DETROIT (AP) – Carlos Munoz has his first career IndyCar victory, winning Saturday at Belle Isle when the race was called because of rain after 47 laps.
The 23-year-old Colombian driver had a substantial lead when a caution flag came out with just over 30 minutes remaining in what was supposed to be a 2-hour race. The yellow flag was due to lightning in the area, and the race went under a red flag not long after that.
After the rest of the race was called off, Munoz was declared the winner. Marco Andretti was second, followed by Simon Pagenaud and pole-winner Will Power.
Munoz, in Andretti Autosport’s No. 26 Honda, gave that manufacturer only its second victory of the season in a series dominated by Chevrolet of late.
This was the first of two IndyCar races this weekend at Belle Isle. The second is Sunday.