The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course belonged to papaya as Pato O’Ward captured the victory ahead of teammate Christian Lundgaard to lead Arrow McLaren’s first 1-2 in the IndyCar Series.
O’Ward and Lundgaard, who started on pole, combined to lead 86 of 90 laps in what became a grueling, caution-free race in hot and humid conditions at the 13-turn, 2.258-mile natural terrain road course. The pivotal moment came on Lap 42, when Lundgaard pushed wide in Turn 2, allowing O’Ward to close and eventually get the race-clinching lead in Turn 5. O’Ward went on to win by 0.9877s over Lundgaard.
