INSIDER
Arrow McLaren to replace Rossi with Lundgaard in yet another driver lineup change for IndyCar team
Read full article: Arrow McLaren to replace Rossi with Lundgaard in yet another driver lineup change for IndyCar teamArrow McLaren Racing is replacing former Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi with Christian Lundgaard next season.
Newgarden gives Roger Penske a break with a pole-winning run as IndyCar leadership is questioned
Read full article: Newgarden gives Roger Penske a break with a pole-winning run as IndyCar leadership is questionedJosef Newgarden has won the pole for IndyCarโs season-opening race, giving Team Penske something to celebrate as its leadership faces criticism for its management of the series.
IndyCar hopes competitive on-track racing captures audience as F1 season looks to be another snoozer
Read full article: IndyCar hopes competitive on-track racing captures audience as F1 season looks to be another snoozerIndyCar finally snapped six months of dormancy with a Felix Rosenqvist-led spirited Friday practice session that Formula 1 wishes it could reproduce.
Felix Rosenqvist wins pole in final race with McLaren. Swede will now try to win IndyCar finale
Read full article: Felix Rosenqvist wins pole in final race with McLaren. Swede will now try to win IndyCar finaleFelix Rosenqvist will end his tenure with Arrow McLaren Racing by starting from the pole in the IndyCar Series season finale at Laguna Seca.
Fan whose car was damaged by flying tire at Indianapolis 500 will receive new ride
Read full article: Fan whose car was damaged by flying tire at Indianapolis 500 will receive new rideAn Indianapolis 500 fan whose vehicle was damaged when a tire flew off a racecar and out of the track during the race will receive a new car.
Arrow McLaren's brilliant Indianapolis 500 ends in bitter disappointment
Read full article: Arrow McLaren's brilliant Indianapolis 500 ends in bitter disappointmentThe four cars from Arrow McLaren were among the favorites to win the Indianapolis 500, and Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O'Ward were near the front with 20 laps to go.
Josef Newgarden wins his first Indy 500, gives Roger Penske his 19th victory
Read full article: Josef Newgarden wins his first Indy 500, gives Roger Penske his 19th victoryJosef Newgarden won his first Indianapolis 500 with an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson in a 2.5-mile sprint to the finish.
4 years after missing Indy 500 with Alonso, McLaren Racing very much a contender
Read full article: 4 years after missing Indy 500 with Alonso, McLaren Racing very much a contenderMcLaren Racing missed the Indianapolis 500 in 2019 with Fernando Alonso in a humiliating defeat that could have stopped the team from making a full-time move to IndyCar.
Wilson fractures vertebrae in crash with Legge in Indianapolis 500 practice session
Read full article: Wilson fractures vertebrae in crash with Legge in Indianapolis 500 practice sessionStefan Wilson fractured a vertebrae during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday.
Chevrolet, McLaren soar as Rahal struggles on 1st day of Indy 500 qualifying
Read full article: Chevrolet, McLaren soar as Rahal struggles on 1st day of Indy 500 qualifyingArrow McLaren Racing paced the first day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 by placing all four of its cars in the fast 12 shootout for the pole on Sunday.
Pato O'Ward snags Mid-Ohio pole as title contenders struggle
Read full article: Pato O'Ward snags Mid-Ohio pole as title contenders struggleThe IndyCar championship race faces a major shakeup at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, where the top title contenders struggled and Pato OโWard won the pole to match a series mark set in 1961.
Newgarden passes McLaughlin in final turn to steal Texas win
Read full article: Newgarden passes McLaughlin in final turn to steal Texas winJosef Newgarden used the nonexistent high line to pass Scott McLaughlin in the final turn at Texas Motor Speedway and steal the IndyCar race his teammate had dominated.
Newgarden wins Long Beach pole in tight IndyCar title race
Read full article: Newgarden wins Long Beach pole in tight IndyCar title raceThe IndyCar championship race tightened ahead of the Grand Prix of Long Beach after a messy qualifying session put Alex Palou and Pato OโWard in the middle of the pack.
Palou takes pole at Portland, eyes IndyCar points lead
Read full article: Palou takes pole at Portland, eyes IndyCar points leadAlex Palou earned the first pole of his IndyCar career and put himself in position to reclaim the championship lead headed into Sundayโs race at Portland International Raceway.
