Alexander Rossi has never met Debbie Gillis, but he indirectly knows of her work at the Leilani Mae Horse Rescue in Linden, North Carolina. Rossi’s reward for winning the Gallagher Grand Prix, a road course race July 30 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was offered to the Leilani Mae Horse Rescue and AutoNation’s Drive Pink Campaign. Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden won the $1 million bonus after victories in the XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR. Newgarden won five races in all this year, and he selected the SeriousFun Children’s Network and Wags & Walks Nashville to share in the winnings. Newgarden and Rossi were among the nine drivers to win races in 2022. Race Wins: XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway, Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR, Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 at Iowa Speedway, Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at World Wide Technology Raceway. Race Wins: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding, Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the All-New 2023 Civic Type R, Grand Prix of Portland. Race Wins: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst at Barber Motorsports Park, Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 at Iowa Speedway. Race Wins: Honda Indy Toronto, Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Race Win: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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