2024 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland explained

The 2024 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was the 14th event of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 25, 2024, in Portland, Oregon at Portland International Raceway. The race took the scheduled 110 laps to complete and was won by Will Power.^{[1] [2]}

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time

1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:58.3669
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.4337
3	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.6095
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Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time

1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:58.8605
2	60	David Malukas	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	00:58.8868
3	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:58.8942
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Final Practice

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time

1	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	00:59.0031
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:59.2041
3	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:59.2503
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Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	58.2715	N/A	58.3982	58.2046	1
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	58.2552	58.1196	58.3120	2
3	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	58.2459	58.3796	58.4316	3
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Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Race

The race started at 3:00 PM PT on August 25, 2024.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Total Time	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	110	01:55:34.1948	3	2	101	53
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	110	01:55:44.0215	3	3	3	41
3	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	110	01:55:57.3994	3	5	1	36
Fastest lap David Malukas (Meyer Shank Racing) – 59:7462 (lap 16)
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Notes and References

1. Web site: Scott Horner . Race recap: Will Power cruises in Portland for his third IndyCar Series win of 2024 . . August 24, 2024 . August 25, 2024.
2. Web site: Joey Barnes . Palou tightens grip on IndyCar title race with Portland runner-up . . August 25, 2024 . August 25, 2024.
3. Web site: August 25, 2024 . Race – Results – Final . August 25, 2024 . Indycar.com.