Marcus Ericsson wins IndyCar Pit Stop Challenge | Motorsports on NBC

Marcus Ericsson of Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports defeats Scott Dixon and mighty Team Penske to win the IndyCar Pit Stop Challenge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. #NBCSports #IndyCar #Indianapolis500
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[@DarthEvilicus]

His F1 experience really showed today. Congrats to Marcus. I hope he does well Sunday

[@MattHD85]

Frank the NOOB P1?

[@luisjuarez6178]

Frank the NOOB the reason si that marcus in f1in the pit stop neeed to exit very fast because in f1 the teams have a lot of people and in indu car is less people

[@kubajuszczak5680]

This aged well

[@minigungaming5915]

He was running pretty well but the rear end got the better of him in the pit stop

[@Iselus]

Dixon: I think Ericsson hit us...

[@alexwareing7198]

god tier comment

[@coyy9106]

@PlugMa Do you get the joke?

[@dyslexofficial2798]

@@coyy9106 dont think he did...

[@angel6490]

Dixon fault

[@nukemcentral3224]

Ok grosjean

[@moofey]

Ericsson's standing start made all the difference. "It's lights out, and away he goes!"

[@williamwade7059]

Way to go Ericsson. Take whatever they make available.

[@alexlam24]

Ericsson's fault

[@RyanXWing]

Man Ericsson off the line, what a badass

[@frankvanderaa1484]

He's so used to it!

[@emiel1976ep]

And then knowing he was one if the slowest f1 drivers.

[@mauricemotors8207]

@@emiel1976ep Goes to show if it was vettle or Hamilton lol

[@LmdsLucas]

get in there Marcus

[@adibz959]

IN IN IN IN IN IN IN

[@filipolofsson]

@@adibz959 Are we in trouble?

[@suryavikaas_64]

When erricsson makes more impact than Alonso

[@mirkokvesic1598]

Just let that sink in

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Yeah , if you want your career to go down the drain, keep on driving for them!

[@suryavikaas_64]

@@rattusnorvegicus4380 he hasn't got any other team than mclaren as no team wants him tbh! This is in F1 but in Indy he might choose some better performing team without Honda engine as Honda won't allow Alonso to be in a car that has their engine. He didn't use andretti for that same reason.

[@michaeltd578]

@@suryavikaas_64 Honda wont let Alonso use a Honda engine? Or am i misunderstanding?

[@suryavikaas_64]

@@michaeltd578 it seems Honda is furious with Alonso public team radio teasing their F1 engine. "Gp 2 and many others"

[@extraordinarymika]

2:50 Jump start

[@amirmanibmanampan159]

@I agree with you 😂 that's cold

[@DMalek]

Alonso, Ericsson is faster than you 😂😂

[@Silent_Shadow]

It's a Yoke!

[@Silent_Shadow]

GP2 engine!

[@rafafirdaus3675]

Hey Mclaren isn't doing Justice for Alonso since 2015

[@georgejakob1451]

@@rafafirdaus3675 Alonso dosen't do justice for himself since 2007

[@rafafirdaus3675]

@@georgejakob1451 fair enough

[@karpouzasftwakaforthewolve7045]

Next up: Marcus Erricson wins the Indy 500 and gets immediate switch to Mercedes replacing Hamilton

[@robtorres_racing]

KaRpoUzaSFTW akaForTheWolves not sure that constitutes that 😂😂😂😂

[@tylermcneil5239]

I wish that was real lmao

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Haha, that tickled me...but Hamilton`s just got pole at Monaco.

[@squishynigga7837]

KaRpoUzaSFTW akaForTheWolves if only

[@dyslexofficial2798]

You mean Ferrari replacing Vettel...

[@jordanimatedstreaming]

Oh of course when he WINS it ISN'T Ericsson's fault

[@vasishtvasudevan4059]

But its his fault Alonso didn't get in

[@Logan912]

@@vasishtvasudevan4059 It's McLaren's fault that Alonso didn't get in.

[@vasishtvasudevan4059]

@@Logan912 if Ericsson wasn't there , Alonso would've been 30th in first qualifying phase, sending him into the race . So yeah Ericssons fault

[@hukuando]

Formula 1 should have this. Then at least teams like Williams can win something. And why not? Quick pit stops should be recognized as an element of team synergy!

