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Indy 500 begins with Alex Palou on pole, Graham Rahal having problems

The 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 began with the usual pageantry Sunday before a crowd of more than 300,000 people.

Kirkwood picks up 1st IndyCar pole with Long Beach run

Kyle Kirkwood won the first pole of his IndyCar career with a flying fast lap around the downtown streets of Long Beach.

Ganassi adds another Kiwi in Armstrong to IndyCar lineup

Chip Ganassi Racing has signed New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong to join its IndyCar lineup next season.

US driver Logan Sargeant set to race in F1 in 2023

Logan Sargeant earned the Super License he needed to race for Williams in Formula One and will become the first American on the grid since 2015 when he makes his debut next season.

McLaren plucks away Ganassi sponsor and Kanaan for Indy 500

The tit-for-tat war between Zak Brown and Chip Ganassi has taken another turn.

Herta signs 4-year Andretti IndyCar extension through 2027

Colton Herta has signed a four-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport that ties the American racer to the IndyCar team through 2027.

FIA denies Colton Herta the license needed to race in F1

The governing body for Formula One says IndyCar star Colton Herta will not be granted the Super License that would permit the American to join F1 next season.

AlphaTauri says 2023 seat will likely go to Gasly or Herta

AlphaTauri is awaiting a decision from the FIA on Colton Herta’s eligibility to compete in Formula One next season.

Column: FIA license system needs overhaul for U.S. racing

The FIA is reportedly considering offering American driver Colton Herta an exemption to receive the Super License he needs to compete in Formula One.

Will Power ties Mario Andretti's IndyCar pole record at 67

Will Power has tied Mario Andretti for the most poles in IndyCar series history.

Johnson seeks to close oval schedule with 1st IndyCar win

Jimmie Johnson added ovals to his IndyCar schedule this season and the circuits have been his strength.

Dixon eyes record-tying 7th championship after Nashville win

Scott Dixon passed Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar’s all-time win list with a victory Sunday in the messy Music City Grand Prix.

McLaughlin wins Nashville pole; Grosjean, Lundgaard follow

Scott McLaughlin won the second pole of his IndyCar career in rain-delayed qualifying for the Music City Grand Prix.

Motorsports Gone Mad: Silly season spins out of control

Silly season has gone mad in motorsports and the domino effects stretch three series, across the globe and into at least one courtroom.

Rossi ends 49-race losing streak with win on IMS road course

Alexander Rossi snapped a 49-race losing streak that dated all the way back to the 2019 IndyCar season by winning at one of his favorite tracks.

Kyle Busch open to racing 'for under my market value' in '23

Kyle Busch is getting antsy about not having a contract next season.

Rosenqvist fights for job with pole-winning run at Indy

Felix Rosenqvist continues to fight for his seat in the IndyCar Series with a pole-winning run on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

IndyCar champ Palou says he's leaving Ganassi for McLaren

Defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou says he's leaving Chip Ganassi Racing after this season.

Michael Andretti calls Mid-Ohio team actions unacceptable

Michael Andretti has acknowledged that the meltdown of his IndyCar team at Mid-Ohio was unacceptable and says his four drivers will be expected to work together as teammates the remainder of the season.

McLaughlin picks up victory in front of his visiting parents

Scott McLaughlin has picked up his second career IndyCar victory, which may go down as one of the most special wins of his career.

Newgarden wins at Road America, earns $1 million prize

Josef Newgarden earned a $1 million bonus that rewards his versatility by winning on Sunday at Road America.

IndyCar's depth creating plenty of unpredictable outcomes

Competitive balance has defined the opening portion of this IndyCar season.

Rossi fastest at Road America to earn first pole since 2019

Alexander Rossi won the pole for Sunday’s race at Road America as he tries to snap a 44-race victory drought at the track where he earned his last victory.

Power gives Penske, Chevrolet win in final Belle Isle race

Will Power closed the Belle Isle era with a Team Penske victory on Sunday by winning the final Detroit Grand Prix on the island park to reclaim the IndyCar points lead.

