Linus Lundqvist could exhale with relief—he'd earned a long-awaited podium in Saturday night’s thriller in St. Louis.
The rookie pilot of Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 Honda had navigated the mayhem that lurked around every corner of the 1.25-mile oval only to line up fifth on the final restart (lap 254 of 260), making him a late contender — with a fresher set of tires than those ahead of him, no less.
