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Castroneves to attempt to qualify for Daytona 500, would be NASCAR debut for 4-time Indy 500 winner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will attempt to make his NASCAR debut in next month’s Daytona 500 with Trackhouse Racing. Castroneves, one of the most popular drivers in IndyCar history, has been trying for two years to get a Daytona 500 seat and finally landed one Monday as part of Trackhouse’s “Project 91” designed to give …

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4 months ago

Colts begin another season trying to snap the NFL’s longest opening-game winless streak

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis long snapper Luke Rhodes sits quietly at his locker, getting ready for practice. “Of course it’s frustrating,” he said, referring to the NFL’s longest active opening-day winless streak of 10 straight. “Obviously, a big divisional opener and I’m not going to talk about, you know, opening day wins and stuff like that,” owner Jim Irsay said in …

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6 months ago

O’Ward seizes lead on Palou’s pit stop woes, wins Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in debut of hybrid engine

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Pato O’Ward bounced back on multiple levels with an IndyCar victory Sunday he was confident of achieving with a new hybrid engine he found to his liking. O’Ward seized the lead with 24 laps remaining as Palou stalled in the pits and held on to win the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the IndyCar …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

IndyCar heads to Laguna Seca with new faces in new cars as drivers jockey for jobs

Associated Press

IndyCar is back in action this weekend on the Laguna Seca road course in California and spectators may need a spotter’s guide to figure out who is even in the field following a wild sequence of driver movement that has upended the free agent market with more than half the season remaining. So impressed with Siegel and concerned other teams …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

NASCAR star Kyle Larson is embracing his Indianapolis 500 debut, right down to milking a cow

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson has been adamant about soaking up the entire Indianapolis 500 experience as the NASCAR superstar prepares to make his debut in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Memorial Day weekend. 17 Arrow McLaren asked: “Do we get to glove up?” So on a hot, sunny Tuesday at the speedway, there was Larson — just as he …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Ask almost any hardcore motorsports fan who the best driver in the world is right now and the answer is probably going to be Formula 1’s three-time reigning champion. “I would say they’re on the same level,” Rossi replied, “which is like, yeah, that’s a pretty big deal.” Larson qualified fifth on Sunday for his first Indianapolis 500, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

NASCAR star Kyle Larson finishes 18th in Indy 500 debut, doesn’t get to run at Coca-Cola 600

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Rain was not Kyle Larson’s friend Sunday. Larson was determined to complete the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600, but didn’t get a chance to run a single lap in the NASCAR race. With rain in the forecast all week, the big question entering Sunday was whether NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick would pull the plug on the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

'Indiana Jones': There will never be another Harrison Ford

LA Times

Harrison Ford is photographed at The London Hotel in West Hollywood on June 14, 2023. Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” “I like to work,” Ford told journalists at the Cannes Film Festival, where “Dial of Destiny” premiered in May. After “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” Ford had thoughts about where, and …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

Associated Press

The Cannes Film Festival, which will kick off Tuesday, is such a colossal extravaganza that taking measure of its ups and downs is notoriously difficult. When the 76th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with the premiere of “Jeanne du Barry,” a historical drama by Maïwenn starring Johnny Depp, the gleaming Côte d’Azur pageant can feel confident that it has weathered …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Disastrous season has Colts mulling more changes after bye

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts thought they’d be contemplating their playoff possibilities during their bye week. “We’re going to look at everything — no position in particular, but everybody — and look and see what we think is going to be best,” Saturday said following last week’s 54-19 drubbing in Dallas. Matt Ryan, the 2016 league MVP who team owner …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Colts bench injured QB Matt Ryan in favor of Sam Ehlinger

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts thought Matt Ryan would help them make a playoff run, maybe even win a championship. Obviously, didn’t end up running any of them.” Another good week of practice continued to turn heads inside the organization and when Ryan struggled again Sunday, Reich, Irsay and Ballard huddled again to debate the move. “I think it’s a …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Bills rally to beat Colts 27-24 in Matt Ryan’s Indy debut

Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Matt Ryan can finally put the Falcons behind him. “I’m part of this team and there’s 30, 40 other guys that it was their first time playing with the Colts today,” Ryan said following a 27-24 preseason-opening loss to the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. He finished 11 of 18 for 86 yards with his second interception …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Kurt Busch to miss Indy with concussion-like symptoms

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch will miss Sunday’s NASCAR race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with concussion-like symptoms and be replaced again by Ty Gibbs in the Toyota for 23XI Racing. “Kurt’s health is of the utmost importance to the team, and we wish him all the best as he prepares for his return,” said the team owned by Denny Hamlin …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Sweden’s Ericsson gives Ganassi another Indy 500 victory

