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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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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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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 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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We’re just past the halfway point of the 2025 IndyCar season, and with it comes the inevitable rendition of IndyCar Grid musical chairs. As always, what you’ve done lately (and who’s paying your bills) often matters more than career highlights or reputation. Let’s all remember, you’re only as good as your last race. Glimpses into…
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IndyCar has just come off the back of a double header weekend with the Bommarito and Road America Grand Prix. These are two notoriously different circuits and both provided us with vastly varying, but equally enjoyable entertainment. One thing that did stay the same though was the identity of the two race winners. Once again,…
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IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Qualifying took place as the sun began to set on Saturday. With the series racing at only its second oval of the season, all eyes were fixed on who would be able to take the fight to Alex Palou. Here’s everything you need to know from qualifying. Are Team Penske…
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Scott McLaughlin has had a rollercoaster season so far in 2025. With three top five finishes, including a podium result at Alabama, the New Zealander somehow sits in only eighth place in the Championship. With 164 points to his name, only 45 points separate him from third place overall. But it’s an extra 12 points…
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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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So far, the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 will not be remembered for its on-track drama but for a rule breach scandal that is changing INDYCAR’s officiating. Team Penske dismissed President Tim Cindric, Managing Director Ron Ruzewski, and General manager Kyle Moyer just days before the race. The Team Penske fallout has snowballed into…
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Following on from one of the main stories that shook the Indianapolis paddock yesterday afternoon, both Will Power and Josef Newgarden have been penalised! The Team Penske drivers will start at the back of the field for Sunday’s 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. The drama comes just over a year after Team Penske were…
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Following the Push-to-Pass scandal that Team Penske faced in April, the team held an internal review and have suspended 4 team members.