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By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Kyle Larson has been the talk of the town both in NASCAR and the IndyCar world after his debut in the Indianapolis 500 in May and Sunday’s win in the Brickyard 400. If Larson has it his way, he’ll be back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next May looking to have another go at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and hopefully be able to complete his attempt at the Indy 500/Coca-Cola 600 Double. Immediately upon climbing from his car as the winner on Sunday,Read More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Ryan Blaney didn’t know whether to be mad or frustrated with the way Sunday’s Brickyard 400 ended for he and the No. 12 Team Penske team. Blaney looked to be in the catbird seat as the laps were winding down on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, chasing down Brad Keselowski with Kyle Larson in his rear-view. Keselowski was iffy on even being able to make it to the end, while Blaney had hopefully saved enough to see him through to the finish andRead More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Kyle Larson has gotten his redemption at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two months removed from his debut in the Indianapolis 500, the driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, sporting the same paint scheme that he was scheduled to run that weekend in Charlotte, charged through the field late, putting himself in position to capitalize when the race went into overtime. As the laps were winding down, it was shaping up to be a battle among those saving fuel (Brad Keselowski and RyanRead More
By INDYCAR TORONTO – Michael Andretti’s raised right arm said it all following the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place, and the team owner could have raised two. One for Colton Herta, another for Kyle Kirkwood. The two drivers gave Andretti Global a win for the first time since last year’s rebranding and its first 1-2 finish in a race since Kirkwood and Romain Grosjean delivered in 2023 at Long Beach. SEE: Results Herta ended a 40-race winless drought by scoring his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES race in 799 days,Read More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Ladies and gentlemen, the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The fans in attendance for Saturday’s Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway certainly got their money’s worth in the return to the famous 2.5-mile oval for the first time in three years. What looked to be Cole Custer’s race down the stretch turned into a three-car battle royale, with Custer’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Riley Herbst and Aric Almirola joining the fray as the laps wound down. As the laps clicked away toward the finish, Herbst chewedRead More
By INDYCAR TORONTO – All Colton Herta needs to do now is complete the weekend sweep of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. Herta has been the fastest NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver in each of this weekend’s sessions so far at Exhibition Place, capping Saturday with a pole-winning run in the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda of Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian. Herta bested Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood by just over a tenth of a second to take the 14th NTT P1 Award of his career. Herta’s lap of 59.5431 seconds earnedRead More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – The Beast is most definitely Unleashed. For the second day in a row, Tyler Reddick and his No. 45 Beast Unleashed Toyota Camry has found its way to the top of the timing sheet, this time Reddick’s lap of 49.469 seconds, 181.932 mph was enough to earn him the pole for the Brickyard 400. “I was one of the last cars to go in Group B, so I watched a lot of drivers in Round one have issues in Turn 4 and a couple ofRead More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – He’s back. Two years after his demotion down to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Cole Custer will be making his triumphant return to the Cup Series in 2025 as he takes the reins of the lone Hass Factory Team Ford next season. “This is really exciting. Ever since me going back to the Xfinity Series, to get the opportunity back at the Cup level again was the biggest goal,” Custer said. “So, to have this opportunity to get to drive for Haas Factory teamRead More
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service INDIANAPOLIS — Ty Majeski’s victory in Friday night’s TSport 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park wasn’t the sort of dominating performance he enjoyed last year—until the final stage of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race. Majeski overcame a restart violation on Lap 50 that sent him to the rear of the field but rallied to defend his 2023 victory at the 0.686-mile short track. The driver of the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford earned his first victory of the season and the fourthRead More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – NASCAR is back on the oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and all seems right with the world again. After a three-year experiment of running the Indianapolis road course that combines part of the oval and part of the infield road course that winds through the 2.5-mile circuit, the decision was made that when NASCAR returned in 2024, it would be back on the oval. And just in time for the 30th anniversary of the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994. Drivers got their firstRead More