On a fast and tight road course, in the heart of #portland , Indycar approaches the penultimate round of the season. #mclaughlin aggressively defends the first place right at the start, while a few corners later #grosjean gets pushed out by #kirkwood and takes a ride on the grass. Lundgaard lies second and #power stands in third. Grosjean pits at lap 13, looking for an undercut, but unfortunately he would never be fighting for the win. Power gets the second position, while McLaughlin managed to build a gap of 8 seconds.#palou loses two positions around lap 45, to Newgarden and Rahal, and decides to pit. The first pit stops span from lap 13 to 30, depending on strategies. Around lap 50, drivers perform the second round of pit stops that grants O’Ward third position with Lundgaard sliding to fourth.#newgarden takes the place away from Lundgard soon after, starting the second half of the race. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson spins in turn 7 and McLaughlin leads the race managing a solid 5 s...