IndyCar Category

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – A busy Friday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway is complete, with one final practice session in the books for Saturday’s running of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Pato O’Ward, looking to build on previous success at Gateway, where he has finished second in three of his last four starts at the track and never lower that fourth, topped the charts in the final one-hour session of the day in his No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet with a lap of 25.7572 seconds,Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – When it comes to qualifying on ovals in 2024, Scott McLaughlin has been on it. The driver of the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet has not started off the front row in any of the oval races thus far through the NTT IndyCar Series season, adding another oval pole with his qualifying run on Friday afternoon at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. McLaughlin rocketed to the pole with a two-lap average of 179.972 mph to bank the top spot over Meyer ShankRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – David Malukas has got Gateway figured out. With a pair of podium finishes over the past two years on his resume at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, the driver of the No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda picked up right where he left off, powering his machine to the top of the board with a lap of 25.1635 seconds, 178.830 mph. Since returning from a wrist injury that saw him booted from his ride at Arrow McLaren and picked up by MeyerRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. — Oval season is upon us. The final sprint to the finish of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season begins this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway with Saturday’s running of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. The 1.25-mile oval will be one of three ovals on the remaining schedule, along with the doubleheader at Milwaukee and the season finale at Nashville. Only Portland stands alone as the one final road course still to be contested this season. Two-time series champion Alex PalouRead More

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 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 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 Alexander Rossi will have to watch Sunday’s Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto from the sidelines after a crash in practice on Friday left him with a broken right thumb. With approximately seven minutes remaining in Friday’s practice, Rossi’s No. 7 Arrow McLaren Honda looked to run wide in the right-hander at Turn 8 on the 11-turn, 1.786-mile street course, making contact with the tire barrier. Upon contact, the steering wheel snapped back around and Rossi was unable to get his hand out of the way inRead More

By INDYCAR TORONTO – Five Honda-powered drivers topped the overall time sheet in Friday’s first practice for the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place, although it likely doesn’t reflect the competitiveness of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES field at the final street race of the season. The final minutes of Friday’s practice saw two drivers – Alexander Rossi and rookie Linus Lundqvist – hit tire barriers on the 11-turn, 1.786-mile temporary street circuit, reducing the amount of time left for half of the field to complete a final timed lap.Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor NEWTON, Iowa – When the green flag dropped on Sunday’s Hy-Vee One Step 250 at Iowa Speedway, the odds were long for Will Power starting deep in the field, but as we have learned time and time again, the Aussie is never one to be counted out. Starting from 22nd place and with track position at a premium, the driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet shifted into strategy mode early, electing to save fuel to run longer in an effort to make up groundRead More