McLaughlin wins with “happy driver strategy”, Newgarden rueful

McLaughlin on fresher tires and no fuel worries was able to pounce on the two-stopping polesitter Romain Grosjean, when the Frenchman ran wide at Turn 5 on Lap 72, shortly after running out of push-to-pass boost. McLaughlin drew alongside him on corner exit, and the Chevrolet with push-to-pass activated easily outaccelerated the Honda-powered Andretti Autosport machine along the long drag to Turn …Keep reading