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Felix Rosenqvist’s historic win will be remembered for the finish. Even with an interesting Month of May practice and qualifying, the race itself was a drama-filled story from the early laps. The win came down to just 0.0233s, but the 110th Indianapolis 500 also saw 70 lead changes from 14 different drivers. Additionally, the race…
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Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 is usually a slow burn, but the weather turned the 2026 edition into a sprint. After rain washed out Saturday’s running, Sunday became “Super Sunday.” Teams and drivers had one afternoon for a one‑shot, four‑lap average speed run. The entire grid was decided in a single, ever-evolving day. Sunday Qualifying:…
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Christian Lundgaard finally celebrated on the top step with a controlled drive to victory in the 2026 Sonsio Grand Prix. Lundgaard snapped a 47‑race winless run and gave Arrow McLaren its first road‑course win of the season. Qualifying: Only Slightly Delayed Qualifying was pushed to Saturday morning after heavy rain on Friday afternoon. The standing…
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Alex Palou converted P2 on the grid into victory in the 2026 GP of Long Beach. Palou beat polesitter Felix Rosenqvist after a mid-race caution wreaked havoc on the teams’ strategies. Early Action Rosenqvist led from the start and controlled the opening stint. Palou muscled past Pato O’Ward on lap two into Turn 1 to…
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Felix Rosenqvist turned Meyer Shank Racing’s perfect Saturday into a statement by taking pole for the 2026 Acura Long Beach GP Qualifying in a tense Firestone Fast Six. We look at how IndyCar’s multi-segment qualifying format shook out on the tight California street circuit. Round 1, Group 1 MSR and Arrow McLaren came out swinging…
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2026 Long Beach practice at Long Beach delivered exactly what IndyCar promised this weekend. Practice gave us razor-thin margins, brushes with concrete, and a power struggle between Andretti, Penske, and McLaren. Practice 1 – Friday Andretti Global’s newest recruit, Will Power, topped Practice 1 with a blistering 1:07.6053 in the No. 26 Honda. He showed…
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Alex Palou inches closer to the Indycar championship lead after deliver a dominant driver at the 2026 Grand Prix of Alabama. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver is now within two points of Kyle Kirkwood. McLaughlin’s Heavy Crash in Practice Practice at Barber Motorsports Park set the tone for a competitive weekend, with multiple drivers cycling…
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Nikita Johnson and Alessandro de Tullio split the wins at Barber Motorsports Park as a rookie-led IndyNXT by Firestone field battled it out at the 2026 Grand Prix of Alabama double header. Qualifying The weekend’s single practice session hinted at how tight the field would be. Myles Rowe topped the times, followed by JM Correa,…
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The inaugural IndyNXT Grand Prix of Arlington didn’t quite go to plan, but it did give us a new race winner. In a shortened, time‑constrained sprint that never reached its planned distance, Max Taylor kept his head, picked his moment, and “sent it” to grab his first series win and the championship lead. He did…
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IndyCar’s first race at Phoenix Raceway since 2018 delivered a very different kind of race and the same winner. Josef Newgarden hunted down late leader Kyle Kirkwood on fresher tires to win the Good Ranchers 250. Newgarden reclaimed his old Phoenix crown and left the one‑mile oval as the new NTT IndyCar Series points leader.…
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As the NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns for the 2026 season, the first stop is the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. With the first on-track sessions of 2026, will Alex Palou continue his, and Chip Ganassi Racing’s, dominance? Did the drivers with new seats make their marks? This is how Friday went for the first…
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With an 18-race calendar featuring new and returning venues, record-breaking broadcast exposure, and a newly christened officiating structure, the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season is in position to be the most memorable in recent history. The Unser Open Test let drivers and teams get their eye in ahead of the season. But, as it looks,…
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On the Day 1 of the Unser IndyCar Open Test at Phoenix Raceway, David Malukas topped the time sheets for Team Penske. His best lap time of 20.8569 at 172.605mph in the No. 12 capped his first official test session with the team. While tests are just that, did Day 1 show Penske could dominate…
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Last time out, Salvador De Alba clinched his first Indy NXT victory in Milwaukee while Dennis Hauger secured the 2025 Championship in only his rookie season. With one round left, there was still plenty to fight for and drivers up and down the grid wanted to end their seasons on a high. It’s fair to…
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Josef Newgarden took a stunning victory in Nashville after battling cautions, tire issues, mechanical failures and battles throughout the 225 lap race. With Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward having already secured 1st and 2nd place in the championship, the rest of the field drove elbows out on a hot day at the Borchetta Bourbon Music…
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Will Power stormed to victory last time out in Portland to become the fifth different winner in 2025. Alex Palou wrapped up the Championship in style with a breath-taking battle all the way until the end. This time around in Milwaukee, the gloves were well and truly off with nothing to lose and everything to…
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Dennis Hauger and Caio Collet duelled one another for victory last time out in Portland. But it would be a brand new face at the front of the field in Milwaukee where we also saw the crowning of a brand new Indy NXT Champion. Here are your key takeaways from Indy NXT in Milwaukee. Dennis…
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Caio Collet dominated proceedings from start to finish last time out in Laguna Seca. With the fight for the Championship narrowed, could the young Brazilian Driver keep that momentum going as Indy NXT rolled into Portland for the third to last round of the 2025 Indy NXT Season? Qualifying – Battle for Pole Position New…
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IndyCar is back for its final 3 races of the 2025 season and the championship is officially wrapped. Alex Palou will be our 2025 NTT IndyCar Season Champion – cemented as one of the all-time greats in Portland. However, it was Will Power who took the win record off the table for Palou with his…
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With their new investment in Penske Entertainment, Fox Sports isn’t just securing a stake in IndyCar’s future – it’s redefining how the sport connects with fans by bringing content creators, trackside. Fox Sports is all in with IndyCar Fox Sports has all but told us IndyCar is at the top of their priority list in…