[@andreamoroni97]

DHL does it.

[@hukuando]

@@andreamoroni97 It is an award, not a literal contest in this format.

[@andreamoroni97]

@@hukuando In F1 every team partecipates in the contest, not just a part of it, to get the award at the end of the season since it's on in every race and there's a secondary championship for it.

[@hukuando]

@@andreamoroni97 It's not made into a spectacle, and the fans are not as excited about it. I think you can tell that's the point of this video in the first place.

[@andreamoroni97]

@@hukuando Because "spectacle" is different between USA and Europe and the rest of the world (just go to read the comments on the drivers' introduction in the USA GP in 2017, it is difficult because of all the Verstappen fanboys complaining about FIA doing a right thing for once, but it went wrong on so many levels), not only into racing, and how many are actually there watching this pit stop race compared with the race itself? Half of a grandstand and some around the cars and that's it, not even that exciting for american fans, is it? It is just people who have time to be there and take the opportunity to basically watch a different start mixed with something they already see in the race.

[@VictorDiaz97]

NASCAR should bring this back.

[@mattc6073]

Absolutely

[@mirkokvesic1598]

F1 too man (I mean implement it), Americans know a thing or two about entertainment, gosh. Awsome

[@billdewahl7007]

Honestly all racing disciplines should focus on making competition out of the other half of the racing for the whole weekend. Most of these guys don't get enough credit for good pitstops but a bad one with a loss sure sticks with the fans. Edit: the wheel nut loss and subsequent flawless recovery was nuuuuts.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Ericsson's FAULT. This time FOR REAL!

[@SR2448_]

Ah, I remember when nascar did this, They should start doing it again.

[@Jose-Gomez]

Yeah... Beginning In 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tito7021]

with average stop times of 2.5 seconds F1 should do it too.. 👍

[@Silent_Shadow]

@@tito7021 F1 pit stop competition would be mad! I love it.

[@motorcityoctane6713]

Nascar still sort of does it, they combine it with all-star qualifying. But yeah wish the old pit stop battles came back, remember a lot of the wives/girlfriends would pilot the car

[@64cgfan]

@@tito7021 F1 actually has a prize for the fastest pit crew called the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award... But it's in-race only and not sure what the prize money actually is.

[@austrone8586]

if Grosjean crashes during the Monaco Grand Prix we know who to blame

[@helikopter4786]

*I think Ericsson hit us*

[@francisjohnoca5710]

Bobo

[@YouKnowMeAsrAppN]

It wasn't Grosjean who said it FYI

[@austrone8586]

@@YouKnowMeAsrAppN yeah i know it was his race engineer, but im not saying Grosjean said it I just said we know who to blame of Grosjean crashes

[@jackkazee4629]

Marcus Ericsson wins IndyCar Pit Stop Challenge. All by himself. The pit crew just stood and watched.

[@iracingrookie3301]

Let get rid of free practice 1 and add this

[@maceroni5869]

This should be in F1

[@jordanclark1547]

@@klingendemynt4588 Well I wouldn't call F1 high end racing anyways.

[@divyjain123456]

@@jordanclark1547 lol you stupid ?

[@Jtngetabettername]

So different than the fastest pit stop award?

[@ChefofWar33]

@@klingendemynt4588 F1 is the pinnacle of high end boredom at the current moment.

[@MrKirua21]

No thanks we do not want your trashy contest !

[@luigipipi7805]

Apparently, Ericsson wins by the reaction he has to leave, there is very fast what he learned in the f1

[@ba2138]

It was Ericsson's fault that he won!

[@jonlinen225]

Chuckles

[@victoruribe2465]

What a surprising underdog! The Swede defeats the Kiwi!

[@IRenegadEEEEE]

Ericsson showing everyone that F1 is the pinnacle of auto racing.

[@kevinbook]

Oh wait! That McLaren and Alonso guy.... Nevermind.

[@carrywurst7720]

@@kevinbook McLaren even is a meme in F1 sooo...

