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Indy 500 Qualifying Draw: Lady luck smiles on Rahal drivers

Graham Rahal took advantage of a coin flip Friday. He's hoping it pays off all weekend. Minutes after completing Friday's Indianapolis 500 practice, the 31-year-old IndyCar driver and his two teammates with... Read More...

Alonso: We are in good hands with The Man

It was May 19, 2019, and Lorena Alonso had just watched her brother, Fernando, suffer a crushing blow at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Alonso had just been bumped out... Read More...

Indy 500 Fast Friday: Marco Andretti fastest, Alonso 25th

https://youtu.be/loaBI_YhcRk Speeds and Andretti Autosport’s expectations for the pole position for the 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge climbed arguably in equal measure, as Marco Andretti pos... Read More...

COVID-19: All Indycar races cancelled through April

Indycar have followed the global trend of major sports by calling off this weekend's Grand Prix of St. Petersburg season opener as COVID-19 plays havoc with the globe, with particular impact on sporting eve... Read More...

Video: Twenty years later, Greg Moore still remembered

Twenty years have passed since Greg Moore had his accident in the final race of the 1999 season today, in remembrance of the talented Canadian, INDYCAR highlights the five CART races he won: Milwaukee and Detroit in 1997, Rio de Janeiro and Michigan in '98, and Homestead (from the pole) in '99.

Indycar Laguna Seca: Herta wins, Newgarden champion

https://youtu.be/IW6KAHvSms0 The victors in Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca provided a strong look into the present and future of American talent in... Read More...

Indycar Gateway: Sato redeems himself with victory

Midway through Saturday night’s race, news of Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement swept through the pits. At 29, the Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback left the sport that made him rich and famous but also left hi... Read More...

Indycar Mid-Ohio: Dixon fends off rookie Rosenqvist

Five-time NTT IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon made sure his name remains in consideration for the 2019 season title by winning Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. But career v... Read More...

Indycar Iowa 300: Newgarden dominates again

https://youtu.be/JDTU25xXCw4 The hour of day at Iowa Speedway was different, but the domination by Josef Newgarden was not. And this time, he won the Iowa 300. For the fourth time in five years, Newgarden... Read More...

Wickens: I’m over the moon with how crazy this is

Robert Wickens' beaming smile was all anyone needed to see to understand the significance of the moment they just witnessed after the injured NTT IndyCar series driver completed two parade laps with his fia... Read More...

Indycar Toronto: Pagenaud dominates to make it three

https://youtu.be/Q-KQ8xnK_fw French driver Simon Pagenaud of Team Penske showed the NTT IndyCar Series how to celebrate Bastille Day, capping a near-perfect weekend in Canada by dominating the Honda Indy Tor... Read More...

Indycar: Masterful Rossi in another league at Road America

For Alexander Rossi, an utterly dominant drive to victory in the REV Group Grand Prix presented by AMR was just the tonic he needed. The Andretti Autosport driver led every lap but one Sunday on Road Ame... Read More...

Indycar Texas: Newgarden wins after late charge

Penske driver Josef Newgarden came seemingly from nowhere to win the latest electrifying NTT IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday night. The 2019 championship leader fended off Alexander... Read More...

Ericsson: My Alfa Romeo crew brought me luck in Detroit

After five years in Formula 1, Marcus Ericsson is fast adapting to his 'new life' as an Indycar driver and despite a below the radar start to the season, the likeable Swede has grown in stature and second p... Read More...

Indycar Detroit Race 2: Dixon beats Ericsson

On the same day he was bestowed an honor by her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Scott Dixon wrote another chapter in his royal Indy car history. And took a majestic dip in the Scott Fountain to celebrate. Di... Read More...

Indycar Detroit Race 1: Newgarden wins after delay

Josef Newgarden reclaimed the NTT IndyCar Series championship lead with a win Saturday in the rain-shortened opener of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader. The Team Penske dri... Read More...

Ericsson among six rookies tackling 103rd Indy 500

The level of nervousness varies in six rookies starting Sunday in the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday. Former Sauber F1 driver Marcus Ericsson, the field’s second-fastest rookie,... Read More...

Indycar confirm Red Bull cockpit protection system for 2020

Indycar has formed a partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies to design an Aeroscreen for enhanced driver cockpit protection that will be implemented for the outset of the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series sea... Read More...

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