Will Energy earned his third consecutive IndyCar podium on Sunday whereas racing across the nation’s capital.
The veteran accomplished essentially the most on-track passes of any driver, shifting ahead from twelfth on the grid as much as third and serving to Andretti safe a 1-3-4 consequence for the particular occasion.
Earlier than the present streak of podiums, Energy had solely logged 4 prime 10 outcomes all season and gave the impression to be preventing in opposition to his workforce when it got here to setup philosophies.
These struggles have pale away not too long ago, nevertheless, and the 2 sides are working higher collectively than they’ve all season.
“Yeah, lots of on-track passes,” mentioned Energy after the race. “Good technique. Good stops. It’s simply turning into regular for us to do that.
“We’re beginning to remove all of the weaknesses and be sturdy in every single place and have an opportunity to win in every single place. Staff’s made large development over this season, and you may see it now. It’s all coming on-line.
“I believe the expectation now each weekend is to be on the rostrum, problem for a win. I believe subsequent yr we’ll be desirous to be all prime 5 within the championship sort stuff.
“It will likely be fascinating the subsequent three races for us. I really feel like we needs to be fairly good at Milwaukee.
“You by no means know in IndyCar, it’s so aggressive. Barely outdoors the window, you may battle. Yeah, ending how Ron Ruzewski advised me how we have to end, which is principally second half of the yr be the factors chief or be proper there or be the strongest workforce. That’s precisely what we’re doing.”
Energy has moved up from 14th to tenth within the factors over the past three races, and appears to complete his first season with Andretti World on a powerful be aware.
