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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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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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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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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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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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IndyCar has officially wrapped their quintuple-header in Monterey at the infamous Laguna Seca Circuit. What followed was a race that nearly felt like Palou vs a sea of NXT drivers. The speed of his car was unmatched with only one unlikely challenger for the lead due to a slew of early cautions. Here are the…
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The 2025 IndyCar double-header in Iowa is finally over with Alex Palou proving that he is not only the master of Road Courses and Long Ovals but Short Ovals, as well. At the second race in Iowa, ‘staying out’ was the key trend and there was more heartbreak for Penske and Andretti in a race…
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With one of two races done during this season’s IndyCar double-header, we have crowned a new race winner in 2025. At today’s race in Iowa, Pato O’Ward lit up the track, leading the Penske Trio and our championship leader, Alex Palou to victory. That wasn’t all, though. In under 24 hours, Iowa has brought us…
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As we creep ever close to the end of the 2025 IndyCar Season, Alex Palou’s fourth Championship looks more and more within reach. At last weekend’s race in Mid-Ohio however, the Championship leader made a couple of uncharacteristic errors. Teammate Scott Dixon took full advantage of this to become only the third race winner of…
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Last time out, we saw Alex Palou take not only his first Oval win, but his first Indy 500 victory. Last weekend’s IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix saw the Spaniard struggle however as a myriad of drivers rose to the occasion to try and beat him. In the end, the victor was a familiar face –…
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The INDYCAR 2025 Detroit Grand Prix qualifying session was the definition of intense: close walls, close calls, close times. The drivers delivered drama from the opening laps of Group 1 to the final seconds of the Firestone Fast 6. Colton Herta reminded everyone why he should be in the running to unseat Alex Palou as…
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The 2025 Indy 500 was the 109th running of the legendary event. It brought with it chaos thanks to a 45-minute delay to the race after a light down-pour hit the track. But it wouldn’t be the only chaotic moment. In a day of cautions and delays, Alex Palou came out on top. The Spaniard secured…
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As the NTT INDYCAR Series moves on from a historic Indy 500 and heads to the 2025 Detroit Grand Prix, Alex Palou’s dominance is undeniable. However, the challenging street circuit could provide an opportunity for his rivals to stop his rampage. Here are a few of the top contenders to look for this weekend. Arrow…
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The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place last weekend. Right from the start and up until the very end, it was an unpredictable, chaotic and frantic race. All thirty three drivers were also attempting to win this fabled race in front of a sell out crowd. Alex Palou won not only his first…
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