There is a common phrase that perception is reality, and right now the reality is the IndyCar Series has a perception problem. While last Saturday’s round in St. Louis featured incredible racing for the majority of the contest, it was quickly marred with multiple controversial decisions from race control.
When Josef Newgarden led the field to the green flag with nine laps to go on the oval, it was at a dramatically slower pace than any other restart previously that night. The field ended up stacked on top of each other to the extent that even polesitter Scott McLaughlin, running second, tapped the gearbox of his Team Penske team-mate ahead as they exited Turn 4 and the green flag waved.
