Shane van Gisbergen produced a stable run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, bettering his previous-best consequence within the Brickyard 400 with a Sixteenth-place end. Final 12 months, he completed nineteenth on this race.
One uncommon second in the course of the race’s first warning left each his spotter and crew chief confused.
Van Gisbergen was amongst a handful of drivers to pit in the course of the first warning interval, and whereas exiting pit highway, he tried to regulate his steering wheel. He eliminated the wheel whereas touring alongside the apron, however the automobile started drifting in the direction of the infield grass as he tried to regulate it.
Van Gisbergen needed to hit the brakes and are available to a cease on the fringe of the grass. He shortly received transferring once more, drove via the grass and rejoined with out dropping vital time.
His spotter, Josh Williams, requested over the radio, “You good?” Van Gisbergen replied: “I have been higher.”
Uncertain what occurred on the time, Williams and crew chief Stephen Doran switched to a different channel and speculated about why Van Gisbergen had stopped, initially questioning whether or not he had dropped his drinks bottle. The onboard footage later revealed that Van Gisbergen had momentarily been driving with out the steering wheel connected, which you’ll be able to see right here:
Van Gisbergen leaves Indianapolis fifteenth within the championship standings, however he gained just a little bit extra floor on the cut-line, now +57 factors above with 4 races left within the common season.
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