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Colton Takes Gainbridge Back to the Podium in Toronto
Colton Herta and the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda made up 11 spots throughout the race to secure a podium finish. This third-place finish marks Herta's 12th INDYCAR career podium and second podium in Toronto. THE RACEThe 85-lap race saw three caution periods. The Honda Indy Toronto track showed seven lead changes throughout the race among four drivers.The ambient temperature was 76 degrees with a relative humidity of 79 percent. Skies were partly cloudy. The track temperature was...
Herta’s Hopes for Victory from Pole Escape with Late Race Penalty
THE TEAMColton Herta led the field to green after claiming his second consecutive pole of the season.Herta and the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda led 26 of the 80 laps before losing the lead due to a drive thru penalty for a pit lane speed violation. Herta was Andretti Autosport's highest finisher of the day in 11th.START: 1ST (11 IndyCar Pole Position) FINISH: 11th CHAMPIONSHIP: 9th 204 pointsColton on the race: "Disappointing day today. It just seemed to move backwards during the race and...
Herta Scores 10th IndyCar Pole at Road America, Fuel Conservation Leads to Fifth Place Finish
Colton Herta showed dominance in car speed for most of the race, leading 33 laps after starting from the Pole position. The No. 26 ultimately fell back in the closing stint due to fuel conservation. Herta recorded a 24th career top-five finish.THE RACEThe 55-lap race saw four caution periods and a total of 444 on-track passes. This marks the most passes since INDYCAR's return to The National Park of Speed in 2016.The repaved 4.048-mile track of Road America showed nine lead changes throughout...
Herta Tackles New Detroit Circuit with Most Passes
From Andretti Autosport: Notes: Despite losing half of his front wing, Colton Herta advanced 13 positions from his starting spot of 24. He passed a total of 15 cars which was the most on-track passes of the 2023 Detroit GP. THE RACEThe 100-lap race saw seven caution periods.The Detroit Grand Prix showed 11 lead changes throughout the race.START: 24 FINISH: 11 CHAMPIONSHIP: 9 (149 pts)"I'm happy with our recovery today. We went from 24th to 11th. We had some great pit stops and great strategy....
Herta Races to the Top Ten Twice at the Indy 500, Finishes 9th
Andretti Autosport: The No. 26 hit trouble on pit lane when Colton Herta collided with the No. 28 while exiting the Gainbridge pit box on Lap 134. Despite the 26 team being assessed a drive-through penalty for unsafe release, Herta was Andretti Autosport's highest finisher in ninth - his second top-10 finish on the IMS oval. The 200-lap race saw five caution periods, including three red flags, with a majority of the drama coming the second half of the event. The 107th Indy 500 showed 14 lead...
Andretti Autosport – Fast Friday Report
With qualifying approaching, Fast Friday brought the highest speeds yet this month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Andretti Autosport team took on the 2.5-mile oval with an added horsepower boost to prepare for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge qualifying weekend. Marco Andretti claimed the top spot for the team in second with a fast speed of 234.202 MPH while teammates Kyle Kirkwood and Colton Herta rounded out the top 10 in eighth and ninth, respectively. The on-track...
Fourth for Herta at Long Beach
From: Andretti Autosport The Race: The 85-lap race saw only two caution periods for a total of seven yellow-flag laps. There were seven lead changes throughout the race, one of which included Kirkwood taking the lead for the final time on Lap 56. Colton Herta and the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda made up three spots throughout the race just missing out on the final step of the podium coming away with a fourth-place finish. Started: 7th Finished: 4th Points: 8th (69 pts) Colton on the...
Top-Ten in Texas
From Andretti Autosport: Herta was the sole Andretti car to finish the race coming away with a seventh-place finish at the PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway. START: 10th FINISH: 7th CHAMPIONSHIP: 11th (37Points) "We just finished up Texas in seventh and feel like we probably could have done a little bit better. It was just a scenario where we were on a little bit older tires. The No. 26 Gainbridge Honda was great and we were able to stay competitive all day. We'll take a top-10 finish and set...
Andretti Autosport Season Preview
Note: This is part of a series of NTT INDYCAR SERIES team previews for the 2023 season and courtesy of Andretti Autosport Starting Lineup: Colton Herta (No. 26 Gainbridge Honda), Kyle Kirkwood (No. 27 AutoNation Honda), Romain Grosjean (No. 28 DHL Honda), Devlin DeFrancesco (No. 29 EVTEC Honda), Marco Andretti (No. 98 KULR/Curb Honda for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge). 2022 in Review: Herta and Alexander Rossi won races for Michael Andretti’s organization, both on the...
F1 News: How Colton Herta Narrowly Missed A Seat On The Grid In 2022 And 2023
Colton Herta's ongoing journey into F1. LYDIA MEEJAN/F1 News Jan. 10, 2023/Si.com With the news of Andretti Autosport's partnership with Cadillac as a potential new team to join Formula 1, all eyes have been on Colton Herta as the favourite to drive for the team if all goes ahead. However, this is not his first time getting close to driving on the grid. Herta made his IndyCar debut in 2019 driving for Harding Steinbrenner Racing. He moved to Andretti in 2020 where he has competed since. Over...