The pair have enjoyed a fascinating battle this year. Following the second Iowa race, in which Lundgaard’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan-Honda suffered a mechanical failure and posted first retirement, and Malukas’ Dale Coyne Racing w/HMD-Honda finished eighth, the pair were separated by just four points.
Then Lundgaard delivered an excellent runner-up finish in IndyCar’s second race at on the Indianapolis road course, while Malukas was in midfield, and the Dane extended his points advantage to 41 in Nashville, where he finished in the Top 10 and Malukas was taken out by Kyle Kirkwood.
