By Zach Horrall | Published: Apr 22, 2021
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is right back at it this weekend with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, April 25 on the action-packed streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.
The second race of the season comes on the heels of a thrilling season opener Sunday, April 18 at Barber Motorsports Park. With drivers on different fuel strategies, the race played out into a four-way duel among young stars seeking their first career NTT INDYCAR SERIES wins, Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward, and series veterans and champions Will Power and Scott Dixon. Palou earned that coveted first win in the No. 10 SEGI.TV Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, taking the checkered by just .4016 of a second over Power’s No. 12 Verizon 5G Team Penske Chevrolet.
10 IndyCar Career Moves That Ended in Disaster
The greener pastures are not always as green as they seem. Dec 11, 2020 STAN HONDAGetty Images
An IndyCar driver may seek greener pastures by joining another team or leaving IndyCar racing for another home. Sometimes these moves work, while other times they can prove to be detrimental. Here’s 10 IndyCar career moves that just didn’t work out.
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After a brief stint in Formula One in the early 1990s, Alex Zanardi was coming into his own as a driver in the CART IndyCar World Series in 1996. He would win the 1997 and 1998 CART titles for Chip Ganassi Racing before leaving the U.S. for a Formula 1 seat at Williams in 1999 alongside Ralf Schumacher.