Pagenaud scores first Penske win with pit exit drama in the LBC - MotorSportsTalk

LONG BEACH, Calif. – What had been a fairly cut-and-dried, largely uneventful Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach turned eventful on the final pit stop sequence, and ended with a controversial winner.

Simon Pagenaud finally secured his first win for Team Penske, but after receiving an Official Warning from INDYCAR following his pit exit and blend after his last pit stop on Lap 54.

Pagenaud crossed over the blend line and exited just ahead of Scott Dixon, but received the warning for “Lane Usage” per INDYCAR’s Penalty Guidelines sheet.

The Rule assessed is 7.10.1.1, which reads: “Failing to follow designated procedures entering or exiting the pit area, including the proper use of the acceleration and deceleration lanes.”

Per #INDYCAR penalty guidelines 7.10.1.1 Failing to follow procedures entering or exiting the pits can be a warning. https://t.co/ISTx63WIyq

— IndyCar Series (@IndyCar) April 17, 2016

The Minimum Penalty is a Warning, a Mid-Penalty reverts a driver to the Back of the Field and a Maximum Penalty of Drive through, Stop and Go/Hold.

Another rule that theoretically could have been in play, but was not in this case, was Rule 7.1.3.5.

It falls under the Rule 7.1.3 Yellow Condition subset in the Rulebook; on the Penalty Guidelines sheet, it appears as an on-track penalty. However, as this was a Lane Usage violation and not a Blend Line violation, that Rule is not applicable.

This Rule exists in the INDYCAR Rulebook; the penalty assessed here was from the INDYCAR Penalty Guidelines sheet.

Here's the rule from rulebook pic.twitter.com/BRsYWC35oK

— Tony DiZinno (@tonydizinno) April 17, 2016

Nearly an hour following the completion of the race, IndyCar officials released the following statement:

Simon Pagenaud’s actions during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach were deemed an infraction per Rule 7.10.1.1. “Lane Usage” of the INDYCAR Penalty Guidelines: Failing to follow designated procedures entering or exiting the pit area, including the proper use of the acceleration and deceleration lanes. The penalty for this infraction ranges from a warning (minimum), putting the driver to the back of the field (mid) and drive-through or stop and go/hold (maximum). INDYCAR race stewards determined his actions were not severe enough to warrant a harsher penalty than the warning that was issued.”

Polesitter Helio Castroneves was third, in the first caution-free race in INDYCAR since Mid-Ohio in 2013, and fourth at Long Beach in its history.

Juan Pablo Montoya and Takuma Sato completed the top five, with Sato pressing Montoya throughout the race but unable to pass. Still, it was a good run from the driver of the No. 14 ABC Supply Co. Honda, who led the Honda contingent.

Tony Kanaan, Will Power, James Hinchcliffe, Sebastien Bourdais and Josef Newgarden completed the top 10 on a day which saw limited passing.

Pagenaud extends his points lead as a result.

Results are below:

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Vicki Golden has earned a career worthy of a thousand stories and 805 Beer tells at least one of them, as “Inverted Perspective” premiered March 30 on the company’s website and YouTube channel.

Golden did more to break the glass ceiling in SuperMotocross than she ever thought possible. She knows this because riders have never felt the need to explain any of her accomplishments with the disclaimer, “for a girl”.

At this point in Golden’s career, she’s been the first woman to finish top 10 in AMA Arenacross Lites, the first woman to qualify in the Fast 40 in Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the first woman to compete in freestyle Moto X competition, earning a bronze medal by doing so.

Her love for moto came from childhood while she watched her dad and brother ride. By seven she was on her bike and making waves throughout Southern California.

Golden, 30, is still madly in love with the sport and has no plans on moving away but her career is already one to talk about. 805 Beer’s film series wanted to do exactly that.

“I’m taken aback by it all,” Golden told NBC Sports about the documentary. “It’s just crazy to see your story, it’s one thing to live your life and battle everything that comes about but it’s another to just sit there and talk about it.”

805 approached Golden about the feature by asking, “Do you even realize that what you do, and your story is special?”

Golden took the question as a blank canvas to map out the highs and lows of her career and life.

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The title “Inverted Perspective” came from a brainstorming session with Dominick Russo and it highlights Golden’s outlook on the sport of SuperMotocross and her life in general.

“My whole life, my whole career was thinking differently and looking at things that shouldn’t be done and aren’t there, while being able to make a place for myself, where no one thought there should be a place,” Golden said. “It’s inspiring someone to think in different ways. It sums up my life.”

*Vicki Golden is not “fast for a girl”; she’s just fast. – 805 Beer*

While Golden is no stranger to the spotlight, this was the first time she’s been fully involved with the storytelling and creation of a feature about herself.

“It’s not like a full new experience,” Golden said. “Obviously, you get your standard questions about your upbringing and accomplishments, but I’ve never really put into perspective things that happened in my past with my dad and putting that to light. Also, certain other things that maybe got overlooked in previous interviews or films. I wanted to touch on these and Dom wanted to create a story. It’s just cool to see it come to light, it’s a nearly impossible thing to tell somebody’s life story in 40 minutes.”

Golden’s father was left paralyzed after an ATV accident, robbing him the opportunity to ride again. This happened a few months before the father-daughter duo was set to compete in the Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Nationals when Vicki was 12. While she might have been unable to grasp the severity at the time, it’s something she carries with her. Golden continues to ride in his honor.

Years later, an accident in 2018 nearly sidelined the then 25-year-old Vicki when a freestyle accident almost resulted in the amputation of her lower leg.

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Golden 805 Beer — *Vicki Golden has ridden a variety of disciplines in SuperMotocross, which gives her a unique perspective. – 805 Beer*

“Inverted Perspective” highlights her father’s diligence in helping Vicki continue with her career and the kindness and strength he carried while fighting his own battle.

“My dad was the entire reason that I started riding in the first place,” Golden said. “So, to honor his memory and to honor what we went through and how hard he pushed to keep our dream alive and keep everything going – in that sense then, it was really special to be able to honor him and talk about him.”

The 40-minute feature was filmed entirely in black and white, a stark contrast from the oversaturated world of motocross where the brighter the suit the easier it is for fans to find their rider and follow him in the race. By filming in monochrome Russo and Golden had the chance to focus on the race and track from a different perspective.

“It was cool to be able to film it differently,” Golden said. “It created a challenge in the sense of what was going to be more visually impactful for the film.

“I couldn’t be here without the companies that back me but at the same time, it’s not like the logos or colors disappeared, it’s just different lights shed on different spots. It’s just a cool way to do it and to take color away and still be impactful. When you think of black and white, you think of old school, the OG way of doing things.”

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