The 2014 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was a Verizon IndyCar Series event that was held on August 24, 2014 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. It was the seventeenth and penultimate race of the 2014 IndyCar Series season.[1] The eighty-five lap race was won by Scott Dixon for Chip Ganassi Racing,[2] Ryan Hunter-Reay finished second and Simon Pagenaud third.[3] A 6.0 earthquake hit the area in the early morning of the race; it did not damage the track, and officials deemed its infrastructure safe from collapse, allowing the race to proceed as scheduled.[4]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the 2014 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | August 24, 2014 |
| Official name | GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma |
| Location | Sonoma Raceway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.2 mi / 3.5 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 195.755 mi / 315.037 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Third | Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
The win was the 35th of Dixon's career, tying him with Bobby Unser for the fifth-most of all-time.[5][6] Will Power maintained his lead in the series championship points standings after taking pole position in qualifying[7] and scoring a ninth-place finish,[8] building a 51-point advantage over his Team Penske teammate Hélio Castroneves.[6]
As of the 2022 IndyCar Series, this was the last race of Mike Conway's IndyCar career. That season he was sharing a car with Ed Carpenter, who was doing the ovals. Carpenter would do the final race of the season at Fontana. After this, Conway would go off to the World Endurance Championship, where he would race for Toyota.
References edit
- ^ "2014 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Olson, Jeff (August 28, 2014). "Will Power, Helio Castroneves sit at cusp of IndyCar glory". USA Today. Larry Kramer; Gannett Company. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Pagenaud finds unlikely podium in Sonoma". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (August 24, 2014). "Sonoma IndyCar: Race to commence after overnight earthquake". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Cavin, Curt (August 24, 2014). "Scott Dixon's win at Sonoma puts him in rare company". USA Today. Larry Kramer; Gannett Company. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Matsuda, Darryl (August 24, 2014). "IndyCar: Scott Dixon wins GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma". East Bay Times. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma qualifying results". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. August 24, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Dixon gets dramatic Sonoma IndyCar win". ABC 10. Associated Press. August 24, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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