Simon Pagenaud scored his first win for Team Penske, the fifth of his IndyCar career, on Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. However, the win was not without controversy, as Pagenaud assumed the lead seemingly crossing the pit exit blend line too early after his final pit stop. Pagenaud exited in front of Dixon to taekt eh lead, but Race Control began investigating the incident. However, only a warning was issued, allowing the Frenchman to soldier on up front. Dixon tried mounting a challenge, but was never able to move around the Penske driver. Pole sitter Helio Castroneves finished third after the final pit stop sequence shuffled him out of the lead, which he held for the first of...
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