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IndyCar current champion Ryan Hunter-Reay fought among the leaders all thru the race to finally earn his first 2013 IndyCar victory at the Barber Motorsports Park.
Hunter-Reay took the lead for the last time with 15 laps to go, taking advantage of his softer red tires to move pass Helio Castroneves (Team Penske) who was struggling but soon enough found himself prey to Ganassi's Scott Dixon insistent assaults.
The American was able to maintain his leading spot and crossed the finish line with only 0.6s to spare.
Castroneves finished third followed by Dixon's teammate Charlie Kimball and his own squad partner Will Power.
Having had to start the race back in the 20th spot, St Petersburg winner James Hinchcliffe was involved in a clash with Oriol Servia and Graham Rahal only to be forced to retire early on.
Forced home also was Dario Franchitti (Ganassi Racing) who had also his share of problems with a qualification that placed him a distant 17th.
AJ Allmendinger's single-seater return ended with him finishing 19th after running in the top 10 early on.
Alabama Indy Results - 90 laps:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda + 0.6363s
3. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy + 17.6821s
4. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda + 20.6166s
5. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy + 26.6469s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda + 27.2995s
7. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy + 27.7175s
8. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda + 30.5504s
9. Josef Newgarden Fisher Dallara-Honda + 41.1029s
10. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Dallara-Honda + 50.6449s
11. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda + 58.0458s
12. EJ Viso Andretti Dallara-Chevy + 1m01.4334s
13. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy + 1m01.6834s
14. Takuma Sato Foyt Dallara-Honda + 1m03.1151s
15. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy + 1m03.1495s
16. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy + 1m07.6880s
17. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy + 1m09.7447s
18. Simona de Silvestro KV Dallara-Chevy + 1m09.9130s
19. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dallara-Chevy + 1m11.0558s
20. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon Dallara-Chevy + 1m11.6523s
21. Graham Rahal Rahal Dallara-Honda + 1m14.0385s
22. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy + 1 lap
23. James Jakes Rahal Dallara-Honda + 4 laps
Retirements:
Ana Beatriz Coyne Dallara-Honda 65 laps
Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 42 laps
James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 3 laps
Hunter-Reay took the lead for the last time with 15 laps to go, taking advantage of his softer red tires to move pass Helio Castroneves (Team Penske) who was struggling but soon enough found himself prey to Ganassi's Scott Dixon insistent assaults.
The American was able to maintain his leading spot and crossed the finish line with only 0.6s to spare.
Castroneves finished third followed by Dixon's teammate Charlie Kimball and his own squad partner Will Power.
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| Ryan Hunter-Reay. (Photo: LAT/IndyCar) |
Having had to start the race back in the 20th spot, St Petersburg winner James Hinchcliffe was involved in a clash with Oriol Servia and Graham Rahal only to be forced to retire early on.
Forced home also was Dario Franchitti (Ganassi Racing) who had also his share of problems with a qualification that placed him a distant 17th.
AJ Allmendinger's single-seater return ended with him finishing 19th after running in the top 10 early on.
Alabama Indy Results - 90 laps:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda + 0.6363s
3. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy + 17.6821s
4. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda + 20.6166s
5. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy + 26.6469s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda + 27.2995s
7. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy + 27.7175s
8. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda + 30.5504s
9. Josef Newgarden Fisher Dallara-Honda + 41.1029s
10. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Dallara-Honda + 50.6449s
11. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda + 58.0458s
12. EJ Viso Andretti Dallara-Chevy + 1m01.4334s
13. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy + 1m01.6834s
14. Takuma Sato Foyt Dallara-Honda + 1m03.1151s
15. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy + 1m03.1495s
16. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy + 1m07.6880s
17. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy + 1m09.7447s
18. Simona de Silvestro KV Dallara-Chevy + 1m09.9130s
19. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dallara-Chevy + 1m11.0558s
20. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon Dallara-Chevy + 1m11.6523s
21. Graham Rahal Rahal Dallara-Honda + 1m14.0385s
22. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy + 1 lap
23. James Jakes Rahal Dallara-Honda + 4 laps
Retirements:
Ana Beatriz Coyne Dallara-Honda 65 laps
Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 42 laps
James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 3 laps