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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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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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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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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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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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Team Penske’s 2025 IndyCar campaign has stumbled badly – plagued by underperformance, internal upheaval, and regulatory scandals. Can Penske salvage anything from this season? “It’s not even a story anymore it’s just normal.” – Will Buxton on Team Penske before the Mid Ohio race had even begun. Truer words haven’t been spoken by Will Buxton…
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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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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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Théo Pourchaire will be filling the Arrow Mclaren IndyCar seat for the remainder of the 2024 season. Callum Illot will race the 500.