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4 months ago

Alexander Rossi back for Arrow McLaren for St. Louis IndyCar race after broken thumb in Toronto

MADISON, Ill. — Alexander Rossi will be making his return to IndyCar this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. “I’m thrilled to be back in the car for St. Louis and looking forward to kicking off this final stretch in a positive way.” In a strange coincidence, Rossi was busy testing for Arrow McLaren at the track …

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5 months ago

Lundgaard set to defend Honda Indy title as drivers hit track with new hybrid tech

Associated Press

TORONTO — Denmark’s Christian Lundgaard didn’t get the chance to celebrate his first career NTT IndyCar Series victory last year in Toronto. Of course, we want to perform at the same level as we did last year.” Qualifying for the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto begins Saturday, which will determine pole position and the starting order for Sunday’s 85-lap race …

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5 months ago

AUTO RACING: Team Penske aims to follow up NASCAR-IndyCar sweep in Indy oval return, Toronto streets

Associated Press

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Brickyard 400. Last race: Team Penske driver and reigning Cup champion Ryan Blaney led the final 44 laps, a race high, to win Pocono Raceway’s 400-mile event for his second victory in five starts and 12th in his career. Fast facts: NASCAR resumes racing on Indy’s iconic 2.5-mile oval for the first time since …

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5 months, 2 weeks 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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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Josef Newgarden dreams of trying the grueling double of the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600

Associated Press

LEBANON, Tenn. — Back-to-back Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden has a driving dream he still harbors, even knowing that challenges with schedules and sponsors make it likely impossible to ever achieve. I don’t know what the number is, but we’ll just keep going until they say yes.” Newgarden on Sunday finally got to watch his first NASCAR Cup Series race …

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6 months 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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6 months, 1 week ago

IndyCar moves to Fox Sports in 2025 after 16 seasons with NBC. Fox now has Daytona 500 and Indy 500

Associated Press

Fox Sports said Thursday it has acquired the rights to broadcast IndyCar starting in 2025, a move that gives the network two of the biggest races in the world — the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Daytona 500. Terms of the deal between IndyCar and Fox Sports were not revealed, but Fox promised all 17 races would receive network broadcasts, as …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rookie Linus Lundqvist is the surprise pole sitter for IndyCar event at Road America

Associated Press

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Linus Lundqvist called it one of the craziest rounds of qualifying he’d ever encountered. “I kind of came in wanting to rebuild my confidence.” Before this weekend, Lundqvist’s best starting position in IndyCar was 17th. “We’ll see where it goes later in the year.” Dixon overtook Palou for the lead by winning the Detroit Grand Prix …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indy 500 to give Roger Penske record-extending 20th win

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden once again brought his victorious Team Penske car to a stop on the Yard of Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Newgarden put the cheating scandal behind him to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indy 500 since Helio Castroneves 22 years ago and give Roger Penske a record-extending 20th win in the biggest race in …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Josef Newgarden holds off Pato O’Ward to win Indy 500 for second straight year

LA Times

Josef Newgarden put his cheating scandal behind him to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indianapolis 500 since Helio Castroneves 22 years ago and give Roger Penske a record-extending 20th win in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The Tennessean passed Pato O’Ward on the final lap of Sunday’s rain-delayed race to become the first driver to win consecutive 500s …

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7 months ago

Caitlin Clark fever races through Indy to overshadow Pacers and Indianapolis 500

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark had yet to even be drafted by the Indiana Fever before fans openly called for her to be given an honorary role at the Indianapolis 500. She’s like the most marketed woman in the world right now,” said driver Colton Herta, who is Even though tickets still remained 90 minutes ahead of Thursday night’s game — …

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7 months ago

Marcus Ericsson crashes in practice but still has no regrets headed into Indy 500

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Ericsson returned to the Indianapolis 500 with zero regrets but ended Thursday with a violent collision late in the first full day of practice. It is what it is — we just have to bounce back.” But before the crash, Ericsson had moved past the controversial ending to last year’s race that cost the Swede a second …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Alex Palou pulls away from Will Power to win 2nd straight Indy GP and retake points lead

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou’s first Indianapolis Grand Prix title fueled his second IndyCar Series title run. “I would say last year we had a lot more advantage last year than this year, but I would still say the fact we can go 100%, pushing every single lap, maybe that’s why we see a bigger differences.” For Palou, it was another …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chevrolet denies participation in Team Penske’s IndyCar cheating scandal

Associated Press

Chevrolet denied on Friday any knowledge of the IndyCar cheating scandal within Team Penske and said it hired an independent law firm to investigate whether General Motors employees were involved. General Motors President Mark Reuss said the manufacturer respects the “decision and actions” of IndyCar following last week’s disqualifications of winner Josef Newgarden and Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin from the …

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1 year ago

Roger Penske pumps brakes on NASCAR champ Ryan Blaney’s Indy 500 ambitions. Larson to attempt double

