Jimmie Johnson – No. 48 Carvana Honda
“It’s race weekend here in Portland and I’m excited for another shot in the Carvana Honda. I’m going back to a track that I really enjoyed driving at last year. I’m feeling good with the car and glad that I got some extra laps this week at the test in Laguna Seca and some added experience heading into a race weekend. So excited for it. Looking forward to being in the Pacific Northwest, it’s such a beautiful area of the country. I can’t wait to get out there and get racing.”
Get Up To Speed
Scott Dixon finished P3 at the 2021 Grand Prix of Portland, leading 4 laps (laps 40-42 and 79) in the race.
Dixon has led 6,520 laps in his career, the 4th-most in INDYCAR SERIES history (Mario Andretti: 7,595; Michael Andretti: 6,692; A.J. Foyt: 6,621).
Dixon boasts 191 all-time top-5 finishes, 2nd-most in INDYCAR SERIES history (Mario Andretti: 193).
Ericsson has recorded the 2nd-most on-track passes (265; Newgarden: 270) and the 2nd-most position passes (160; Grosjean: 164) of any driver in the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season.
Ericsson will look to re-gain the points lead and become the first driver to win both the Indianapolis 500 and the series championship in the same season since Dario Franchitti in 2010.
If Marcus Ericsson were to secure the Astor Cup, Chip Ganassi Racing would become the first team to ever win three consecutive season championships all with different drivers.
Chip Ganassi Racing drivers rank 2-3-4 in terms of average finishing position this season (Power: 6.4; Dixon: 6.6; Ericsson: 7.8; Palou: 8.2)
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