IndyCar silly season swings into Belle Isle's final race

The milk has barely been washed out of Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson’s firesuit and the IndyCar season has gone wild.

Sweden's Ericsson gives Ganassi another Indy 500 victory

Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to become a global superstar and achieved the goal Sunday when the Swedish driver won the Indianapolis 500.

Blistering speeds at fastest Indy 500 qualifying since 1996

Rain held off long enough to complete the first round of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.

Windy Indy: Speeds hit 243 mph as weather disrupts 500 prep

It was a challenging “Fast Friday” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with serious wind disrupting practice for the Indy 500.

Andretti receives direction on how to proceed with F1 bid

Michael Andretti spent his weekend at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix attempting to drum up support for his bid to expand the Formula One grid for an American team.

Rossi crashes hard ahead of IndyCar qualifying at Barber

Alexander Rossi destroyed his car in Saturday morning practice at Barber Motorsports Park.

Pit concerns dissipate as IndyCar drivers crank up speed

Jimmie Johnson posted the fastest lap of his career Thursday.

Johnson tests hand while gaining experience during Indy test

Jimmie Johnson looked like a natural at the first of this week's two Indianapolis 500 test sessions.

McLaren planning for a future that includes Pato O'Ward

Pato O'Ward had high hopes for this season and believed an IndyCar championship could open his path to a seat in Formula One.

Colton Herta sets track record in winning pole at Long Beach

Colton Herta broke the Long Beach track record when qualifying and it gave the California native the start from the pole for his home IndyCar race.

Newgarden passes McLaughlin in final turn to steal Texas win

Josef 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.

IndyCar and Texas try to save relationship with strong race

IndyCar’s long relationship with Texas Motor Speedway is at a crossroads headed into the 35th race at the track that has always embraced the open-wheel series.

Penske wants Indy 500 win to follow Daytona 500 victory

Roger Penske picked up a third Daytona 500 win last weekend on his 85th birthday.

Wickens to resume his career 3 years after near-fatal crash

Robert Wickens will resume his racing career Friday after more than three years sidelined with a spinal cord injury.

Alex Palou recovers in Portland for 3rd win and IndyCar lead

Alex Palou recovered from first-lap trouble at Portland International Raceway to win for the third time this season and reclaim the IndyCar points lead.

Palou takes pole at Portland, eyes IndyCar points lead

Alex Palou earned the first pole of his IndyCar career and put himself in position to reclaim the championship lead headed into Sunday’s race at Portland International Raceway.

Erratic driving upends IndyCar's championship race

A rash of overaggressive driving has jumbled the IndyCar championship fight.

Power puts Penske back on track with another Indy victory

Will Power took the lead early Saturday, then watched it shrink over the final half of the race before holding on to win another Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Herta wins pole in dominant outing through Nashville

Colton Herta stamped himself as the driver to beat in the inaugural IndyCar Music City Grand Prix.

IndyCar may have a hit on its hands on Nashville streets

IndyCar may have a hit on its hands if the first few days were an indicator of the enthusiasm from fans and drivers of the race.

Shank trying to use IndyCar break to finalize future plans

Michael Shank will use IndyCar's monthlong break to work on the long-term future of his race program.

IndyCar embraces Americana charm at Mid-Ohio for holiday

IndyCar will celebrate Independence Day in the middle of Ohio.

Ericsson scores 1st IndyCar win at action-packed Belle Isle

Marcus Ericsson raced to his first IndyCar victory Saturday in the action-packed opener of the doubleheader at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park.

Johnson struggling at Detroit, trying to stay out of the way

Jimmie Johnson is struggling at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park, which is just his second career street course and fourth career IndyCar race.

Good company: Helio Castroneves wins Indy 500 for 4th time

Helio Castroneves has joined the exclusive club of four-time Indianapolis 500 winners.

Buzzing again: Indy 500 is biggest sports event of pandemic

The Indianapolis 500 will open its gates to 135,000 spectators on Sunday for the largest sports event since the start of the pandemic.