[@rafafirdaus3675]

@@kevinbook i mean. McLaren is shite since 2015 sooo

[@racerboyjeff362]

Thats not a race though. Its a pit crew challenge. Totally different.

[@ChordsNetwork]

That Scott guy cheated on the second start

[@Excludos]

Nah, he rolled forward a few centimeters and stopped before the lights went out so he could set of again. This happens a lot on standing starts, and is usually considered legal if the wheels doesn't cross the lines of the box before the race starts.

[@projectjt3149]

@@Excludos In fact, I think Erricson did that on the first start

[@quarterlifethings]

Lol. Yeah he cheated.

[@James-vj5hz]

"That Scott guy" lol

[@ChordsNetwork]

@@Excludos look at it in 0.25x than you'll see and even in F1 that is far enough for the Grid sensor to declare that a false start and for the Marshalls to give him a drive-through penalty or a Stop and-Go penalty

[@StarTrekGeek47]

If there's a perceived difference between the pit lanes (and it could be a very real difference due to pre-existing rubber) then it doesn't make sense to do a best of three system. Do two rounds and then add the times between the two rounds.

[@tylers9578]

Darin Lunde Americans for you

[@amanwholikescars]

The best of three Systemes isn’t bad as it isn’t based on randomly giving one or another a better time by having one driver be stuck in the worse lane twice, it is used to give the team who was the fastest of the two rounds an advantage . This gives more of a balance as if one team is way better and happens to have something fail on one turn, they have a better time in the next or previous, so they still have a chance, if the rounds were averaged it would be more rewarding to consistency, rather than speed. It really doesn’t matter all too much but the event is supposed to showcase speed over consistency. It's flaws gives one driver a major advantage, however it nullifies mistakes and rewards being the faster team.

[@alextrainor4038]

The final winner-takes-all round is more exciting for fans than waiting for a calculation of the two rounds

[@TheUKNutter]

I wonder how his older brother Sony Ericsson is doing?

[@tralalaklak]

i died man ))))))))))))

[@TheUKNutter]

UNIQUE PRODUCTIONS Underrated comment right? 😂

[@anthoslykos6294]

That was pure F1 skill. GG

[@recon4786]

Ericsson was wild in the pits this week, to say the least.

[@unaibrazo3032]

Pero q bueno es mi niño❤️❤️

[@ethanle3757]

Ericsson is really good because he’s always at the back when the lights go out

[@bétaalfa-g2i]

That was Ericsson's greatest result in his life.

[@xtlm]

That inside line was the better lane yesterday. He was lucky that when he went against the 2 Penskes he started on the inside. Congrats tho

[@quattro4468]

If this had commentary other than American I would watch the indy500.

[@repairdrive]

I didn't know those cars sounded so good. I wish Indycar would go to standing starts on all non ovals.

[@DL14c]

repairdrive watch the 2014 Indy gp and you would change your mind

[@keithgordon4726]

Red Bull can double stack their cars and still win this. Would love to see this added to a few F1 weekends. Or maybe just the US GP.

[@grantprice2328]

In f1 they dont refill and it's not the Same guy taking off and putting the tire back on

[@tannerpatterson3088]

It's cuz f1 allows more people to help change tires and doesn't allow refueling

[@aidamtabirao5800]

You can’t compare the two f1 has 22 people during a pitstop. Both drivers mechanics working together.

[@homeperson11244]

F1 had more 20+ crew and bespoke gear, IndyCar meanwhile only 6 crew are allowed to service and the gear was a standard spec

[@WjC00LEY]

Marcus should still be with Alfa

[@MartyTuro]

He's still a test driver there, so there's that

[@frmnNnj]

Here’s something that we can guarantee Ericsson will win every year

[@funny-bv6lo]

I think Marcus is underrated

[@chair362]

this seems more of a pit crew challenge then a driver challenge..ya the driver has to take off just right, but even is he launched perfect the crew could easily mess up...so ericssons pit crew wins

[@fishdisher9564]

chair362 pit crew wins but also Eric to the same extent. They both did their part

[@biznusmuffin5468]

I think we all were fooled he won a race when it said “Ericsson wins”

[@ruairilane3562]

I read ‘Marcus Ericsson wins IndyCar’

[@1dashcamboatsandcars]

Goodjob mark and arrow.

