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aprile 26, 2021 - Honda Racing

Herta Makes It Two-In-A-Row for Honda

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  • Colton Herta scores Honda's second consecutive #nttindycarseries victory of 2021 at the Firestone Grand Prix St. Petersburg
  • Follows last weekend's win by Honda's #alexpalou in season-opening Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
  • Jack Harvey turns strong start into fourth-place finish, defending champion Scott Dixon runs fifth as Honda drivers take five of the top-seven finishing positions

Colton Herta continued Honda's early-season winning streak in the 2021 #nttindycarseries, with the Andretti Autosport driver starting from the pole and leading a race-record 97 laps en route to victory in the Firestone Grand Prix of #stpetersburg.

The win is the second for Honda in as many races this season, following Alex Palou's victory in last weekend's season-opening Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.  Starting on the outside of the front row, Honda-powered Meyer Shank Racing's #jackharvey battled the Team Penske duo of Josef Newgarden and Simon Pagenaud in the middle stages of today's 100-lap contest to finish fourth for Honda.

Today's results move Herta to fourth in the Drivers' Championship standings, five points behind Palou; while Honda increased its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship to 30 points (178-148).  Meanwhile, defending series champion Dixon backed up his third-place result at Barber with fifth today, leaving him just two points behind his Chip Ganassi #racing teammate Palou. 

Firestone Grand Prix of #stpetersburg Honda Driver/Team Results

  • 1st Colton Herta 
Andretti Autosport Honda
  • 4th Jack Harvey    
Meyer Shank #racing Honda
  • 5th Scott Dixon
Chip Ganassi #racing Honda
  • 6th Takuma Sato 
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
  • 7th Marcus Ericsson 
Chip Ganassi #racing Honda
  • 13th Romain Grosjean-R
Dale Coyne #racing with RWR Honda
  • 14th Ryan Hunter-Reay 
Andretti Autosport Honda
  • 15th Graham Rahal 
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
  • 17th Alex Palou 
Chip Ganassi #racing Honda
  • 17th James Hinchcliffe
Andretti Autosport Honda
  • 20th Ed Jones
Dale Coyne #racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
  • 21st Alexander Rossi 
Andretti Autosport Honda
  • 22nd Jimmie Johnson-R
Chip Ganassi #racing Honda

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Manufacturers' Championship (unofficial, after 2 of 17 rounds)

Honda178 pts
Chevrolet 148

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Drivers' Championship (unofficial, after 2 of 17 rounds)

1. #alexpalou, Chip Ganassi #racing Honda  67 pts. [1 race win]
2. Will Power, Team Penske Chevrolet     65 
3. Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi #racing Honda65
4. #coltonherta, Andretti Autosport Honda 62 [1 race win]

Quotes

Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport Honda) started 1st, finished 1st, led a race-record 97 laps for his first Indy car victory of 2021 “What a great job by everybody, my team, Gainbridge, Honda.  Sorry, I can hardly talk, I'm so winded.  I'm so happy that we did this, so happy that we rebounded from Barber [where an opening-lap crash sent him behind the wall for several laps for repairs].  We've now got the momentum we need [to contend for the championship].  I was nervous [following a late-race restart] because Josef [Newgarden] is so good around here and was on [Firestone alternate] ‘Red' tires, but it turned out to be similar [to Herta's primary-compound ‘Black' tires], so I was able to hold him off.  Oh man, I can't even speak right now.  So happy to be powered by Honda, and my team, they did a hell of a job.”

Jack Harvey (Meyer Shank #racing Honda) started 2nd, finished 4th: “I think we had a solid day.  Any time you start on the front row, you want to finish on the podium.  So [finishing fourth] is slightly disappointing.  But it was a solid result, and that's what we needed to start the year off properly.  We're just so close to [a qualifying] pole position and podium finish now, we just need to keep working hard and the results will come.  We were #racing with some of the best drivers on the grid, and that's where we want to be. I just want to win.”

Kelvin Fu (Director, Program Management, Honda Performance Development) on today's Honda victory at the Firestone Grand Prix of #stpetersburg: “Two wins, from two different Honda drivers and teams, is just a fantastic way to start Honda's season in the #nttindycarseries. It's great to see a pair of young drivers – Alex [Palou] and Colton [Herta] – come to the fore and end up on the top step of the podiums at Barber and #stpetersburg. And encouraging to see #jackharvey and Meyer Shank #racing have another strong run as their effort continues to improve.  Now we're excited to head to Texas for our first ovals races of the year, in what should be a preview for an exciting Month of May and Indianapolis 500.”

Fast Facts

  • With its second win and first pole of 2021, Honda builds it's early-season lead in the INDYCAR Manufacturers' Championship with an unofficial total of 178 points to 148 for rival Chevrolet.  Honda is seeking the company's fourth consecutive #nttindycarseries Manufacturers' Championship in 2021.
  • Alex Palou continues to lead in the Drivers' Championship standings after two races, with 67 points to 65 for his teammate, Scott Dixon, and Team Penske's Will Power.  Today's winner, #coltonherta, is fourth with 62 points.
  • Seven wins in 2020 brought Honda the company's ninth INDYCAR Manufacturers' Championship, and third consecutive title, with Honda driver Scott Dixon prevailing to win his sixth Drivers' Championship, highest among all active drivers in the series.

Next
The string of consecutive season-opening #nttindycarseries races continues next weekend, with the May 1-2 double-header oval #event – the Genesys 300 and Expel 375 –  Saturday and Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.

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