Trio of Indy winners silences youth movement on opening day

A trio of Indianapolis 500 winners led opening day of practice and temporarily silenced the sudden youth movement.

Rinus VeeKay becomes IndyCar's newest first-time winner

Rinus VeeKay continued IndyCar’s youth movement Saturday by scoring his first career victory with a win on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

O'Ward sets track record at Barber, Johnson ready for debut

Pato O'Ward set a track record at Barber Motorsports Park to win the pole for the IndyCar season-opening race.

Castroneves starts getting acclimated to new team, color

When Helio Castroneves arrived at for testing Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he went right to Team Penske garage, said hello and quickly moved along.

Grosjean moves to IndyCar with Coyne after 9 seasons in F1

AdGrosjean has tried to make comparisons from the F1 race in Austin to IndyCar's two events at the Texas track. Coyne had been talking to Grosjean even before the Bahrain crash about the move to IndyCar. AdThe Coyne organization has not won an IndyCar race since Sebastien Bourdais won the 2018 season opener, but Grosjean is excited to join a team that has a chance in each race. Haas is not a race-winning contender in F1 and Grosjean texted this week with former teammate Magnussen about the thrill of being competitive again. “I really want to keep racing and racing fast cars and I believe that's the case in IndyCar.

Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying 3rd consecutive Rolex

Wayne Taylor replaced his entire lineup for the move to Acura and hired Albuquerque, as well as his oldest son, Ricky Taylor, Helio Castroneves and Alexander Rossi. It was WTR's fourth Rolex win in five years and fifth overall, one behind Ganassi's record six victories. Albuquerque won in 2018 driving a Cadillac and Ricky Taylor won in a Cadillac for his father's team in 2017. “We decided we wanted somebody as fresh as possible in the car,” Ricky Taylor said. “He was so hungry for this, especially with the whole story of leaving Wayne Taylor.

Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying 3rd consecutive Rolex

Wayne Taylor left General Motors after 28 years at the end of last season to become a factory Acura program. "We won it with Ricky, and Jordan won the GT class with Corvette, and then the Wayne Taylor Racing program won it overall. Albuquerque won in 2018 driving a Cadillac; Ricky Taylor won in a Cadillac for his father's team in 2017. AdWhen Taylor switched to Acura, he released van der Zande, who was grabbed by Ganassi as the team returned to sports car racing after a one-year hiatus. “Looked like we had the race won right there.

Johnson invigorated after stint in prestigious Rolex 24

The seven-time NASCAR champion is beginning a new chapter of his career — at 45 years old — in unfamiliar race cars. He was tabbed to start the most prestigious sports car race in America for his Action Express team and Johnson had just one goal for his first stint in the Cadillac. 48 over to teammate Simon Pagenaud and then turned to Kamui Kobayashi, the two-time reigning winner of the Rolex 24, for an animated debrief. AdElliott seemed despondent after his first run in his first sports car race. 31 Action Express entry had slipped to last in his class after the driver change between Elliott and Mike Conway.

Magnussen to race American sports cars for Ganassi in 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen will move to the IMSA sports car series in 2021 driving for Chip Ganassi Racing. “If you are in professional racing anywhere in the world, you know the name Chip Ganassi and what it represents in motorsports,” Magnussen said. Van der Zande is a two-time Rolex 24 at Daytona winner, most recently in January when teamed with Ganassi driver Scott Dixon. Lineups for the 2021 IMSA season are rapidly coming together with a flurry of announcements over the last week. “We have not been shy about our attack on the IMSA GTD championship for 2021,” team co-owner Jimmy Vasser said.

Newgarden wins IndyCar finale but can't deny Dixon 6th title

Newgarden won the season finale, using a spectacular two-car pass for the lead in a valiant effort to win a second consecutive title. Dixon has won two of the last three championships, a run interrupted last year when Newgarden won his second title. Newgarden tied Dixon with his series-best fourth win of the season but Newgarden was in too large of a hole to catch his rival. It came to a close in front of a sold-out 20,000 spectators, the largest crowd of the season for IndyCar. There was nothing Newgarden could do, even on a day he did everything he had to, to deny Dixon a sixth championship.

