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Over the weekend, NIKITA JOHNSON won the Indy NXT title.
The date of the #Indy500 varies from May 24 to May 30. If next year's race was being run on May 24, and Johnson was in it, he would break the record as the youngest driver in the history of the 500.
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But it will be run on May 30, 2027 (I hope!), when Johnson will be 19 years and 5 days old. As a result, even if he's in the field for the 2027 #Indy500, he'll miss breaking the record set by A.J. FOYT IV, who drove in the 500 in 2003 on his 19th birthday.
But he'd still be able to set the record for the youngest driver to lead a lap in the #Indy500. That record was set by JOSELE GARZA in 1981, at the age of 19 years and 70 days. (The oldest? AL UNSER in the 1993 500, the day after his 54th birthday.)
Wow, this is harsh. As you know, this weekend will be FELIX ROSENQVIST's final #IndyCar race for MSR before he returns to McLaren, and they're making him drive a car with this livery.
ALEX PALOU has *effectively* clinched the #IndyCar title. He leads KYLE KIRKWOOD by 97 pts. The most that Kirkwood can cut into that margin in Race 1 is 48 pts, w/ another 49 at Laguna, *assuming* Palou starts at Laguna. That would create a tie, but Palou wins the tiebreaker. – at Cudahy, WI
#IndyCar trying to figure out how to fit today's races into the schedule – at West Allis, WI
I don't see how this is going to work. The sun sets in about 30 minutes and the cars aren't even gridded yet, and it would take 15-20 minutes (figuring in a few laps under the yellow to begin) to complete another 36 miles to make the race official. #IndyCar – at West Allis, WI
On the bright side (literally), the sun just came out a couple of minutes ago. #IndyCar – at West Allis, WI
Apparently the Mile borrowed a dryer from Pocono. #IndyCar – at West Allis, WI
Track doesn’t look half bad. Pit lane needs work. That's where they're focusing. #IndyCar – at West Allis, WI
The rain has just about stopped. Now comes the drying. The wind has picked up a little, which should help. #IndyCar – at West Allis, WI
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Ready to qualify in Milwaukee. Now, I was at the #Indy500, of course, and we had rain delays. I was at WWTR and we had rain delays. Today, the incomparable @Indycar_Wxman tells me to expect rain delays again. The bright side: we completed those other races. – at West Allis, WI
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Here are spreadsheets you can use to determine whether Palou will clinch the #IndyCar title on Saturday. They’re more complex than the spreadsheets I posted before the DC race last Sunday bc 2 pole positions, and the associated bonus pts, will be determined Sat. morning.
And Palou vs Malukas. Only one sheet here, bc if Palou finishes 20th or better, Malukas is effectively eliminated no matter where he finishes.
