Race Highlights | 2024 The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge | INDYCAR

Who was on the money at The Thermal Club? Catch up on the top moments from the $1 Million Challenge in under 5 minutes.

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[Backnine]

Would have made it MUCH more interesting if there was a smaller prize fund for the 1-2-3 of both the first and second heat races. Would eliminate teams from sandbagging to save tire wear.

[shmet]

"Thermal club 1 million dollar challenge"
Wtf...

[richardbrennan]

There weren't even spectators on the VERY expensive trackside balconies.

[blee]

I don't think this track was a good idea. Like, this track wasn't designed for racing in mind. Didn't see many opportunities to pass. I get they were trying to fill the gap between the two points races but this wasn't it. Also, apparently the winner did not get $1 million dollars but won 500K instead. Kind of misleading if I'm being honest or did I misread it and assumed the winner got $1 million dollars?

[alexpotter]

Embarrassment for the sport. If fans can't attend in mass it doesn't belong on the calendar. This was a terrible joke of an event at some rich bozos country club.

[victorleoncio]

"Action in under 5 minutes"

Very appropriate, because there were under five minutes of action today.

Next time, IndyCar, please fill the four-week gap between races with an actual points paying race and don't ever try this rich-person club bullshit ever again

[LeopardGeckoFry]

I don't like the heat set up. Just do a regular race. This is why so many people dislike NASCAR now.

[Andres-zzxg]

The most boring race I've seen so far.

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[IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

Let’s try the All-Star Race on an oval!

[Erik_Taurus]

Wow this was boring! St:Pete was an endurance race, this was also an endurance race but far worse. Only Herta and Rossi used their push to pass, Rossi didn't gain any positions but Herta did. Herta's charge was the only highlight of the race.
For next year I hope the concept will change.
The only other benefit from the teams were the added time for testing in the training sessions.
I hope the employees of NBC and IndyCar and members of the teams had a great weekend though.

[izzdin]

This race is all for attracting those uber rich fellas to make B2B deals. It may suck for us common folks, but I heard a comment on the Indycar subreddit that works in hospitality that those same uber rich fellas are very happy with Indycar and various deals and discussions are going on behind the scenes already. I'm not sure who's gonna pay/sponsor what but if it means more money into the sport then by all means.

[axemanracing]

If you have a format like this again, there's no need to broadcast it. Thank you.

[Death]

Wow.... quite possibly one of the most tasteless, out of touch slaps in the face to your general audience I think I've ever seen. At a time when most people are struggling to keep or find housing and you do this? Flaunting cash and an exotic exclusive locale, talking about general admission being ONLY $500 and just going on and on... I get that racing is a rich mans participation sport but the general audience is not rich.

[paulpark]

Wait another month for a race…Cmon Roger, do something

[stonecoldmark]

Awful event . Just staged to promote rich people in the private race track dont do it next year .

[modelcarsandmore]

First: That track is not designed to race at the level that indy does, it is just “follow the leader” track.
Second: No spectators allowed, why??? Only club members, please INDYCAR you are making US fans that aren’t millionaires feel left out, just remember WE the crowds are the ones that pay for the whole Series to stay alive.
Third: INDYCAR is for everyone not only for a selected few people.
THANKS

[hello_alpine]

Well at least Palou has a bit more money for that McLaren lawsuit, I guess

[rockybalboadadepressao]

Que corrida ruim, idéia de classificação ruim, regras péssimas. Gosto muito da Indycar mas hoje ela tentou ser ruim igual a F1😂😂😂

[billmartin]

Heck. A drag race would have been more entertaining. Can we do THAT next year? (Or next week?) This was just an extended time share promo for Thermal Club!

[Felipepavzin]

Holy COW WHAT A SENSATION of a SLOBBERKNOCKER FOR THE INDYCARS