IndyCar back in St. Pete seven months later to finish season

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – 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.

Newgarden's stays in championship fight with 1st Indy win

INDIANAPOLIS – Josef Newgarden doesn't intend to just give up on his season title defense. With the Harvest GP win, Newgarden moved within 40 points of what once was a seemingly safe 120-point lead of five-time series champ Scott Dixon with two races remaining. Both will run the final two races this season in those cars, and both are already getting started on next season, too. He's had six straight top-10 finishes including a win from the pole at Mid-Ohio and has moved up to third in points. After starting the season with three straight wins, he's finished 10th, 10th and ninth in the last three races, putting his sixth series title back in play.

Dixon beats Sato at Gateway in reverse finish of Indy 500

Sato held off Dixon last Sunday for his second Indy 500 victory in four years. Dixon had 20 laps to chase Sato down, but a late caution ended the race under yellow. Sato returned to the track in third, passed O'Ward with a bold outside move then set his sights on Dixon. Dixon beat Sato by 0.1404 seconds for his fourth win of the season and 50th overall and praised his Chip Ganassi Racing team. That was a textbook Scott Dixon race.

An Andretti wins first Indy 500 pole for family in 33 years

Marco Andretti sits in his pit box before the start of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS Marco Andretti has won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 in a lightning-fast first step toward snapping the infamous Andretti Curse at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mario Andretti won his third and final pole for the Indy 500 in 1987, when grandson Marco was an infant. Mario Andretti scored the only Indy 500 win for the family in 1969; Michael Andretti fell short in 16 tries and the Aug. 23 race will be Marco Andretti's 15th attempt. Andretti will sit on the front row alongside two former Indy 500 winners.

Andretti puts 2 cars at the front of Indy 500 qualifying

The Pagoda is seen before a practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)INDIANAPOLIS Andretti Autosport claimed the top of the speed chart midway through Indianapolis 500 qualifying, with former race winners Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi leading a strong Honda showing. Teammate Hunter-Reay was waiting on pit lane to make his run when Rossi radioed feedback from his four laps. Hunter-Reay made a quick adjustment then bumped Rossi with a qualifying run of 231.330 mph. We knew we had the speed, Hunter-Reay said.

Marco Andretti breaks 233 mph on 'Fast Friday' at Indy

Marco Andretti packs up his gear following practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS The horsepower boost sent speeds skyrocketing over 233 mph early on Fast Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Andretti Autosport cars quickly jumped to the top of the board with Marco Andretti logging a lap of 233.491 miles per hour (375.77 kilometres per hour). It's the fastest lap in a practice which is considered unofficial since Sebastien Bourdais went 233.116 mph in 2017. The first thing you need is speed and then you need to put the four laps together," Andretti said.

IndyCar drivers grateful to have fans back this weekend

IndyCar Rev Group Grand Prix winner Alexander Rossi enters Victory Lane Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Road America allowed fans back in for its events starting last month. Fans this weekend will get temperature checks at gates and receive masks and hand sanitizer as they enter. The only drivers to open an IndyCar season with at least three straight victories are A.J. Drivers believe the Road America course wont be as grueling with all of its straightaways despite its 14 turns.

IndyCar restart at Texas before another month to race again

FILE - In this June 10, 2017, file photo, Will Power, of Australia, pumps his fist as he crosses the finish line under yellow to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)FORT WORTH, Texas Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi and the rest of the IndyCar drivers were in sunny Florida around spring break ready to start the season. Instead of the streets of St. Pete, the pandemic-delayed season will get started at the fast 1 1/2-mile track in Texas with an all-in-one-day opener. Practice, qualifying and the 200-lap race will be held Saturday, the same day that IndyCar has chartered planes to carry teams back and forth between Indianapolis and Texas Motor Speedway.

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