Overview
- The rookie qualified fourth in his first oval attempt, earning “shockingly good” praise from Josef Newgarden.
- A front-gun malfunction on his opening pit stop ruined the tyre change and dropped him a lap.
- He finished 18th, one lap down to winner Newgarden, with Kyle Kirkwood and David Malukas completing the podium.
- Schumacher described the pack racing as hectic and said traffic required rapid decision-making.
- He highlighted tyre-wear insights to apply with RLL, with IndyCar next racing on March 15 in Arlington, Texas.