The 2024 $1 Million Challenge was a non-championship round held as part of the 2024 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 24, 2024 at The Thermal Club private race resort in Thermal, California.
Results edit
Heat 1 edit
The top six finishers advanced to the All-Star Race.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 |  Felix Rosenqvist
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 8 | 13:30.9622 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |  Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 8 | +0.4971 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |  Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 8 | +1.7664 | 5 |
| 4 | 45 |  Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 8 | +6.3835 | 4 |
| 5 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | +8.7479 | 8 |
| 6 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Global | Honda | 8 | +15.8230 | 11 |
| 7 | 18 | Nolan Siegel
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Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 8 | +16.4113 | 12 |
| 8 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
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A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 8 | +17.0148 | 10 |
| 9 | 12 |  Will Power
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 8 | +17.8747 | 6 |
| 10 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
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Andretti Global | Honda | 8 | +21.4089 | 13 |
| 11 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb
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A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 8 | +21.7870 | 14 |
| 12 | 9 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 8 | +25.7655 | 9 |
| 13 | 21 |  Rinus van Kalmthout
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 3 |
| 14 | 77 |  Romain Grosjean
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Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 7 |
| Fastest lap: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:40.7795 (lap 3)
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Heat 2 edit
The top six finishers advanced to the All-Star Race.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Álex Palou
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 10 | 16:50.6089 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 10 | +5.3375 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | Graham Rahal
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 10 | +18.0911 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 10 | +18.9634 | 4 |
| 5 | 30 |  Pietro Fittipaldi
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 10 | +19.7151 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Alexander Rossi
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 10 | +20.3456 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 |  Patricio O'Ward
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 10 | +21.0031 | 9 |
| 8 | 66 | Tom Blomqvist
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 10 | +23.1783 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 |  Callum Ilott
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 10 | +23.3908 | 8 |
| 10 | 20 | Christian Rasmussen
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | +24.1938 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 |  Kyffin Simpson
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 10 | +25.8233 | 10 |
| 12 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Andretti Global | Honda | 10 | +26.5815 | 13 |
| 13 | 51 | Colin Braun
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Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 10 | +28.8333 | 12 |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:39.8051 (lap 3)
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All-Star Race edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 20 | 39:30.2292 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 20 | +5.7929 | 4 |
| 3 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 20 | +9.7587 | 2 |
| 4 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Global | Honda | 20 | +13.1126 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 20 | +15.0938 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 20 | +16.1064 | 7 |
| 7 | 7 | Alexander Rossi
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 20 | +16.5393 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 20 | +17.6675 | 6 |
| 9 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 20 | +19.7073 | 11 |
| 10 | 78 | Agustín Canapino
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | +20.4100 | 9 |
| 11 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 9 | Mechanical | 5 |
| DSQ | 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | Disqualified | 8 | |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:41.6145 (lap 12)
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References edit
- ^ "Official Final Results Heat Race 1" (PDF). Indy Racing Information System. 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Final Results Heat Race 2" (PDF). Indy Racing Information System. 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Final Results All-Star Race" (PDF). Indy Racing Information System. 24 March 2024.