A change in plans in holding off on using rain tires – as well as ideal timing for his final pit stop – not only worked to Leist’s advantage, it enabled him to finish fourth, the best result in his 22 career NTT IndyCar Series starts.
“Everybody needed this,” said Leist, whose previous best was 11th as a rookie last year at Pocono Raceway.
Leist came in at the same time as eventual runner-up Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing and third-place finisher Jack Harvey of Meyer Shank Racing.
“It’s an awesome place to have my best finish in INDYCAR,” Matheus Leist said.

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