VIRTUAL AUSTIN, Texas -- Lando Norris made a smashing debut in the IndyCar iRacing Challenge Series, winning the fifth round Saturday at Circuit of The Americas.
The McLaren Formula One driver started from the pole on the road course and led a race-high 15 of 32 laps, holding off Arrow McLaren SP teammate Pato O’Ward by 1.44 seconds.
Felix Rosenqvist, who spun from the lead with four laps left, finished third, followed by Scott McLaughlin and Santino Ferrucci.
RESULTS: Click here to see where everyone finished at COTA
POSTRACE REACTION: What drivers said after the race at COTA
The rest of the top 10: Will Power, NTT Series rookie Rinus VeeKay (seventh in his IndyCar iRacing Challenge debut), Marcus Ericsson, Alex Palou and Josef Newgarden.
The series finale will be held May 2 (2:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which will have a 33-car field.
Click here to see where everyone finished in the AutoNation IndyCar Challenge at COTA.
WON IT! WE WON IT! Thanks for the invite @IndyCar @ArrowMcLarenSP, see you some other time? 😉 #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/4x6ARI8SG0
— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris) April 25, 2020