Bathurst: IndyCar stars getting beat by the girls (2nd Update)
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The IndyCar stars Andretti Holden is nearly the slowest car on the track |
UPDATE Lap 75, 85 laps to go. We are approaching the 1/2-way mark of the 1,000km race and the IndyCar drivers have gone down 1.5 laps on the 3.75-mile circuit.
Running 25th out of 26 cars, the IndyCar drivers are finally getting a little quicker having a lot of race laps under the belt now. Now they are only 2.1-seconds per lap slower than the leaders.
Progress, but still getting schooled.
10/12/19 With 48 laps completed and 112 still to run, the IndyCar drivers have now gone 2 minutes down to the leaders as the gap continues to grow at 2.5 sec. per lap.
The leading #17 Penske Ford will be lapping the IndyCar drivers in 2 to 3 laps. Unless there is a caution, that won't be the only lap the IndyCar regulars go down as they continue to get schooled running 24th out of 26 cars.
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McLaughlin and Premat will soon be lapping the IndyCar drivers |
10/12/19 The #17 Roger Penske Ford of Scott McLaughlin and Andre Premat are leading the Bathurst 1000 by 2.5 seconds after 26 laps with 134 laps left to run.
The #27 Andretti Holden driven by IndyCar drivers James Hinchcliffe and Alexander are running next to last and 1m21s behind already.
Turning laps consistently over 3 seconds per lap slower than the leaders, the IndyCar drivers are even getting schooled by the girls.