Spell ends in Calif.

James Hinchcliffe raced to his first victory since his nearfatal accident in 2015 by hanging on for a three-lap shootout to the finish Sunday in the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach in California.

Hinchcliffe had two strong late restarts to win in a Honda for Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports. It was the Canadian’s first victory since at New Orleans a month before he nearly bled to death in an accident at a practice for the Indianapolis 500.

Sebastien Bourdais followed his season-opening victory at St. Petersburg in Florida with a second-place finish to give Honda a 1-2 podium finish.

Josef Newgarden was the highest finishing Team Penske driver and was third in a Chevrolet.

Scott Dixon was fourth in a Ganassi Honda, and defending race winner Simon Pagenaud drove from last to fifth.

Other race

Chinese Grand Prix: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton steered clear of a chaotic start in Shanghai and coasted to victory, claiming his fifth title in the event. Hamilton started from the pole position and led from beginning to end to capture the 54th race title of his career and his first of the new Formula One season. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel recovered from a mishap-filled start to finish in second place, 6.2 seconds behind Hamilton. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen improved from 17th position on the starting grid to finish in third, fighting off a spirited challenge from teammate Daniel Ricciardo on the final lap. Ricciardo ended up in fourth, followed by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas.