No. 2 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet of Josef Newgarden leads the No. 8 American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Honda of Linus Lundqvist in the light grey colored short chute between Turn 3 and Turn 4 during Practice 1 during the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. Image Credit: Chris Jones NICS (2024)

Newgarden & Herta Share Impressions On Laguna Seca's Newly Aged Track Surface

Race 9 of the 2024 NTT INDYCAR Series 17 Race season has the Dallara Chevy and Honda racecars meeting for the Monterey Grand Prix of Monterey at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca on an earlier than usual date in the year. Last year, for several years running, Laguna Seca on the Monterey Peninsula played host to a drama heightened season ending date in September ... but not this year going forward. The Monterey Grand Prix has been moved to a middle season date here in late June, and in 2024, just after Road America and before Mid-Ohio in a dedicated road course stint.