6 cars out of IndyCar at Texas after race-opening crash
FORT WORTH, Texas A big crash in the back of the field took six IndyCar drivers out of Sunday s race at Texas even before they were able to take the green flag.
Pietro Fittipaldi hit Sebastien Bourdais from behind, knocking the four-time open-wheel champion into Alexander Rossi. The cars of Ed Jones, Dalton Kellett and Conor Daly also were destroyed in the crash that happened after the green flag had dropped, but before any of them had crossed the start-finish line for first time.
Conor Daly was one of six drives knocked out of the Xpel 375 IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway following the crash.
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Pato O Ward makes his way down the front stretch during an IndyCar Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez) May 02, 2021 - 6:38 PM
FORT WORTH, Texas - Pato O Ward felt calm while he enjoyed the ride in the closing laps in Texas, getting his first IndyCar Series victory at the track closest to the Mexican-born driver s hometown.
âItâs really cool to do it in a place thatâs very close to my heart, is very close to home,â said O Ward, whose win came four days before his 22nd birthday. âItâs a great place to do it. A lot of my family was here, so itâs really cool to share this moment with them.â
Pato O Ward gets first IndyCar win at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas Pato O Ward passed Josef Newgarden with 23 laps to go Sunday at Texas, and the Mexican-born driver stayed in front for his first IndyCar victory at what he considers his home track.
O Ward celebrated four days before his 22nd birthday while driving for Arrow McLaren SP, and the organization will follow through with a promise to let him test a Formula One car at the end of the year.
The race was the second in as many days at Texas, and was marred by the IndyCar s second first-lap crash of the season.
Mexico s O Ward triumphs in Texas for first IndyCar win
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03/05/2021 - 02:14 Mexico s Pato O Ward takes the chequered flag at Texas Motor Speedway for his first IndyCar win Jared C. Tilton GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 3 min
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Mexico s Pato O Ward seized his first IndyCar victory on Sunday, powering home to win the second race of the weekend doubleheader at Texas Motor Speedway ahead of Josef Newgarden.
O Ward, four days shy of his 22nd birthday, took the lead from two-time IndyCar champion Newgarden with 23 laps remaining on the 1.5-mile oval in Fort Worth, Texas.
After he was unable to get by Newgarden on the outside, O Ward dived inside the American and went on unchallenged to win by 1.2443sec.
2021/05/03 15:07 GOLF PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Eight times this season, Sam Burns has been atop the leaderboard after every round except the one that mattered. That changed, finally, at the Valspar Championship. Burns got some help from Keegan Bradley hitting into the water on the 13th hole, and then the 24-year-old from Louisiana took it from there with two big birdies that led to a 3-under 68 and a three-shot victory Sunday. Burns won for the first time on the PGA Tour after twice failing to convert 54-hole leads in the Houston Open last fall and the Genesis Invitational at Riviera in February. The victory moves him into the top 50 in the world and all but assures a spot in the U.S. Open, along with his first trip to the Masters next spring.