Jack Hawksworth had already caught the eye with impressive outings in his first year in IndyCar, but his podium in Houston puts him firmly in the limelight
Will Power purged old demons with a dominating run to the chequered flag at Auto Club Speedway, with the season finale and title decider turning into a gruelling war of attrition.
Dallara has been making a change to the new DW12 IndyCar chassis, after crashes during practice and qualifying suggested the car could be tending to get airborne.
Dario Franchitti quickly took the lead of the first race of the Firestone Twin 275 double header event, and refused to be dislodged despite a strong late challenge from team mate Scott Dixon.
The 23-year old Indy 500 rookie nearly scooped the biggest prize in motorsport. How does anyone pick themselves up from such a devastating last-turn crash?
European 'exile' Charlie Kimball has revealed that he is to return to racing in his homeland this season, after inking a deal to join the burgeoning Firestone Indy Lights series with Team PBIR.