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Colton Herta Finishes Seventh in Chaotic Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course

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Colton Herta Finishes Seventh in Chaotic Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course


INDIANAPOLIS– In the span of 25 seconds at the beginning of Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Colton Herta went from starting 24th up to 16th place by turn 3, but then back down the field after getting hit by teammate Marcus Ericsson, which forced Herta through the gravel trap outside of turn 4.

Herta ended the first of 85 laps in 25th place. When the checkered flag flew, the No. 26 Andretti Global Honda was seventh, 18.85 seconds behind race winner Alex Palou.

Herta’s path through the 27-car field came mostly through pit strategy as race strategist Rob Edwards carved a path for his driver to follow. After regrouping following the first-lap incident, Herta moved up to 20th place before pitting for the first time at the end of Lap 12. After the rest of the field made their initial stops, Herta was now running in 12th place.

The second sequence of pit stops vaulted Herta up to ninth, which became eighth after Luca Ghiotto stopped on the side of the track. Eighth became seventh after Herta passed Alexander Rossi on Lap 69, and the 2022 Indianapolis road course winner maintained his position for the rest of the race.

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For Herta, the result validated what the team already knew. The team had a fast car and they knew it, but had to start 24th after Herta ran out of fuel in the first round of qualifying on Friday afternoon.

“It is what it is,” Herta said of the qualifying misfortune on pit road. “You’ve just got to move on from it. I can’t think about that and what could have been. It was a good job. We did a really good job today to get where we were.”

At the start, Herta gained several positions after multiple cars had contact in the first corner sequence and slowly raced through the first two corners on the track. Herta was up to 16th before Ericsson locked up in Turn 4, oversteering into Herta and putting his Andretti Global teammate through the gravel trap outside of Turn 4. Herta rejoined the pavement on the outside of the gravel trap to continue in the race and had a few choice words about the incident for NBC’s Kevin Lee after the race.

“Your teammate’s leading the championship and you race him like an ass like that, like I don’t know what you’re thinking,” Herta said of Ericsson. “He probably broke deeper than in qualifying right there and he runs me clean off the track. Like, you’ve got to be smarter than that, man. So dumb.”

Herta kept his cool and gained the biggest mover award for improving 17 positions from where he started. The next IndyCar track activity comes on Tuesday May 14th with practice beginning for the 108th Indianapolis 500.

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Pirates farm report for April 18, 2026: Rafael Flores Jr. hits 1st homer in Indianapolis win

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Pirates farm report for April 18, 2026: Rafael Flores Jr. hits 1st homer in Indianapolis win


INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 6-14) thumped Omaha (Royals), 11-3. 1B Rafael Flores Jr. (.206) went 2 for 3 with a double, his first home run, two runs scored and three RBIs. LF Tyler Callihan (.239) went 3 for 4 with a double and his first homer, a two-run shot. DH Enmanuel Valdez (.273) went 2 for 4 with his first homer and three runs scored. RF Esmerlyn Valdez (.258) went 2 for 5 with two doubles and a run scored. SS Davis Wendzel (.269) went 1 for 3 with a double, two walks, two runs scored and two RBIs. RHP Carson Fulmer (2-0, 5.51) started, gave up three runs on three hits in five innings and earned the win. RHP Chris Devenski (1.50) and LHP Joe La Sorsa (3.24) each pitched two scoreless innings.

Next: Sunday at Omaha (Royals), 3:05 p.m.

ALTOONA (Double-A, 2-12) had two hits – both solo home runs – and beat Portland (Red Sox), 2-0. LHP Dominic Perachi (1-0, 1.80) started and went six innings, allowing three hits and two walks with three strikeouts. RHP Landon Tomkins (3.38) followed with two scoreless. RHP Jaycob Deese (3.00) worked the ninth for his first save. LF Titus Dumitru (.146) went 1 for 3 with his second homer. C Shawn Ross (.182) went 1 for 3 with his second homer.

Next: Sunday vs. Portland (Red Sox), 1 p.m.

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GREENSBORO (High-A, 10-4) lost 8-3 to Brooklyn (Mets). C Easton Carmichael (.273) went 2 for 4 with an RBI. RF Shalin Polanco (.250) went 1 for 3 with a stolen base and an RBI. 1B Jared Jones (.277) went 2 for 5 with a run scored. RHP Carlson Reed (0-1, 7.36) started, recorded one out and gave up four runs on two hits and four walks. RHP Jose Garces (3.60) pitched two scoreless innings.

Next: Sunday at Brooklyn (Mets), 2 p.m.

BRADENTON (Low-A, 5-9) allowed seven stolen bases in its 6-5 loss to Tampa (Yankees). CF Edward Florentino, starting a rehab assignment as he recovers from an ankle injury, went 1 for 3 with a walk, double and run scored. LHP Reinold Navarro (6.43) started and gave up three hits, four walks and two earned runs over three innings while striking out five. SS/1B Eddie Rynders (.128) went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. DH Edgleen Perez (.238) went 1 for 4 and drove in two runs. LF/CF Josh Tate (.208) went 2 for 5 with an RBI. 2B/SS Antonio Pimentel (.154) went 2 for 4 with a double. RHP Greiber Mendez (5.40) and RHP Noah Murdock (0-1, 9.00), who took the loss, each gave up two hits and one run in one inning. RHP Treyson Peters pitched the final three innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and one walk while striking out two.

Next: Sunday at Tampa (Yankees), noon

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The Zone Extra | April 18, 2026

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was another busy week in high school sports in central Indiana and ‘The Zone Extra’ has it all covered.

Athlete of the week and Guerin Catholic senior outfielder Ian Taylor is off to a scorching hot start to the young season. Check out his interview as well as Guerin Catholic head coach Dave Schrage talk about Taylor’s success.

The Johnson County baseball tournament came to a close. See highlights from Center Grove’s tournament victory.

The 4A baseball coaches poll was released as well as the 3A softball coaches poll.

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The former Columbus North gymnastics coach, John Hinds, passed away at 88 years old.

Center Grove head softball coach Alyssa Coleman joins the show for a coaches corner conversation.

See highlights from the Colts Local Pro Day, featuring several former Hoosiers and Purdue’s Devin Mockobee.

Girls lacrosse is in the first season as an IHSAA emerging sport.

All of that, and more, can be found in the full The Zone Extra show above.

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Tornado watches issued for counties north and west of Indianapolis

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(WISH) — A tornado watch was issued until 3 a.m. EDT Saturday for counties northwest and west of Indianapolis, and into Illinois.

Indiana counties in the watch area are Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, La Porte, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Parke, Pulaski, Putnam, St. Joseph, Starke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren and White. The watch area includes the cities of Crawfordsville, Elkhart, Lafayette, Lebanon, South Bend, Terre Haute, and West Lafayette.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued two watches in Indiana. The other one until midnight EDT Friday includes the Indiana counties of Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter. That includes the city of Gary. That watch also extends into Illinois.

Storms on Friday night in central Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota led to dozens of confirmed tornado warnings. The storms in central Illinois has gusts up to 80 mph, and tornadoes embedded in heavy rain.

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An alert issued after 10:30 p.m. Friday from the National Weather Service at Indianapolis said, “A line of strong thunderstorms is nearing the state line with a history of widespread damaging winds and tornadoes. The line is expected to continue to produce damaging winds as it moves into Indiana with the potential for additional tornadoes. The line is then expected to gradually weaken as it moves further into the state.”



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