After starting eighth in the No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet, the 38-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman quietly lurked among the top 10, with the move forward coming through working the overcut of pit strategy on two of his three pit stops.
The significant play to press up the grid came after the caution on lap 36 of 95, only 10 laps after Grosjean’s first pit stop. He was elevated from eighth to third as the field split in half, which saw the likes of frontrunners Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren) and Colton Herta (Andretti Global) dive to pit road.
