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The Meyer Shank Racing ownership group announced the signing of 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Champion Tom Blomqvist to a multi-year deal with the MSR IndyCar program starting in 2024. Blomqvist made an appearance earlier this season, when he filled in for an injured Simon Pagenaud in Toronto. Unfortunately he was unable to complete a single […]
What is it about Kyle Kirkwood and street course IndyCar racing? When track temperatures are at their hottest, Kyle Kirkwood is at his coolest. Kirkwood in his No. 27 Honda for Andretti Autosports led 34 of the 80 laps during Sunday’s Music City Grand Prix capturing grabbing his second career IndyCar win. Kirkwood took the […]
Is this the boost Scott McLaughlin has been searching for? The Kiwi took a commanding NTT IndyCar P1 Award. After IndyCar qualifying was moved to the early evening due to heavy showers. The was sun shining onto the Nashville Street Course. Conditions were drastically different from second practice, but that didn’t seem to bother McLaughlin […]
An early morning rain shower played havoc on this morning’s IndyCar practice. The track wasn’t ideal for this morning’s 30-minute practice session before IndyCar qualifying later today with just 25 of the 27 entries for the Music City Grand Prix taking to the track on rain tires as permitted by track officials. In conditions that […]
With just five races left in the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season, its time to take to the streets of Nashville for the Music City Grand Prix The IndyCar race weekend gets started on Friday, August 4th with 1st practice and concludes on Sunday, August 6th with the race. The drivers will be testing their […]
The 2024 IndyCar Calendar is being reshuffled. The race in Nashville will now be the season finale. As the NTT IndyCar Series rolls into the streets of Nashville for the Music City Grand Prix this weekend, changes were announced for the 2024 race. The Music City Grand Prix will be moving to the season finale […]
If Will Power was looking to go back into the NTT IndyCar Series points championship chase, he’s off to a good start in Nashville. After the checkered flag dropped on Friday’s 1 hour and 15-minute practice session in preparation for Sunday’s Music City Grand Prix, two-time and reigning IndyCar series champion Power in his No. […]
Josef Newgarden proved once more he’s the master of the Iowa Speedway, but his rivals certainly gave him a run for his money. The day started out with Will Power on the pole, Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin in 2nd, and David Malukas in 3rd. Ed Carpenter, who celebrated his 200th IndyCar start, rolled to green […]
Josef Newgarden continued his dominance in Iowa. With this victory, he has now won 4 out of the last 6 races held at the Iowa Speedway. Qualifying was dominated by Team Penske, Will Power took pole with Scott McLaughlin in second, and Josef Newgarden in third. The race started out in exciting fashion. IndyCar veteran […]
After a near two-hour rain delay, the Indy Cars were rolled back into the fast lane for qualifying at Iowa Speedway. Will Power swept double pole position with an incredible qualifying run. Power took Race 1 pole position, with a speed of 181.426mph and race 2 pole position with 181.578mph. When Power set this benchmark, […]
The IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway is underway. With only 90 minutes of practice, this session is very important for the remainder of the weekend. Josef Newgarden finished the session on top with a speed of 176.428. The Penske driver finished ahead of teammate and bus bro Scott McLaughlin, who noted the second-highest speed of […]
Just a few days after an exciting Toronto Grand Prix, IndyCar is back in action for the doubleheader at Iowa Speedway. Race winner Christian Lundgaard rightfully took the glory, but behind him Alex Palou extended his championship lead to 117 points. Can anyone stop Alex Palou? With a lead of 117 points, Palou is in […]
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing was victorious in Toronto as Christian Lundgaard in his No. 45 Honda cruised to his first career NTT IndyCar Series win by 11.7893 seconds over current series points leader Alex Palou. Here are the 5 takeaways from today’s race. 5. Disappointing day for Tom Blomqvist & Meyer Shank Racing Filling in […]
What is it about Christian Lundgaard when he drives on a street or road course? During the month of May on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Lundgaard was able to grab his 1st career NTT P1 Award for the GMR Grand Prix, then again today Lundgaard was able to secure his 2nd career NTT […]
If Andretti Autosports wasn’t rolling into Toronto with any momentum, that might be changing after the first two practice sessions. After Friday’s practice session, Kyle Kirkwood, along with 2 other Andretti Autosport drivers, were on top of the timing charts. Kirkwood, in his No. 27 Honda, laid down a late lap with about 40 seconds left […]
Chip Ganassi Racing has long been one of the dominant teams in IndyCar, and their history on the streets of Toronto is just one of many examples of that. As a team, Ganassi has won at Exhibition Place eight times, with four of those wins coming from current driver, and six-time champion Scott Dixon. While […]
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Two-time championship-winning and 100-race-winning organization Kyle Busch Motorsports is selling its assets to Spire Motorsports. What is next for the drivers and Spire Motorsports truck series efforts? The Truck Series field will look wildly different than it was a few years ago. First, GMS Racing closing its doors at the end of the season and […]
Reaching the top of F1 is the universal goal that every team has in common, but what exactly do they need to do to get there? There is never one sole reason that can definitively pinpoint the success or failure of a team. F1 is an endlessly dynamic sport that demands constant innovation and ingenuity […]
In the Suzuka GP, Red Bull becomes world constructors’ champion with 6 races to go. But behind it there is a fight between Mercedes and Ferrari for second place. The two teams in fact used two different strategies to reach the podium in Suzuka. Start of season From the first races of this season it […]
How Sebastian Vettel played a role in Red Bull clinching their 6th Constructors’ Championship at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix. At the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix, despite one of their cars retiring from the race, Red Bull secured their 2nd consecutive Constructors’ title. Red Bull are now 6-time Constructors’ Champions. In their last two runs […]
Sebastian Vettel is open to racing competitively in 2024 – and could do it alongside decorated F1 race winners. Sebastian Vettel captured the attention of F1’s paddock last weekend in Japan, making a rare appearance since retiring last season. Alongside the promotion of his environmental projects, the 4-time World Champion spoke candidly about spending time […]
Stewart-Haas Racing will tribute “Talladega Nights” with sponsorship from Wonder Bread and Old Spice on Ryan Preece and Chase Briscoe’s Ford Mustangs. Based on the 2006 comedy “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”, Stewart-Haas Racing will tribute the Wonder Bread and Old Spice racecars driven by Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. for Dennit Racing. The movie […]
Hendrick Motorsports earned its 300th win as an organization with William Byron at Texas, Sunday. Let’s look back at the other milestone victories in this organization’s history. William Byron earned his sixth win of the season, on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, but it was another important milestone for his team. Hendrick Motorsports won its […]
With a series of crashes and incidents, Logan Sargeant is negatively impacting 2024 development at Williams. The British outfit deserves credit for its impressive 2023 campaign, assembling a competitive FW45 over the winter. Despite the struggles faced by Logan Sargeant, teammate Alex Albon is securing points for Williams relatively consistently – and at a variety […]
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