VeeKay expects to race at Mid-Ohio after breaking collarbone
Read full article: VeeKay expects to race at Mid-Ohio after breaking collarboneRinus VeeKay was on a 75-mile training ride when he lost control of his bicycle, flew over the handlebars and landed so hard on his left shoulder that the impact also cracked his helmet.
Pato O'Ward charges to win, dedicates it to injured teammate
Read full article: Pato O'Ward charges to win, dedicates it to injured teammatePato OโWard has become IndyCarโs first repeat winner of the season by charging through the field on a final restart to snatch the victory away from Josef Newgarden at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park.
Alex Palou scores 1st career IndyCar win in Ganassi debut
Read full article: Alex Palou scores 1st career IndyCar win in Ganassi debutAlex Palou scored his first career IndyCar victory in his debut race with Chip Ganassi Racing by winning the series opener at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
IndyCar back in St. Pete seven months later to finish season
Read full article: IndyCar back in St. Pete seven months later to finish seasonST. PETERSBURG, Fla. โ IndyCar opened the second week of March giddy to finally start its season. The entire industry left St. Pete in March unsure how IndyCar could survive. Yet here IndyCar is, back on the St. Pete streets preparing to crown a champion in Sunday's season finale. Now this cruel 2020 season closes right back at St. Pete, the only street course to survive the schedule disruptions and where it all fell apart in March. Askew missed two races but returned for St. Pete, his final race in another unpopular firing by Arrow McLaren.
Dixon's struggles open door to Newgarden for IndyCar title
Read full article: Dixon's struggles open door to Newgarden for IndyCar title(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)INDIANAPOLIS โ Scott Dixon looked invincible in the first half of this IndyCar season. Now, the Iceman needs everything he can muster to clinch his sixth IndyCar title. And Dixon hasn't just completed every lap of every race this season, he's led in points every day of this strange, abbreviated season. As always, the (IndyCar) points title comes down to the last race." If Dixon does claim the title, he and Foyt both would have won their sixth crowns at age 40.
NASCAR champ Johnson enamored with IndyCar after test
Read full article: NASCAR champ Johnson enamored with IndyCar after testIn this image provided by Jimmie Johnson Racing II, Inc., Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson poses with an IndyCar during testing with Chip Ganassi Racing on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Indianapolis. Johnson is interested in competing in the IndyCar Series when he retires from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of this season. (Jimmie Johnson Racing II, Inc. via AP)Jimmie Johnson finally fulfilled his childhood dream of driving an Indy car with a test session Tuesday. When the seven-time NASCAR champion finished turning laps, he was sold on figuring out how to race next year in the IndyCar Series. He also noted that his IndyCar future is contingent on finding sponsorship and hoped a successful first test will spark conversations about funding.
Dixon, Ganassi out to continue IndyCar domination in Iowa
Read full article: Dixon, Ganassi out to continue IndyCar domination in IowaThe IndyCar series will welcome fans for the first time of the year during the REV Group Grand Prix doubleheader Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, at Road America in Plymouth, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)NEWTON, Iowa Few people can appreciate the level of success that Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist have had during the IndyCar team's pandemic-challenged 30th anniversary season more than Tony Kanaan. Then consider the 45-year-old Kanaan sees the 39-year-old Dixon in the gym almost every day, each pushing each other to stay fit and young. Dixon went on to win his third straight race after triumphs at Texas and on the road course at Indianapolis. All of it will take place Friday, with the first lap determining where drivers start in the opening race and the second lap where they start the second.
Postponed Indy 500 puts short-track drivers in spotlight
Read full article: Postponed Indy 500 puts short-track drivers in spotlightA fan watches as cars practice on a short dirt track at Gas City I-69 Speedway, Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Gas City, Ind. The roaring engines and flying dirt pellets briefly brought Gas City I-69 Speedway back to life Sunday. Seventy-five miles away, the Indianapolis 500 was devoid of a crowd, the singing of Back Home Again in Indiana," even A.J. I went to my first Indianapolis 500 in 1969, and I love the 500," track promoter Jerry Gappens said. We're not the Indianapolis 500 but at least we have racing and that's a good sign."