[@derek_bell10]

They should have done Ericsson v.s. Alonso. That would be awesome!

[@killabeezle]

didnt know that competition existed, super cool

[@adamstripreports9538]

Dixon's pit crew: "I think Ericsson hit us with the faster pit stop..."

[@thorclayton]

Happy for Sam Schmidt!!

[@carlitoxb110]

Justin Clayton yeah he is a great singer

[@frguitar777]

So nice the f1 guy win something in his life

[@SIXITHS]

This aged well...

[@962momo]

this is awesome...drag racing indy Cars! yeah baby ! i'd like to see more of the round by round action.

[@lukewilkinson7095]

Shame how Ericsson's race ended he was doing so well

[@sri_6]

It’s good to see Ericsson win something!

[@SIXITHS]

This aged well...

[@maigus12345]

That's so cool! I've never seen this but we don't get stuff like this in F1, unfortunately.

[@alexismarianoaguilar6621]

4:40 don't do that man! Listen that shymphony!

[@me_dyrl]

for those who did not notice, 0:27 top right corner starting lights. See if Ericsson jump starts.

[@x-rinanimationchannel3687]

Stop the "this is Ericson fault" and "I think Ericcson hit us meme" with replace with his victory right now.He success driver in Indycar right now.Congrats Ericcson!

[@dashbee3264]

Sobirinnor XxsRIN why stop? People are having fun making jokes and laughing.

[@x-rinanimationchannel3687]

@@dashbee3264 .I just kidding dude.

[@jdwalker9718]

1:35 Dixon was probably complaining about how Ericsson passed him

[@OfficialPureClan]

atta boy Marcus doing us proud

[@5tuartGuy]

You can tell which one of these is used to standing starts

[@thiagohenrique-in9my]

Marcus Ericsson doing big moves !!! Congratulations to the King of Sverige

[@Anderten1989]

The Inside Line is so much better, has much more Grip

[@Iceman-Raikkonen]

Ya era hora Marcus, 5 años en F1 y nunca hiciste unos pitstops tan buenos

[@daleearnhardtsmustache3984]

I remember when NASCAR did this during their all star weekend. It gave the spotlight to the pit crew that gave their driver a winning pit stop. Forgot IndyCar also did this.

[@praddzzz]

Wow after 15 years another team won the challege. F1 drivers are really at the peak. 2nd one would be close if they dint have wheel nut issue.

[@leonrambach1216]

Well as they said. The start in an F1 race is among the most important things in a race. And they do it 21 times a year plus practice.

[@michaeldeitch3642]

Got a fantastic jump

[@johnstones339]

Last time a rookie won? Ericsson is really not a rookie bois

[@nyu4565]

Dixon’s engineer: I think Ericsson hit us...

[@edescastro2066]

Esses sim são carros de corrida ..mais bonitos que os da F1.

[@Quickslice100]

Mercedes could have done a double pit stop in this time lol (sarcasm)

[@Spartans5499]

That the Difference between F1 pit stop and Indy

[@fedebenavides]

Sarcasm? 8 second pit stops could fit two good f1 stops

[@Quickslice100]

@@fedebenavides I say sarcasm cause theres only 6 guys in a indy pit crew vs 20 guys in a f1 pit stop crew

[@triplejchannel3865]

He's Got Kimi Raikkonen Numbers on it

[@MrGnidlih]

It's hard to beat Scott Dixon but now Ericsson has beaten him both in quali and pit-stop challenge .. let's see if he can make it a third :)

[@filipolofsson]

Legend

[@tehgamist7139]

"The last time a rookie won" Becuase F1 makes you a rookie xD

[@daleearnhardtsmustache3984]

Teh Gamist driving in a different racing series full-time for the first time makes you a rookie, believe it or not. Ask Juan Pablo Montoya when he went to NASCAR. Or Fernando Alonso when he did the Indy 500 in 2017. You are inexperienced specifically in that racing series. Just because it’s an ex-F1 driver, it doesn’t mean he’s more experienced than the drivers that have spent as much as a decade in IndyCar.

