Today’s Schedule:

Festival Gate Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM 

Time	Series	Session
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM	Porsche Sprint Challenge	Race 2
9:45AM – 10:15AM	NTT INDYCAR SERIES	Warm-Up Peacock
10:35AM – 11:35AM	Indy Lights	Race Peacock
12:00 PM	NTT INDYCAR SERIES	Driver Introductions
12:55 PM	NTT INDYCAR SERIES	Race (80 Laps) NBC, Peacock
3:00 PM-3:45 PM	Stadium Super Trucks	Race 2

Starting lineup

Today’s Honda Indy 200 has a lot at stake. The top three in the standings are starting 13th , 14th, and 21st. The next three in the points start 3rd, 5th, and 7th. The standings may shuffle at the end of the day.

Points leader Marcus Ericsson has one job this afternoon – stay ahead of Will Power and Joisef Newgaqrden. Ericsson starts 13th and Newgarden, third in points, is next to him on the grid. Power, 27 points behind Ericsson, has a more challenging task from 21st.

Pato O’Ward hopes to turn his first pole of the season into his second victory of the year. O’Ward needs a win to stay in the title fight. He is currently fourth in the standings 45 points behind Ericsson.

A Great Day for Rookies?

David Malukas, Kyle Kirkwood, and Callum Ilott start eighth, ninth, and tenth respectively. All have been fast in practice and occasionally in qualifying, but they have few good results in the race. Today could be a good day for all three rookies. Malukas seeks his first top 10 of the year. Kirkwood has a 10th at long Beach and Ilott finished eightth at the GMR Grand Prix on the IMS road course.

It should be an interesting race with some ususal race contenders starting mid pack. Mid Ohio tends to be a track position race. The number and length of caution periods may embolden some drivers to go off strategy, which can be risky at this track.

Back after the morning warm up.