Barber Motorsports Park is set to welcome in the NTT IndyCar series this weekend for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix.
This will be the fourth race of the season for the series that has seen a different winner in each race so far this year.
Last season it was Pato O’ward who piloted his No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet to victory lane. O’Ward also owns the track qualifying record, which he set back in 2021. O’Ward ran a 1:05:5019 lap with an average speed of 136.049 mph.2:40-3:55 p.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice , Peacock11 a.m.-noon – NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice , Peacock2-3:15 p.m. – Qualifying for the NTT P1 Award , Peacock11:55 a.m. – INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Alabama “Drivers, start your engines”2:23 p.m.
Scott Dixon has been the most successful NTT IndyCar Series driver at the Alabama track, yet he does not have a win yet to show for it. He has had nine podium finishes in 12 races and has finished second six of those times. More recently, Josef Newgarden has found the most success at the track. Newgarden has won three of the past seven races at Barber Motorsports Park.
Marcus Ericsson currently holds a 15-point lead in the driver standings over O’Ward. May is a critical month for drivers in the series because there are 150 points available over the next four weeks, which will be capped off at Indianapolis for arguably the most prestigious race in North America, the Indianapolis 500.