By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – When the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series schedule was released with a heavy oval lean, optimism was high that an entertaining year was ahead, especially toward the end of the season where the ovals dominate the calendar. However, with the mid-season introduction of the hybrid system, the entire paddock has been thrown for a loop as they work to learn what this system needs and how to best utilize it and the added mass that comes with it on the current IndyCar chassis. InRead More

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich. – Poor weather interrupted NASCAR Cup Series practice and forced a cancellation of qualifying on Saturday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin being awarded the pole position for Sunday’s Firekeepers Casino 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) based on a metric analyzed by NASCAR factoring in the previous race outcome among other factors. It’s the second pole position start in as many weeks for Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 JGR Toyota,Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – On a notoriously difficult to pass race track like World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, track position is the name of the game. But when the green flag drops on Saturday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500, the Chip Ganassi Racing duo of Alex Palou and Scott Dixon will have the work cut out for them following grid penalties assessed to them this weekend. Both cars exceeded the engine limit rule in place when they put in their fifth motor of the season ahead ofRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – David Malukas is a man on a mission. Since a preseason wrist injury sidelined him and eventually saw him booted from his ride at Arrow McLaren before even turning a lap for them, the 22-year old from Chicago has been working to prove himself in his current home at Meyer Shank Racing after taking over driving duties for the No. 66 Honda. In the five races since his return to the cockpit, Malukas has been progressively getting better, leading into this weekend’s raceRead More

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