IndyCar Laguna Seca Lap 1 crash

Video: IndyCar season finale comedy show

The 2023 IndyCar season finale at WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway was an embarrassment – the best comedy show of the year.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

The lack of driving talent displayed by the IndyCar drivers Sunday for the Firestone GP of Monterey made for a great video below – a must-see comedy act.

The IndyCar drivers put on a shitshow we won’t soon forget -hitting just about anything that moves, which was usually a fellow competitor.

From Lap 1, turn 2, the hits just kept on coming.

And coming.

And coming.

This video summarizes the entire Laguna Seca weekend (practice, qualifying and the race) and all the news and incidents.

If you just had a hernia operation, you might not want to watch it for fear of popping your stitches while bent over in laughter.

Eight yellows flew over the race, including a handful for crashes that actually happened in turn 11 before the field crossed the start-finish line for the next restart. That meant a busy day for the Civic Type R pace car that had to be refueled because of all the caution laps and only 28 of 95 laps had been run.

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Caution Summary
No Duration Total Reason for Caution
1 1 to 5 5 Contact: Cars 2, 9, 15, 21 and 30 in Turn 2
2 8 to 10 3 Contact: Car 2 in Turn 4
3 29 to 35 7 Contact: Cars 6 and 8 in Turn 2
4 37 to 40 4 Contact: Cars 06, 12, 55 and 77 in Turn 11
5 58 to 61 4 Contact: Cars 18 and 29 in Turn 3
6 63 to 66 4 Contact: Cars 14 and 60 in Turn 11
7 68 to 72 5 Contact: Cars 8 and 11 in Turn 11
8 75 to 77 3 Contact: Car 06 and 26 in Turn 3

 

Penalty Summary
Car Reason Lap Penalty
45 Emergency Service in a Closed Pit 6 Restart at the Back of Field
45 Avoidable Contact 12 Drive-Through
9 Avoidable Contact 12 Drive-Through
7 Blocking 14 Yield Position
7 Emergency Service in a Closed Pit 35 Restart at the Back of Field
26 Emergency Service in a Closed Pit 35 Restart at the Back of Field
6 Emergency Service in a Closed Pit 35 Restart at the Back of Field
8 Avoidable Contact 35 Restart at the Back of Field
30 Emergency Service in a Closed Pit 35 Restart at the Back of Field
3 Avoidable Contact 38 Restart at the Back of Field
12 Avoidable Contact 38 Restart at the Back of Field
3 Pitting After a Repositioning Penalty 42 Drive-Through
12 Pitting After a Repositioning Penalty 42 Drive-Through
29 Avoidable Contact 74 Drive-Through
14 Avoidable Contact 74 Drive-Through
06 Avoidable Contact 79 Drive-Through
26 Pit Speed Violation 84 Drive-Through