[@gary5852]

I mean f1 is extremely complex and difficult compared to indy car

[@lundinkrazy]

Corey Agrippa They are both extremely difficult...

[@tehgamist7139]

Let's be honest. It's like asking asking a fighter pilot to fly a cesna. I reckon he'll manage.

[@fabiomarcel3573]

Nice job 😏 😎👊🏻✌🏻🏁🇧🇷

[@sebatsituab3955]

He was kinda used to that so much as it was a common practice in F1. That was his advantage. Good job.

[@seankirby8892]

Wow Erkison won something I've been waiting for this moment for 2 years now lmao

[@SIXITHS]

This aged well...

[@alexia7860]

“I think Ericsson hit us” 😂

[@jimb8695]

This is more interesting than a full F1 race these days.

[@rafafirdaus3675]

Tbf the Monaco GP this year was Great

[@Vigilante-3-1]

Dixon is a cheater

[@georgejakob1451]

?

[@leevilduck]

"Why did you lost that challenge?" "Ericcson fault!!"

[@chikennabugwu2296]

Marcus Ericsson just beat the most accomplished IndyCar driver of this generation.... MARCUS! What would’ve happened with Lewis, or Sebastian

[@rafafirdaus3675]

That's F1 reflexes for ya

[@joshhill5932]

You know F1 is getting boring when fans have to watch indycar videos and complain about how much better F1 is.

[@Excludos]

There's literally not a single comment here stating that. Don't straw man

[@benbrown5119]

@@Excludos there are several

[@shafwandito4724]

It's because it's Monaco dude. Monaco is going to be sleepfest

[@tylermcneil5239]

Doubt (x)

[@thebigitchy]

Excludos I dunno, there’s a fair number of people saying that F1 pit stops are faster. I mean, duh. An Indy pit stop would be a lot faster if they also had 20 guys on the car and didn’t have to refuel.

[@nickgirilovitch5428]

Wow what a legend, the way he drove up to the pit crew and the extremely confident and technical way of sitting and waiting is just a thing of beauty.

[@ehsnils]

Good for Marcus to have this little show-off. But this is just a little exercise and game play, so don't take it too serious. the real deal is the race.

[@kasevi02]

Ericson winning something... not used to that

[@johnbaker4847]

good video, didn't need jr. at end...

[@kertjj3522]

At other races in in indy how does the race start?

[@TheTororist]

is there any sort of prize for this? well at least ericssons finally winning something.

[@mike5racin635]

Toro Loco they just said it! They get 50,000 dollars

[@carlos1308]

Toro Loco and bragging rights

[@hantus7523]

Indycar: We do fast pit stops F1: Am I a joke to you?

[@shivam2814]

Haha Marcus Ericsson wins Finally

[@ricardo_tanji99]

I think ericsson won us!

[@rafafirdaus3675]

Nice change of pace

[@eudofia]

Whoa! Marcus Ericsson at won something in his first year in Indycar. Better than languishing at the back of the field in F1.

[@kirill4524]

I read Marcus Ericsson wins IndyCar I click

[@ApexPredatorWithSungGlasses]

Gotta love Indy =) It's so very American to have this side challenges and such, kinda like how NBA has its All-Star Weekend. 100% prefer it over that boring Monaco GP.

[@captaf1]

Its lights out and away we go

[@andis9076]

Scott Dixon: Ericsson HIT me !

[@jz4958]

It was more fun than the current F1

[@jonlinen225]

That's F1 muscle memory. Pretty awesome.

[@oktsd3704]

The most Murican competition i've ever seen

[@silviuc.5551]

V I C T O R Y ! YEEEEEEEEEEES! YEEEEEES THIS IS MY FIRST VICTORY EVER! Thank you, guys, it really means lot to me! won! I won!

[@tomcatm16]

Congratulations to Marcus Ericsson he got it done fair and square. Props to Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsport pit team! They did it and took down the Ganassi juggernaut! Both drivers cheated their 1ST starts in the left lane. I'm certain that if this was an actual drag racing competition those times would have been thrown out. Scott Dixons' was much more visible and very close to cheating the start. I'm not sure of the definition of the rulings there.

[@pyzelphantom4355]

he actually won something

[@Maxrc77]

Finally Lucky 7!