– Simon Pagenaud took advantage of a timely caution to capture the lead and hold on for victory at Phoenix on Saturday night. The defending series champion stayed out a lap longer than the other frontrunners on the second round of pit stops, putting him a lap ahead of the entire field when the caution came out for an incident involving Takuma Sato.The extra lap gifted him a free pit stop, a lead which he never relinquished on the first oval of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar season. Coincidentally, the race also marked his first oval victory in his entire career.Now at the top of the championship standings, the Frenchman capitalised on the former points leader's misfortune on the very first...
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