American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 20

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2016 SEASON FULL OF NOTEWORTHY
ACHIEVEMENTS, MEMORABLE GESTURES
By Jeff Pappone | IndyCar.com

With the 2016 Verizon IndyCar
Series in the books and the
champion crowned in the
season-ending GoPro Grand
Prix of Sonoma, it's time to look
back on some of the
performances that stood out.
Team Penske's Simon Pagenaud
will officially be presented the
Astor Cup and a $1 million prize
as the series champion at the
INDYCAR Championship
Celebration on Oct. 4 in
Indianapolis. Additional official
awards will be handed out as

well, but there are a few other
drivers who deserve unofficial
recognition for their
performances in 2016.

Most dominant weekend
Nobody put a bigger stamp on a
race weekend than No. 9 Target
Chip Ganassi driver Scott Dixon
did in the Verizon IndyCar
Series' return to Watkins Glen
International. The 36-year-old
topped the timesheets in every
practice before posting a pole
time that was an amazing 5.61
seconds quicker than the