The IndyCar Series is back for the GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis this weekend. As the Greatest Spectacle in Racing approaches, the festivities at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are well underway. Will Power stands out as a sharp IndyCar bet for the GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis, and he factors heavily into my predictions for this race.
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IndyCar Predictions for the GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis: Race Preview
What Can We Expect on the Indy Road Course?
The IndyCar series has held a May event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course each year since 2014 as a precursor to the Indy 500. Only four drivers have ever won the event: Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Rinus VeeKay and Colton Herta. Two other drivers, Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi, have won at the circuit in the summer event held each year since 2020.
The IndyCar Series runs on three types of tracks: street circuits, road courses and ovals. We’re four races into this year’s schedule, and we’ve seen events at all three types of venues. Scott McLaughlin won the only event held at a traditional road course, Barber Motorsports Park. Romain Grosjean led the most laps. Street circuits also compare favorably to road courses, and Marcus Ericcson and Kyle Kirkwood won at St. Petersburg and Long Beach, respectively.
With the exception of the COVID-affected 2020 season and Pagenaud’s dominant 2016 campaign, an as-of-yet-winless driver has won each GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis every season. Caesars Sportsbook expects that trend to hold this weekend, as Pato O’Ward (6-1) and Romain Grosjean (6-1) are listed as the favorites.
Team Penske drivers have won four of the last eight traditional road course events. McLaughlin alone has won three of the last five: Alabama two weeks ago, Portland last September and Mid-Ohio last July. Josef Newgarden took the checkered flag at Road America last summer as well. However, Andretti Autosport drivers swept at this track last year — Herta won in May before Rossi won in July.
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