Colton Herta has taken his second win of the season in Indy Lights after a lights-to-flag victory at Barber Motorsports Park (Alabama). Kyle Kaiser and Nico Jamin completed the podium positions.
After the cancelation of the qualifying, Colton Herta (Andretti Steinbrenner Racing) as a championship leader had the advantage to start from pole position. He easily led until the end of the race to take his second victory of the season in front of championship rival Kyle Kaiser (Juncos Racing).
On third and fourth place finished Nico Jamin (Andretti Autosport) and Neil Alberico (Carlin) who both overtook the rookie Aaron Telitz (Belardi Auto Racing), who finally finished fifth.
Nicolas Dapero (Juncos Racing) today showed that he is improving every race thanks to his consistency. Dapero today overtook Matheus Leist (Carlin) for the sixth position and Dalton Kellet (Andretti Autosport), while the Carlin driver finished seventh.
Kellet would drop until a final 10th after been pass by Shelby Blackstock (Belardi Auto Racing) and team mate, Ryan Norman.
The race had one caution period in the opening lap, after a contact between Zachary Claman de Melo (Carlin) and Pato O’Ward (Team Pelfrey) at turn 2, both had to retire.
Results:
Pos | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | |
1 | Colton Herta | R | Andretti Steinbrenner Racing | 35 Laps |
2 | Kyle Kaiser | Juncos Racing | 9,1465 | |
3 | Nico Jamin | R | Andretti Autosport | 11,1006 |
4 | Neil Alberico | Carlin | 11,7478 | |
5 | Aaron Telitz | R | Belardi Auto Racing | 18,3005 |
6 | Nicolas Dapero | R | Juncos Racing | 21,1618 |
7 | Matheus Leist | R | Carlin | 23,7575 |
8 | Shelby Blackstock | Belardi Auto Racing | 33,1064 | |
9 | Ryan Norman | R | Andretti Autosport | 35,4034 |
10 | Dalton Kellett | Andretti Autosport | 36,5591 | |
11 | Juan Piedrahita | Team Pelfrey | 40,294 | |
12 | Garth Rickards | R | Carlin | 40,6538 |
13 | Santi Urrutia | Belardi Auto Racing | 69,8029 | |
14 | Zachary Claman de Melo | Carlin | Contact | |
15 | Pato O’Ward | R | Team Pelfrey | Contact |