Follow the hunting poles from the streets of St. Petersburg

The North American open wheel series returns from its offseason as IndyCar takes over the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, this weekend. The NTT series stage 17 races this seasonsummit at Laguna Seca on Sept. 10 In all Indycars will visit 15 tracks comprising six road circuits, five street circuits and four ovals.

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A first-lap crash took out five cars

The captain of St. Petersburg only got through a few corners before the yellow and finally the red flag flew. As the field snaked its way through three double boards, contact between Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist caused a chain reaction breakdown after Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud, Santino Ferrucci, Sting Ray Robb, Devlin DeFrancesco and Benjamin Pederson collected.

DeFrancesco took a hard hit as his car was thrown into the air after Pederson hit him. Amazingly, DeFrancesco was the first driver released from the medical center on site. Dixon, Rosenqvist and Robb all made it to the pit lane and could continue their racing days.

The Governor of the City of St. Petersburg starting the grid

1. Romain Grosjean (28), Andretti Autosport Honda

2. Colton Herta (26), Andretti Autosport Honda

3. Pato O’Ward (5), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

4. Marcus Ericsson (8), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

5. Kyle Kirkwood (27), Andretti Autosport Honda

6. Scott McLaughlin (3), Team Penske Chevrolet

7. Alex Palou (10), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

8. Felix Rosenqvist (6), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

9. Scott Dixon (9), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

10. Will Power (12), Team Penske Chevrolet

11. Christian Lundgaard (45), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

12. Alexander Rossi (7), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

13. Marcus Armstrong (11), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

14. Joseph Newgarden (2), Team Penske Chevrolet

15. Helio Castroneves (06), Meyer Shank Racing Honda

16. David Malukas (18), Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports Honda

17. Santino Ferrucci (14), AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet

18. Devlin DeFrancesco (29), Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda

19. Jack Harvey (30), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

20. Graham Rahal (15), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

21. Agustin Canopino (78), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

22. Callum Ilott (77), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

23. Sting Ray Robb (51), Dale Coyne Racing/Rick Ware Racing Honda

24. Rinus Veekay (21), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

25. Simon Pagenaud (60), Meyer Shank Racing Honda

26. Conor Daly (20), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

27. Benjamin Pederson (55), AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet

The story continues

Governor of St. Petersburg entries list

Joseph Newgarden (2), Team Penske Chevrolet
Scott McLaughlin (3), Team Penske Chevrolet
Pato O’Ward (5), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Helio Castroneves (06), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Felix Rosenqvist (6), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Alexander Rossi (7), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Marcus Ericsson (8), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Scott Dixon (9), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Alex Palou (10), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Marcus Armstrong (11), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Will Power (12), Team Penske Chevrolet
Santino Ferrucci (14), AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Graham Rahal (15), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
David Malukas (18), Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports Honda
Conor Daly (20), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Rinus Veekay (21), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Colton Herta (26), Andretti Autosport Honda
Kyle Kirkwood (27), Andretti Autosport Honda
Romain Grosjean (28), Andretti Autosport Honda
Devlin DeFrancesco (29), Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
Jack Harvey (30), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Christian Lundgaard (45), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Sting Ray Robb (51), Dale Coyne Racing/Rick Ware Racing Honda
Benjamin Pederson (55), AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Simon Pagenaud (60), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Callum Ilott (77), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Agustin Canopino (78), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

The governor of the city of St. Petropolis published the schedule

Always ET

Friday, March 3 3-4:15 pm: Practice 1 (Pava, SiriusXM, IndyCar Radio)

On Saturday, the 4th cal 10-11 am: Practice 2 (Pava, SiriusXM, IndyCar Radio) 2:15-3:30 pm: Qualifying (Pava, SiriusXM, IndyCar Radio)

Sunday 5 cal Noon-2:30 p.m.: Governor of St. Petersburg (NBC, Universo, SiriusXM, IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio)

Governor of St. Petersburg details

Track: St. Petersburg, Florida Turns: 14 (nine right, five left) Track length: 1.80 miles Laps: 100 Lap record: 59.346 seconds (Will Power, Team Penske Chevrolet, 2022)

The storm at the Governor of St. Petersburg

It’s Florida and it’s surrounded by water on three sides, so you can expect a variety of conditions. As of Friday afternoon, it is We expect warm and humid highs in the low 80s and a better than 50 percent chance of rain on Sunday. Even under optimal conditions, St. Petersburg is described by the drivers as one of the most physically demanding on the calendar, so the car struggling around in the rain to even the 100-lap section presented an even tougher challenge.