Full race results from the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma, the finale of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season. IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma - Race Results 1. (1) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 85, Running 2. (2) Scott Dixon, Honda, 85, Running 3. (7) Will Power, Chevrolet, 85, Running 4. (8) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 85, Running 5. (4) Marco Andretti, Honda, 85, Running 6. (11) Sebastien Bourdais, Honda, 85, Running 7. (6) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 85, Running 8. (3) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 85, Running 9. (5) Patricio O'Ward, Chevrolet, 85, Running 10. (14) Ed Jones, Honda, 85, Running 11. (20) Santino Ferrucci, Honda, 85, Running 12. (18) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 85, Running 13. (25) Jordan King, Chevrolet, 85, Running 14. (10) Zach Veach, Honda, 85, Running 15. (15) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 85, Running 16. (13) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 85, Running 17. (16) Jack Harvey, Honda, 85, Running 18. (22) Carlos Munoz, Honda, 85, Running 19. (23) Matheus Leist, Chevrolet, 85, Running 20. (19) Colton Herta, Chevrolet, 85, Running 21. (21) Max Chilton, Chevrolet, 84, Running 22. (24) Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, 76, Running 23. (9) Graham Rahal, Honda, 66, Running 24. (17) Spencer Pigot, Chevrolet, 38, Mechanical 25. (12) Takuma Sato, Honda, 15, Mechanical Race Statistics Winner's average speed: 99.440 mph Time of Race: 2:02:19.1667 Margin of victory: 2.7573 seconds Cautions: 1 for 5 laps Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers Lap Leaders Hunter-Reay, Ryan 1 - 15 Newgarden, Josef 16 Power, Will 17 - 18 Hunter-Reay, Ryan 19 - 61 Power, Will 62 - 63 Hunter-Reay, Ryan 64 - 85 Verizon IndyCar Series point standings: Dixon 678, Rossi 621, Power 582, Hunter-Reay 566, Newgarden 560, Pagenaud 492, Bourdais 425, Andretti 392, Rahal 392, Hinchcliffe 391.<doc-sep>Here’s What Drivers Are Saying about this Sunday’s 2018 season-ending and Verizon IndyCar Series championship-deciding Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway: INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA PRE-EVENT QUOTES: JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “It’s been a very up-and-down season, but we’re ready to do everything we can to make a run at the championship. Some races have gone our way and some have not, but we’re going to forget about all that and put a strong effort forward with the No. 1 Verizon Chevrolet. Sonoma is a really fun racetrack and I’m bummed we won’t be returning in 2019, but I’m excited that we will be racing at a few new places that the fans are really happy to see on the schedule. We’ve put forward a strong effort in 2018 and we’re ready to go out on a high note to end our season.” MATHEUS “MATT” LEIST (No. 4 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet): “Headed to Sonoma this weekend and just realized that the season flew by. I remember St. Petersburg and Indy like it was yesterday, and now my first Verizon IndyCar Series season is almost over. It has been a great year! Sonoma is a place that I’ve never raced before but grew up playing video games there and thinking about racing in that place one day. It’s such a pretty city and a fun track to drive, it has lots of elevation changes which make things pretty interesting. After a great pace in Portland, the ABC Supply car No. 4 is going to give its all to finish the season on a high. I definitely can’t wait for it.” JAMES HINCHCLIFFE (No. 5 Arrow Electronics SPM Honda): “With Portland and the rest of the season in the rear-view mirror, all of our focus is on the (season) finale weekend in Sonoma. With so many ups and downs this year, our goal is to finish the season strong and look ahead to a stronger 2019. The Arrow Electronics crew and the entire SPM team has worked so hard all year. I’m hopeful we can end our time in Sonoma on a high note.” CARLOS MUNOZ (No. 6 Lucas Oil SPM Honda): “Sonoma: the last race of the season and my third race this year. I think we will arrive at a different level compared to Portland. I know the Lucas Oil car a bit more. I know the team more, so for sure, that will help. It will be the last race at Sonoma for INDYCAR. It’s a really challenging track for all the teams, and for me personally, it’s one of the most challenging tracks because the track changes so much, but I’m really looking forward to it. The goal is to do the best, bring home a nice result for the team, (and) don’t