Pick the Podium - IndyCar - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach Street Circuit, Long Beach, CA, April 08-10, 2022

[Retroram52]

If there is ever a street circuit in the United States with IndyCar that is very famous and well-known by many, including celebrities who race this circuit in a Saturday race, it is the street circuit of Long Beach. The 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit encircles the Long Beach Convention Center, which houses a Family Fun Zone and numerous displays during the race weekend and runs down scenic Shoreline Drive for some very fast, in-city racing. Should be another competitive race for the IndyCar series this week-end.

 

[Retroram52]

Pagenaud takes P1 in practice followed by Rossi, McLaughlin, and Newgarden.

 

[Retroram52]

Wow. In P2, Grosjean takes the field followed by Herta, Power, Rossi, and Pagenaud.

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with Herta, Newgarden, Rossi, Palou

 

[obxyankeefan]

Herta
Grosjean
Rossi
Newgarden

 

[All-Star Benchwarmer]

Rossi, Pagenaud, Newgarden

 

[Retroram52]

On second thought, I'll go with Herta, Pagenaud, Rossi, Power.

 

[All-Star Benchwarmer]

Are we picking the top 4 drivers, or has Indycar gone to a 4 person podium? If it is a 4 person podium, when did it change?

 

[Retroram52]

The Podium in IndyCar is the top three but you can get more points on here, if you pick the fourth place finisher along with your first three podium picks. A full explanation of the rules for Pick the Podium in IndyCar 2022 lies in the first post of the Pick the Podium F-1 Thread for the Bahrain Grand Prix race of 2022 in the Motorsports Forum. I suggest you trek over there an read it.

 

[Retroram52]

Herta clearly has the dominant car today.

 

[Retroram52]

So much for Herta having the dominant car. Three Laps down and apparently something catastrophic happened?

 

[All-Star Benchwarmer]

So much for Herta having the dominant car. Three Laps down and apparently something catastrophic happened?

He lifted a wheel and drove into a wall on a curve. Did you see the one driver who decided to replant the flowers on the roundabout?

 

[Retroram52]

No. These are supposed to be professional racecar drivers but one has to wonder sometimes.

 

[obxyankeefan]

I will take the 0 points to see Grosjean win a race after that ball of fire he was in Sauda Arabia.

 

[Retroram52]

Grosjean was closing and then Newgarden took off again.

 

[Retroram52]

Yea me too obx.

 

[Retroram52]

Nine laps to go and Grosjean is fading. Newgarden is in his usual Long Beach rhythm!

 

[Retroram52]

Just Newgarden and Grosjean on the lead lap.

 

[obxyankeefan]

My internet went out at 14 to go. I am having all kinds of issues watching now.

 

[Retroram52]

Newgarden wins it followed by Grosjeans, Palou, and Will Power for fourth.