Andretti Global’s Jamie Chadwick took a flag-to-flag win from pole in a breakthrough Indy NXT performance at Road America.
The Briton was forced to fend off her rivals on multiple restarts, including one brought on by a red flag, over the over the 20-lap race to claim the maiden win in IndyCar’s developmental category. She took the win by 0.8203s over team-mate Louis Foster at the 4.014-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course. She is the third woman to win in Indy NXT, following Ana Beatriz in 2008 and 2009 , as well as Pippa Mann in 2010 . “Oh, my word,” Chadwick said after the race. “Honestly, a bit emotional.
Roe was running considerably slower after suffering front wing damage after contact with Salvador de Alba Jr. earlier in the lap before Porto rear-ended him in Turn 7. Both continued on, with Roe getting a new front wing and returning to the action a lap down. Porto received a drive-through penalty as a result of the contact.
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