make any mistakes. Again wishing a speedy recovery for Robbie (Wickens). We’re all thinking about him.” PATRICIO O’WARD (No. 8 Harding Group Chevrolet): “I honestly am really grateful for the opportunity that presented in front of me by Harding Racing, and I got to drive an Indy car a few days ago in Sonoma, and I also really loved, loved the car. It is fast. It is very grippy, and it’s basically like an Indy Lights car, just so much faster and so much more grip. I honestly couldn’t be more excited for my first Verizon IndyCar Series race. It’s going to be my debut, and I was really, really satisfied and happy with the testing, so I’m looking forward to the weekend.” SCOTT DIXON (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda): “Well, I think we were a bit lucky in Portland, and you have got to take those days. We’ve been on the other side of it before. Some situations we’ve lost championships like that, too. It sucks when you’re on the other side. Maybe it happens to us at Sonoma. We hope it doesn’t, but it has full potential. We’ll go there, we’ll try to have the fastest car we can prepare, qualify where we can and put our heads down. That’s what we can do. Everyone on the PNC Bank team has been focused and working hard and we’ll just keep pushing like we have been all season and see what happens.” ED JONES (No. 10 NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing Honda): “I’m hoping to end the 2018 season on a high note, for sure. We’ve had some very good runs throughout the year, but I don’t think we’ve had any help in the luck department. There were several things that didn’t go our way like cut tires at various races, but we’re focused on getting a good result in Sonoma. Qualifying here on these types of road courses are always key. We need to unload fast and get the car balanced quickly. Hopefully, if we do that, things will fall into place for the NTT DATA car to run at the front where we need to be.” WILL POWER (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “We’re headed to Sonoma knowing we need to fight for every point we can for a chance at the championship. We’ll need a lot of luck on our side, but it’s still something we can achieve. We’ve had a season that was a bit all over the place. We won a few races including the Indianapolis 500, which was incredible, but then we’ve had a number of DNFs. The No. 12 Verizon Chevy team has worked so hard this season, but we need to keep at it for a run at the championship. We want to do everything we can to really put on a really good show for the last race of the season and give it all we got.” TONY KANAAN (No. 14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet): “Sonoma is such a cool place to drive. It’s fast, technical and full of elevation changes. When you put all that together, it makes for a pretty challenging track. I’ve enjoyed racing in Sonoma since INDYCAR started there in 2005.<doc-sep>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) With the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series championship on the line this Sunday, here’s what you need to know about the Grand Prix of Sonoma season finale: INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma Fast Facts Race weekend: Friday, Sept. 14 – Sunday, Sept. 16 Track: Sonoma Raceway, a 2.385-mile permanent road course in Sonoma, California Entry list: INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma (PDF) Race distance: 85 laps / 202.7 miles Push-to-pass parameters: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation. Firestone tire allotment: Seven sets primary, four sets alternate. Teams must use one set of primary and one new set of alternate tires in the race. Twitter: @RaceSonoma, @IndyCar #IndyCar, #SonomaGP 2017 race winner: Simon Pagenaud (No. 1 DXC Technology Team Penske Chevrolet) 2017 Verizon P1 Award winner: Josef Newgarden (No. 2 hum by Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet), 1 minute, 15.5205 seconds, 113.691 mph Qualifying record: Josef Newgarden, 1:15.5205, 113.691 mph, Sept. 16, 2017 (set in Round 3 of qualifying) NBCSN telecasts: Practice 1, 4 p.m., ET Friday, Sept 14 (same-day delay); Practice 2, 6 p.m., ET Friday, Sept. 14 (live); Qualifying, 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 15 (same-day delay); Race, 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 16 (live). Leigh Diffey is the lead announcer for NBCSN alongside analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy. Pit reporters are Jon Beekhuis, Katie Hargitt, Kevin Lee and Robin Miller. Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network broadcasts: Mark Jaynes is the chief announcer alongside analyst Anders Krohn. Nick Yeoman (Turn 7) and Jake Query (Turn 9) are the turn announcers with Dave Furst, Michael Young and Dan Rusanowsky reporting from the pits. The INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma race airs live on network affiliates, Sirius 216, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR Mobile app. All Verizon IndyCar Series practices and qualifying are available on IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR Mobile app, with qualifying also airing on Sirius 219 and XM 209. Video streaming: All sessions not covered by live television will stream live on RaceControl.IndyCar.com and on the INDYCAR YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/indycar). At-track schedule (all times local Pacific Time): Friday, Sept. 14 11 – 11:45 a.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series practice 1, RaceControl.IndyCar.com; NBCSN (4 p.m. ET, same-day delay) 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series practice 2, NBCSN (live) 4:05 – 4:20 p.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series pit stop practice Saturday, Sept. 15 11 – 11:45 a.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series practice 3, RaceControl.IndyCar.com (live) 3 – 4:15 p.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying (three rounds of knockout qualifying), NBCSN (8 p.m. ET, same-day delay) Sunday, Sept. 16 3 p.m. – Driver introductions 3:30 p.m. – NBCSN on air 3:33 p.m. – Start engines command 3:40 p.m. – INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma (85 laps/202.7 miles), NBCSN (live) CHAMPIONSHIP FACTS: There are four drivers mathematically eligible for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series championship: Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, Will Power and Josef Newgarden. Dixon has won four Verizon IndyCar Series championships, while Power and Newgarden won the Verizon IndyCar Series championship in 2014 and 2017, respectively. Rossi has never won the championship. Scott Dixon leads the Verizon IndyCar Series championship with one race to go for the fifth time in his career. Dixon, who took the championship lead following his win at Texas in June, won championships in three of the previous four seasons that he led with one race to go (2003, 2008 and 2013). Scott Dixon leads Alexander Rossi by 29 points, with Will Power and Josef Newgarden both 87 points behind. With 104 maximum points available at Sonoma, the championship is nearly a winner-take-all situation for the top two drivers in the championship. This is the 13th consecutive year that the Verizon IndyCar Series champion will be determined at the final race of the season. This is the 15th Indy car race at Sonoma. The winning driver at Sonoma has won the championship three times in the prior 14 races (Dario Franchitti in 2009, Scott Dixon in 2015 and Simon Pagenaud in 2016). Key championship point statistic: This is the 13th straight season that the Verizon IndyCar Series championship will be decided in the final race. Point differential: The 29 points which separate Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi is the fifth-largest margin with one race to go since 2006. The closest margin with one race to go was 2006 when Helio Castroneves led Sam Hornish Jr. by one point. The average deficit with one to go since 2008 is 20.3 points. Championship-eligible drivers results at Sonoma: Scott Dixon has seven top-five finishes in 13 Sonoma starts, including wins in 2007, 2014 and 2015; Rossi finished fifth in his first start at Sonoma in 2017; Power has five podium finishes in nine starts, including wins in 2010, 2011 and 2013; Newgarden has one top-five finish at Sonoma. He recorded his best finish (second) in six starts in 2017. RACE NOTES: There have been eight different winners in the 16 previous Verizon IndyCar Series races in 2018: Sebastien Bourdais (Streets of St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (ISM Raceway, Barber Motorsports Park and Road America), Alexander Rossi (Streets of Long Beach, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Pocono Raceway), Will Power (INDYCAR Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Gateway Motorsports Park), Scott Dixon (Raceway at Belle Isle-1, Texas Motor Speedway and Streets of Toronto), Ryan Hunter-Reay (Raceway at Belle Isle-2), James Hinchcliffe (Iowa Speedway) and Takuma Sato (Portland International Raceway). Dixon’s win at Toronto on July 15 was his 44th career win, which ranks third on the all-time Indy car victory list. Bourdais’ win at St. Petersburg on March 11 was his 37th, which ranks sixth all-time. Power’s win at Gateway on Aug. 25 was his 35th and tied Bobby Unser for seventh on the all-time Indy car victory list. career win, which ranks third on the all-time Indy car victory list. Bourdais’ win at St. Petersburg on March 11 was his 37th, which ranks sixth all-time. Power’s win at Gateway on Aug. 25 was his 35th and tied Bobby Unser for seventh on the all-time Indy car victory list.