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IndyCar: 2017 has been the Year of the Comeback

By Asher Fair

AVONDALE, AZ - APRIL 28: Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Team Penske Chevrolet and James Hinchcliffe of Canada, driver of the #5 Schmidt Peterson Motosports Honda drive during practice for the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway on April 28, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
AVONDALE, AZ - APRIL 28: Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Team Penske Chevrolet and James Hinchcliffe of Canada, driver of the #5 Schmidt Peterson Motosports Honda drive during practice for the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway on April 28, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TX – JUNE 10: An eight-car crash during the Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 10, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – JUNE 10: An eight-car crash during the Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 10, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

More recent comebacks

Tony Kanaan nearly wins at Texas after going two laps down

Tony Kanaan was arguably the cause of a huge wreck just past the halfway mark of the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas that collected eight of the 22 cars entered in the race. As a result of the penalty he incurred from causing that wreck, he went two laps down.

However, IndyCar implemented competition caution throughout the rest of the race, and Kanaan was able to get back on the lead lap and into the top 10 as a result of those cautions. On the final restart of the race, he shot up to 2nd place and likely would have been the driver to beat had it not been for a late four-car wreck that caused the race to end under caution.

Sebastien Bourdais returns to the cockpit

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After recovering from his nasty wreck in Indianapolis 500 qualifying that left him with a broken hip and pelvis, Sebastien Bourdais returned to the cockpit of an IndyCar at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to test.

He is set to make his return to competition this weekend at the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.

Will Power rallies from early issues at Pocono

Early issues in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania caused Will Power to lose a bunch of positions before he ultimately ended up pitting off strategy and going a lap down due to issues with his car.

However, he was able to get back on the lead lap and alter his pit strategy to the point where he had a huge lead over the entire field at one point…with more fuel than anybody. While that lead shrunk down, he still ended up winning the race by 0.527 seconds over teammate Josef Newgarden.

Next: IndyCar driver power rankings

Which comeback do you think has been the most impressive in the 2017 IndyCar season? What other comebacks can you think of that are not mentioned on this list? Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to follow Beyond the Flag on both Instagram and Twitter. Finally, don’t forget to follow along with Beyond the Flag for the latest news, opinions and analysis stemming from a number of different motorsports series. You don’t want to miss any of it.