NEWTON, Iowa – If only the English rock band The Who didn’t procure the name “The Kids Are Alright” for its 1979 documentary, it would have been the perfect title for this year’s wild and unpredictable IndyCar season.Then again, the young guns have been better than just all right through the first six races.There was 19-year-old Rinus VeeKay with a top-5 finish on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his second career race.
Twenty-year-old Colton Herta was the only driver with top-10 runs in each of the first four races. Brash 22-year-old Santino Ferrucci had two sixth-place finishes at Road America.
Twenty-year-old Pato O'Ward and 23-year-old Alex Palou earned their first podiums the same weekend, while 23-year-old Oliver.