Inside The Garage: Did Pato O'Ward Need A Statement Victory?

INDYCAR Power Rankings: Pato O'Ward Pushes Closer To Front With Win

With no cautions during the 90 laps at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, drivers didn’t have many chances to make a pass unless they truly were better than the car in front of them. So depending on their qualifying result and their pit strategy, that pretty much determined where a driver would finish. Christian Lundgaard and Pato O’Ward started 1-2 and finished 1-2 except flipped with O’Ward winning. That vaulted O’Ward in these rankings. The series h…

Inside The Garage: Did Pato O'Ward Need A Statement Victory?

Here's what's happening this week Inside The Garage: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, Ohio) — Pato O’Ward didn’t seem to carry too much angst about not winning this year, playing his streak of non-podium finishes as something that was just part of racing. But it is hard to deny the perception of O'Ward at Arrow McLaren. He’s the driver who has been there the longest. He’s the one who is also a Formula 1 reserve driver for McLaren. He is a …