COLTON HERTA
NO. 26 GAINBRIDGE HONDA
Throttle issues brought Herta into pit lane on Lap 127 and again on Lap 132.
Retired from the race on Lap 139.
“The car was so loose, the loosest I’ve ever been on an oval. That was not fun. I’m disappointed. The crew worked so hard to build a new car for me and I wish we could have repaid their effort with a better result. Huge thanks to Gainbridge and Honda, it just sucks we weren’t able to finish so now all you can think of is what if Friday never happened.”
START–25th
FINISH–30th
CHAMPIONSHIP–10th (142 pts)
The 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 came to completion with drama. The field went red after an incident brought out a caution with just five laps remaining. The No. 27 NAPA AUTO PARTS / AutoNation Honda of Alexander Rossi had a fighting chance from fifth. On the final restart, Marco Andretti took the green from the 21st position and rookie Devlin DeFrancesco from the 22nd position. Romain Grosjean had a less fortunate day when contact on the North end of the track ended his day early. Colton Herta also suffered woes as an undetermined issue brought about an early retirement on Lap 132.
Rossi would go on to finish fifth after a caution coming out on the final lap, he made the second-most on-track passes of the field with 26 in total. DeFrancesco finished 20th, and Andretti finished 22nd after leading laps 185 through 188. Herta and Grosjean finished 30th and 31st, respectively. Andretti Autosport now turns its attention to the Detroit Grand Prix Sunday, June 5.
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
