A devoted crowd of fans headed to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas track March 22-24 for a historic weekend of racing. The first running of the IndyCar Classic at COTA had the youngest winner in series history as American driver Colton Herta, 18 years old, took first spot in just his third start.
Kyle Kaiser of Juncos Racing during Friday’s practice of the inaugural 2019 Indy Car Classic at the Circuit of the Americas. Photo James StacyRyan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport. Photo James StacyTony Kanaan of A.J. Foyt Enterprises during Friday’s practice. Photo James StacyWill Power of Team Penske followed by Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing. Photo James StacyAlexander Rossi of Andretti Autosport during Friday’s practice. Photo James Stacy
Saturday, March 23
Will Power of Team Penske before Saturday’s Qualifying. Power ends up taking pole for Sunday’s race. Photo James StacyZach Veach of Andretti Autosport before qualifying. Photo James StacyArena rock stars Muse topped the bill Saturday night at COTA. Lead singer Matt Bellamy with his fiancé Elle Evans took in some of the qualifying rounds Saturday afternoon. Photo James StacyRookie Colton Herta of Harding Steinbrenner Racing during Saturday’s practice laps. Photo James StacyMarco Andretti of Andretti Autosport during Saturday’s practice. Photo James Stacy
Sunday March 24
2019 IndyCar Classic at the Circuit of the Americas winner Colton Herta becomes the youngest winner in IndyCar history at 18 years old. This is only his third series race. Photo James StacySecond place finisher Josef Newgarden of Team Penske. Photo James StacyAfter starting in pole position, and set to win, Will Power gets knocked out with a drive shaft failure on lap 45. Photo James StacyThird place finisher Ryan Hunter-Reay, of Andretti Autosport, being chased down by Graham Rahal. Photo James StacyIndyCar Classic winner Colton Herta signing the IndyCar series camera. Photo James Stacy
Cover: The 2019 IndyCar Classic at the Circuit of the Americas podium champagne celebration. From left, Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) 2nd, Colton Herta (Harding Racing) 1st and Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) 3rd. Photo James Stacy
