Well, toady's race for me was yet another example of qualifying not meaning squat. On my first quali lap, I got pushed wide on turn 1 by another driver, so that immediately ruined it. (It seemed suspiciously deliberate, however, I decided to let it go.) On my second attempt, I spun out on the turn leading up to Rahal Straight, messing up that lap. As a result, I started in 16th.
A ton of shoving went on during lap 1 of the race, as expected, but I managed not to get wiped out and was in 12th by the start of lap 2. From there, I alternated between 11th and 12th up until lap 10, where I ran into a group of other cars, a couple with 0.5s penalties. I passed one of them that served the penalty and another that went off track on the corkscrew, putting me in 10th.
On the following lap, I encountered a driver who had the worst connection I've ever seen. I tried my best not to get distracted by their car that was literally all over the place, and thankfully I got pass without contact on the final turn, giving me 9th. On lap 12, I ran into a messy incident happening on the corkscrew, which began when one driver spun another car into my path, resulting me in hitting them. Next thing I knew, I was surrounded by other cars. I got pushed around, but I was able to keep my car on track and emerged in 8th.
On the penultimate lap, I took 7th after a car went wide on the turn before the Cooper Tires bridge and finally, I took 6th when another driver bottled the corkscrew. This race was a bit of a circus, especially towards the end, so I obviously decided not to push my luck and just take this result.
And just for laughs, here's a clip of the driver with the horrendous connection:
