 0.0278 29 34
20 15 Rahal, Graham D/H/F 01:08.2083 119.176 1.1534 0.1945 18 19
21 77 Ilott, Callum (R) D/C/F 01:08.3351 118.955 1.2802 0.1268 25 25
22 45 Harvey, Jack D/H/F 01:08.4985 118.671 1.4436 0.1634 24 25
23 4 Kellett, Dalton D/C/F 01:08.6510 118.408 1.5961 0.1525 27 28
24 30 Lundgaard, Christian (R) D/H/F 01:08.7706 118.202 1.7157 0.1196 26 30
25 16 De Silvestro, Simona D/C/F 01:08.9286 117.931 1.8737 0.1580 28 33
26 11 Calderon, Tatiana (R) D/C/F 01:09.6944 116.635 2.6395 0.7658 32 32
27 48 Johnson, Jimmie D/H/F 01:09.8167 116.431 2.7618 0.1223 23 37

https://racer.com/2022/07/01/newgarden- ... -mid-ohio/

[Everso Biggyballies]

There seems to be a fear that traffic will play a large part in deciding qualifying times.....

Finding space on the twisty, 2.258-mile (3.634km) track thus proved, not unexpectedly, to be a challenge for the 27 steerers, especially in the latter 15 minutes or thereabouts, when most had switched to the alternate tyre compound.

Comments a plenty ..... mainly “Each time we went out, it was just traffic, traffic, traffic, and even on the last run on reds [alternate compound] I got stuck in traffic. It is what it is.....

Traffic set to be a factor in Mid-Ohio IndyCar qualifying

[MonteCristo]

Qualifying:

Rank Car Driver Name C/E/T Time Speed Session
1 5 O'Ward, Pato D/C/F 01:06.7054 121.861 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
2 3 McLaughlin, Scott D/C/F 01:06.8382 121.619 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
3 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F 01:07.0262 121.278 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
4 7 Rosenqvist, Felix D/C/F 01:07.2163 120.935 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
5 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 01:07.4047 120.597 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
6 60 Pagenaud, Simon D/H/F 01:07.4199 120.570 Round 3 / Firestone Fast Six
7 10 Palou, Alex D/H/F 01:06.7965 121.695 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
8 18 Malukas, David (R) D/H/F 01:06.8201 121.652 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
9 14 Kirkwood, Kyle (R) D/C/F 01:06.9506 121.415 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
10 77 Ilott, Callum (R) D/C/F 01:06.9534 121.410 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
11 21 VeeKay, Rinus D/C/F 01:06.9843 121.354 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
12 27 Rossi, Alexander D/H/F 01:07.0155 121.297 Elimination Round 2 / Top 12
13 8 Ericsson, Marcus D/H/F 01:07.1475 121.059 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
14 2 Newgarden, Josef D/C/F 01:07.3338 120.724 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
15 06 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F 01:07.1798 121.001 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
16 30 Lundgaard, Christian (R) D/H/F 01:07.4207 120.568 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
17 28 Grosjean, Romain D/H/F 01:07.2573 120.861 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
18 15 Rahal, Graham D/H/F 01:07.5909 120.265 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
19 51 Sato, Takuma D/H/F 01:07.4645 120.490 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
20 29 DeFrancesco, Devlin (R) D/H/F 01:07.6475 120.164 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
21 12 Power, Will D/C/F 01:07.5559 120.327 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
22 20 Daly, Conor D/C/F 01:07.6745 120.116 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
23 4 Kellett, Dalton D/C/F 01:08.2444 119.113 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
24 45 Harvey, Jack D/H/F 01:07.9362 119.653 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
25 16 De Silvestro, Simona D/C/F 01:08.4995 118.669 Elimination Round 1 / Group 1
26 11 Calderon, Tatiana (R) D/C/F 01:08.4370 118.778 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2
27 48 Johnson, Jimmie D/H/F 01:08.5318 118.614 Elimination Round 1 / Group 2

Report: https://racer.com/2022/07/02/oward-scor ... ycar-pole/

Scotty Mac is back? Is he wearing the cow suit perchance?

Great work by the rookies!

Bad by Power. Nice by Felix. MEH by JoNew.

Harvey is quite horrible in the RRL entry this year.

Also:

the Mexican became the ninth different pole winner from nine races this season: a streak that last occurred in the series in 1961.

!!!

[John]

JoNew understandably pissed at Tatian and JJ for ruining his lap times.

Excellent run by Pato. Let’s goooo Felix.

[John]

Greeeen!

[Vassago]

Power spins.

[John]

Power spins.

That's usually called a "donut".

[John]

FRO loses the engine from third. Fuck.

[Vassago]

Rosenqvist blows up. Caution.

[John]

Pato losing power as well.

[John]

Kirkwood bins it. Maybe. He's parked it anyway.

[John]

He binned it all right.

[Vassago]

Race Control waited with the FCY not to screw Herta & McLaughlin. Hinchcliffe calls them out on that.

[John]

Race Control waited with the FCY not to screw Herta & McLaughlin. Hinchcliffe calls them out on that.

They've done that every race the entire season. Has Hinch not been paying attention?