<doc-sep>SONOMA, Calif. — On Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, Scott Dixon accomplished something no one in an Indy car had since 1967: win a fifth championship. With his second-place finish at the Verizon IndyCar Series season finale, the 38-year-old Chip Ganassi Racing star joined the legendary A.J. Foyt as the only drivers to wear an Indy car crown five times. "What an incredible ride it's been with this guy," team owner Chip Ganassi said to the TV broadcast immediately following the race. "My hat is off to him and the whole team." Dixon once again put his name among legends in what can only be described as the most Scott Dixon way possible: cool, calm and collected. Starting second in Sunday's race, the "Ice Man" drove flawlessly, taking few chances and making no mistakes en route to a runner-up finish behind eventual race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay. "This was mega, man, mega," Dixon said in victory lane. "Man this is so awesome. I can't believe this actually happened. "It's all about the people and I'm the lucky one that gets to take it across the line." The pressure on Dixon lifted a bit early in the race when his primary championship competitor, Alexander Rossi, started in disaster. On the first lap, Rossi, 29 points back and desperate to charge up the field from his sixth starting position, rammed into the rear of his Andretti Autosport teammate, Marco Andretti. The crash did a number to his front wing and caused a flat tire, forcing him to pit early. Despite the early wreckage, the 26-year-old star did all he could to recover. Following a mid-race yellow caused by Graham Rahal, Rossi went on absolute tear up the field. Staring 20th on the restart, Rossi ripped through the field with a series of dazzling maneuvers, climbing as high as fifth place before finishing seventh. But it was too little, too late. Rossi maxed out what he could accomplish on his grippy red tires and was forced to settle for seventh. In the end, Dixon finished 57 points ahead of Rossi in the championship.<doc-sep>
SONOMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: James Hinchcliffe driver of the #5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Sonoma Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway on September 15, 2018 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) The GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma is the last race of the 2018 IndyCar season, so don’t miss it. Here’s how to watch IndyCar live, on TV and online. It’s time to decide the Verizon IndyCar Series champion, so we’re telling you how to watch IndyCar online and watch IndyCar live, so that you don’t miss the Grand Prix of Sonoma and the conclusion to an exciting season. Sunday’s event at Sonoma Raceway isn’t just the championship decider, but the end of the 2018 IndyCar season and the final time IndyCar will race on this track. Plus, everything is still on the line with four drivers eligible to win the title: Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, Will Power and defending title holder Josef Newgarden could all take home the Astor Cup. You’ll want to watch IndyCar online or live Sunday, because no matter which one of them comes out on top, there’s a story there. If Newgarden wins, he’ll be the first back-to-back champion in several years. If Power does, he’ll have overcome the most DNF’s of any title contender. If Rossi comes out on top, he’ll be a new champion and also the first Andretti one since Ryan Hunter-Reay. And Dixon is playing for history as he aims for his fifth championship. Everyone has something at stake on Sunday, and the only way to find out how it all unfolds is to watch IndyCar online or check it out live, because no one should miss what happens in Sonoma. How do you watch IndyCar online and/or live? Here’s how you can watch the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma live, on TV or via live stream: Date: Sunday, Sept. 16 Start Time: 6:30 p.m. ET Race: 2018 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma TV Channel: NBCSN Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2 For complete coverage of the 2018 IndyCar season, follow the Motor Sports category at FanSided.