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Dale Coyne Racing's Mike Conway surely made his employer happy by winning, in his first outing with the squad, the opening race of this weekend's IndyCar double-header in Detroit.
To say that Conway dominated the race is an understatement since the Briton crossed the line more than 12 seconds ahead of current IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport).
Conway and Hunter-Reay had battled since the beginning of the race but Hunter-Reay lost his momentum and any chance of overtaking Conway when he switched to the red tires for the middle stint and immediately began to struggle.
It was a great afternoon for Dale Coyne since the team's other driver Justin Wilson finished third barely edging Ganassi's Scott Dixon.
Team Penske's Helio Castroneves completed the top 5.
Race results - Detroit (IndyCar)
1 - Mike Conway (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 70 laps
2 - Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 70
3 - Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 70
4 - Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 70
5 - Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 70
6 - Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 70
7 - Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 70
8 - Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 70
9 - Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 70
10 - James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 70
11 - Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 70
12 - Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 70
13 - Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 70
14 - Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 70
15 - James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 70
16 - Simona de Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 70
17 - Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 70
18 - Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 69
19 - Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 68
20 - Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 67
Retirements
Lap 67 - Ryan Briscoe
Lap 33 - Sebastian Saavedra
Lap 29 - Alex Tagliani
Lap 20 - Sebastien Bourdais
Lap 1 - AJ Allmendinger
To say that Conway dominated the race is an understatement since the Briton crossed the line more than 12 seconds ahead of current IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport).
Conway and Hunter-Reay had battled since the beginning of the race but Hunter-Reay lost his momentum and any chance of overtaking Conway when he switched to the red tires for the middle stint and immediately began to struggle.
It was a great afternoon for Dale Coyne since the team's other driver Justin Wilson finished third barely edging Ganassi's Scott Dixon.
Team Penske's Helio Castroneves completed the top 5.
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| Mike Conway (Photo: 2mb Sports Management) |
Race results - Detroit (IndyCar)
1 - Mike Conway (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 70 laps
2 - Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 70
3 - Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 70
4 - Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 70
5 - Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 70
6 - Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 70
7 - Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 70
8 - Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 70
9 - Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 70
10 - James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 70
11 - Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 70
12 - Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 70
13 - Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 70
14 - Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 70
15 - James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 70
16 - Simona de Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 70
17 - Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 70
18 - Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 69
19 - Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 68
20 - Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 67
Retirements
Lap 67 - Ryan Briscoe
Lap 33 - Sebastian Saavedra
Lap 29 - Alex Tagliani
Lap 20 - Sebastien Bourdais
Lap 1 - AJ Allmendinger