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One NASCAR championship down and Ryan Blaney already has his eyes on another prize. Roger Penske said Thursday that NASCAR’s reigning Cup champion had inquired about someday running “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” but “The Captain” pumped the brakes. “It’s interesting to me that Blaney said to me that he’d looked to go to Indy,” Penske said …

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1 year, 3 months ago

David Malukas lands unexpectedly open McLaren seat as IndyCar free agency falls into place

Associated Press

MONTEREY, Calif. — David Malukas filled one of the final pieces of IndyCar free agency on Friday when the relatively unknown Chicago native snagged one of the most coveted seats in the series. Arrow McLaren Racing named the 21-year-old to its third car — the one that presumably was going to be filled by two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou until …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Column: Indy 500’s ending creates controversy and conspiracies

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s called “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” because the Indianapolis 500 is supposed to be one of the most dramatic and difficult races in the world. The controversial ending to the 107th running of the Indy 500 gave Josef Newgarden the win, and Newgarden drives for Roger Penske, who owns the race and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. IndyCar ran …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Ericsson left to rue Indy 500’s decision on white-checkered finish

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Ericsson went from thinking he had won his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 when the caution flag flew with four laps to go Sunday to trying in vain to keep Josef Newgarden behind him during a one-lap sprint to the finish. Afterward, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver was critical of the way IndyCar decided to end its marquee …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Palou balances plans with Ganassi vs. McLaren as Spaniard tries to win Indy 500

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Few had heard of Alex Palou when he arrived in IndyCar after several years of racing in Japan. Mediation determined that Palou was contractually bound to Ganassi through this season, but he will move to McLaren next season in IndyCar and already is one of McLaren’s reserve F1 drivers. Palou is permitted to participate in McLaren F1 duties …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Pressure building on Team Penske to get Indianapolis 500 results

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Will Power and Scott McLaughlin joined Josef Newgarden behind a table draped in a checked flag Wednesday, the trio of IndyCar drivers the very definition of focus. Anticipating the start, all three dove into the work, moments before the emcee yelled, “Go!” That sums up the competitive atmosphere at Team Penske, though, that at a community event days …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Indy 500 win could rocket popular driver Pato O’Ward to the top of IndyCar on and off the track

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Pato O’Ward was supposed to arrive in front of the hotel at 8:15 a.m. the first day he’d get his car on the track for Indianapolis 500 practice. Arrow McLaren is the fun team, with an elaborate and youthful social media presence that is best in IndyCar, and a true spark plug in O’Ward. “He’s definitely taking an …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Defending Indy 500 champ Marcus Ericsson back at Brickyard, seeking new contract

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Ericsson spent most of his career trying to show he could win races. “I want to be hired as a professional racing driver for my skills as a driver,” he said Thursday, two days before the Indianapolis Grand Prix on the track’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course. So that’s what I’m aiming to do.” Ericsson’s resume certainly looks …

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1 year, 7 months ago

IndyCar banking on new docuseries to boost interest

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Long Beach Grand Prix to provide drama for ‘100 Days to Indy’ docuseries

LA Times

Maybe the surprise is that nobody did it sooner. “100 Days to Indy,” a six-episode series on IndyCar racing directed by Patrick Dimon that will premiere April 27 on the CW Network, include footage focused on Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach, and culminate with the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28. “There is this marquee event …

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Alexander Rossi back for Arrow McLaren for St. Louis IndyCar race after broken thumb in Toronto

Lundgaard set to defend Honda Indy title as drivers hit track with new hybrid tech

AUTO RACING: Team Penske aims to follow up NASCAR-IndyCar sweep in Indy oval return, Toronto streets

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

Josef Newgarden dreams of trying the grueling double of the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600

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

IndyCar moves to Fox Sports in 2025 after 16 seasons with NBC. Fox now has Daytona 500 and Indy 500

Rookie Linus Lundqvist is the surprise pole sitter for IndyCar event at Road America

Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indy 500 to give Roger Penske record-extending 20th win

Josef Newgarden holds off Pato O’Ward to win Indy 500 for second straight year

Caitlin Clark fever races through Indy to overshadow Pacers and Indianapolis 500

Marcus Ericsson crashes in practice but still has no regrets headed into Indy 500

Alex Palou pulls away from Will Power to win 2nd straight Indy GP and retake points lead

Chevrolet denies participation in Team Penske’s IndyCar cheating scandal

Roger Penske pumps brakes on NASCAR champ Ryan Blaney’s Indy 500 ambitions. Larson to attempt double

David Malukas lands unexpectedly open McLaren seat as IndyCar free agency falls into place

Column: Indy 500’s ending creates controversy and conspiracies

Ericsson left to rue Indy 500’s decision on white-checkered finish

Palou balances plans with Ganassi vs. McLaren as Spaniard tries to win Indy 500

Pressure building on Team Penske to get Indianapolis 500 results

Indy 500 win could rocket popular driver Pato O’Ward to the top of IndyCar on and off the track

Defending Indy 500 champ Marcus Ericsson back at Brickyard, seeking new contract

IndyCar banking on new docuseries to boost interest

Long Beach Grand Prix to provide drama for ‘100 Days to Indy’ docuseries