Scott McLaughlin is a multi-time Supercars Series champion and Bathurst winner. He’s part of the three-driver lineup in the powerful Team Penske organization in the NTT IndyCar Series and got his first win in St. Pete at the first race of the 2022 season. He narrowly missed backing that up in the second race of the season when his teammate just pipped him to the line at the high-speed Texas Motor Speedway oval. It’s rare for a driver to leave tin tops and go to top level Indy cars and McLaughlin has surely set a high standard for doing that. He spent some time with us at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and explains his success and his motivation moving forward. Enjoy!

NOTE: McLaughlin’s weekend was interrupted by an engine change right after the Sunday morning warmup and then a slight kiss of the wall at the Turn 11 hairpin during the race which dropped him back to 21st position. He fought back to finish 11th.

By Larry Mason

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