At Indy, a stack-up crash – ironically caused by his younger Chip Ganassi Racing team-mates – led to him being punted from behind and spinning onto the infield grass on the opening lap. No bother, he pitted under the yellow, got rid of his least-preferred tire, and split the remaining distance into two stops.
With his rivals ahead all three-stopping, he knew that hitting his fuel number with stable lap times were the keys to the comeback, and he beat Graham Rahal – who’d absolutely hosed everyone else that day – by half a second.
