NBCSPORTS.COM - (+ video) Rossi dominates ABC Supply 500 for third win of 2018
Alexander Rossi drafted by pole sitter Will Power on a Lap 6 restart, and then proceeded to utterly dominate Sunday’s ABC Supply 500. The Andretti Autosport driver led 180 of 200 laps and withstood a second-half charge from Power, who even briefly took the lead on lap 138 following a round of green flag pit stops, and gapped Power by as much as eight seconds in the final stint on his way to winning by over four seconds.
Power tried keeping Rossi honest, but his challenge was thwarted when he caught the lapped car of Max Chilton in Turn 3 just before making his final stop on Lap 171. Power drifted high, costing him valuable time and allowing Rossi to easily clear him to re-assume the lead, which Rossi never surrendered from there.
Of their Lap 138 battle, Rossi allused to traffic as the cause of him briefly losing the lead, but credited the Andretti Autosport with giving him a fast enough car to get back around. However, he was subdued in Victory Lane given the serious accident earlier in the race involving Ryan Hunter-Reay, Robert Wickens, James Hinchcliffe, and others.
“We came out in some traffic. It was really, really hard to be behind cars for some reason today. But, the No. 27 Napa Auto Parts Honda was better than everyone else. So, it’s an exceptional day, but right now Rob, James, and everyone involved in that, are in our thoughts and it’s really tough to celebrate after what happened,” Rossi said in Victory Lane to NBCSN’s Kevin Lee.
Rossi credited his teammates as well, particularly Zach Veach Marco Andretti, who allowed Rossi by late in the race as he worked through traffic.
“It’s a team, man. I have amazing teammates. Speaking of them...
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