114 • RACE CONTROL
BREAKING NEWS
Rossi reels of second straight dominant
Long Beach triumph
Al Unser Jr. may be “King of the Beach,” but
Alexander Rossi is driving himself toward racing
royalty at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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IndyCar Series street course, Rossi dominated the
competition. The Andretti Autosport driver led all
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Beach since Sebastien Bourdais won three in a
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“We were able to get a race car I was really
happy with,” Rossi said. “Winning the pole is huge
come Sunday because it allows you to hopefully
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the race from there.”It’s awesome to be able to
really kickstart our year.”
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as many races this season. He also delivered
Andretti Autosport its 200th race victory in all
disciplines in which the team has competed since
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“I’m so proud of what we’ve been able to
accomplish in I think a short period of time, to
get to 200,” Michael Andretti said. “We’ve had so
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over the years to get us to this point.”
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round of pit stops and remained there the rest
of the day. “It’s tough when you’re not able to