The first start was waved off because the second half of the grid was still strung out as the leaders were exiting Turn 2, since IndyCar races are started at Mid-Ohio on the long ‘straight’ that stretches from Turn 2 down to Turn 4.
From pole, Pato O’Ward’s Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet made a strong start ahead of Scott McLaughlin’s Team Penske-Chevrolet, while Felix Rosenqvist, the highest starter on primaries, immediately got around Colton Herta’s Andretti Autosport-Honda to get third and threaten McLaughlin, who held him off, while Scott Dixon and Simon Pagenaud filed through fifth and sixth.