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Ericsson, once a Formula One backmarker, is now an IndyCar frontrunner. Ericsson was cut loose from his first IndyCar team after just one year, then bought a seat at Chip Ganassi Racing — he made sure to note it when he said “winning the Indy 500, it’s not bad for a pay driver” — and has made …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Swiss Kiss: Ericsson gives Ganassi another Indy 500 victory

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ericsson was cut loose from his first IndyCar team …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Jimmie Johnson wrecks late in Indianapolis 500 debut

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson said a few prayers when he wrecked late in his Indianapolis 500 debut with his teammate in the lead. Instead, the wreck only spoiled Johnson’s race — Ericsson held on after the delay and pulled away for the Indy 500 win for Chip Ganassi Racing. Johnson was pulled tight by Indianapolis 500 great Dario Franchitti for …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Indy 500 waves green flag on sustainability with lofty goals

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They’re the centerpiece of IndyCar’s latest push to go …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Indy 500 waves green flag on sustainability with lofty goals

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Parked a few feet from the iconic pagoda at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a reimagined E-Z-Go golf cart that’s essentially filled with garbage. They’re the centerpiece of IndyCar’s latest push to go green, dubbed “The Penske Initiative.” The series is taking more and more steps – some bigger than others – toward holding carbon-neutral races by 2050. Here’s …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Kirkwood tries to impress driving for Foyt in 1st Indy 500

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Kirkwood won at every level during his slow climb through the ladder system to a seat in the top open-wheel series in North America. But the British driver then hustled back to Indianapolis for his full-time job as IndyCar rookie for Juncos Hollinger Racing, a one-car team that qualified 19th for Illot’s Indianapolis 500 debut. The contract …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Lights champ Kyle Kirkwood lands IndyCar seat with Foyt

Associated Press

Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood, the most well-rounded driver of the next wave of young IndyCar newcomers, at last found an open seat and will drive for A.J. Sebastien Bourdais drove the car last season but is switching to full-time sports car competition and Kirkwood will bring $1.3 million in scholarship money for winning the Indy Lights title to the …

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3 years, 3 months ago

F1 veteran Grosjean passes Indy 500 rookie test

The Hindu

A veteran of 179 Formula One starts, Romain Grosjean was back in class on Wednesday passing his Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program, setting the 35-year-old Frenchman up for a shot at qualifying for the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" next May. But after an impressive first season with Dale Coyne Racing, Grosjean last month made the move to IndyCar powerhouse Andretti …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Fernando Alonso cleared for Indy 500 after U.S. visa hurdle

The Hindu

Two times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is clear to compete in this month's Indianapolis 500 after resolving a U.S. visa hurdle, McLaren F1 team boss Zak Brown said on Saturday. READ | Alonso told reporters last month he was “having issues even to travel to the United States.” The Spaniard, who will return to Formula One with Renault …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Fernando Alonso to race for Arrow McLaren SP at Indianapolis 500

The Hindu

Fernando Alonso will race for Arrow McLaren SP at the Indianapolis 500 as the two-time former Formula One world champion aims to complete motorsport's triple crown. Alonso, who won the F1 championship with Renault in 2005 and 2006, made his debut appearance at the Indy 500 in 2017, then returned for a second attempt at glory last year. READ | …

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Castroneves to attempt to qualify for Daytona 500, would be NASCAR debut for 4-time Indy 500 winner

Colts begin another season trying to snap the NFL’s longest opening-game winless streak

O’Ward seizes lead on Palou’s pit stop woes, wins Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in debut of hybrid engine

IndyCar heads to Laguna Seca with new faces in new cars as drivers jockey for jobs

NASCAR star Kyle Larson is embracing his Indianapolis 500 debut, right down to milking a cow

Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world

NASCAR star Kyle Larson finishes 18th in Indy 500 debut, doesn’t get to run at Coca-Cola 600

'Indiana Jones': There will never be another Harrison Ford

Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy, ‘Flower Moon,’ Depp and more

Disastrous season has Colts mulling more changes after bye

Colts bench injured QB Matt Ryan in favor of Sam Ehlinger

Bills rally to beat Colts 27-24 in Matt Ryan’s Indy debut

Kurt Busch to miss Indy with concussion-like symptoms

Sweden’s Ericsson gives Ganassi another Indy 500 victory

Swiss Kiss: Ericsson gives Ganassi another Indy 500 victory

Jimmie Johnson wrecks late in Indianapolis 500 debut

Indy 500 waves green flag on sustainability with lofty goals

Indy 500 waves green flag on sustainability with lofty goals

Kirkwood tries to impress driving for Foyt in 1st Indy 500

Lights champ Kyle Kirkwood lands IndyCar seat with Foyt

F1 veteran Grosjean passes Indy 500 rookie test

Fernando Alonso cleared for Indy 500 after U.S. visa hurdle

Fernando Alonso to race for Arrow McLaren SP at Indianapolis 500