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Mother Nature helped, but Christian Rasmussen was the key to victory in Milwaukee showdown

Rasmussen seized the moment when a late rain shower hit Milwaukee, converting it into his first IndyCar victory

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Winners and Losers from IndyCar’s 2025 Iowa Speedway doubleheader weekend

The NTT IndyCar Series continued its busy summer slate this weekend with a doubleheader at Iowa Speedway. It started with scary storms, but those gave way to two beautiful (if hot) days of action on Saturday and Sunday.

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How Scott Dixon pulled off another fuel-saving masterclass at Mid-Ohio

Granted, Scott Dixon’s win at The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio likely wouldn’t have happened without Alex Palou’s rare mistake at Turn 9 while comfortably leading. However, full credit goes to the 44-year-old for being there to capitalize when his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate ran off course with just six…

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Winners and Losers from IndyCar’s Road America weekend

It was an unusually warm NTT IndyCar Series race weekend at Road America. With those higher temps came additional challenges for the field. Burning tires. Intense cockpit heat. And when mistakes started piling up, fuel management and the juggling of various potential strategies.

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After first oval win, does Kyle Kirkwood see himself as a title threat?

In a season dominated by Alex Palou, Kirkwood was the only other driver to win races, thanks to his victories in Long Beach and Detroit. However, that wasn't enough for some. He had to do more. After all, there are only four street course events in the 17-race IndyCar calendar.

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Kyle Kirkwood avoids incidents, wins late duel for first IndyCar oval victory

In one sense, Sunday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 continued a trend for the NTT IndyCar Series field. For the eighth time to open the season, one of two familiar faces ended up in victory lane.

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The winners and losers from a wet and wild 2025 Indianapolis 500

There’s nothing like the Month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — and rarely has the Indianapolis 500 been more eventful than the iconic event’s 2025 edition.

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How Leigh Diffey became the voice of American motorsport

From IndyCar and F1, to IMSA, NASCAR, and Supercross, there may not be a single American racing fan who doesn't know the Australian commentator's calls.

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How Autosport makes its Top 50 and why the Indy 500 winner missed out in 2024

Please contain your rage! Or at least soften it until you’ve read to the end of this piece.

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Wanser ready for another IndyCar title fight after fight with cancer

Barry Wanser is on the cusp of doing something he was unable to last year: be present to celebrate a championship with his team.

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Why IndyCar does have rockstars, even if its leadership fails to see it

The fallout of NASCAR beating the IndyCar Series to the punch for a race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City next year certainly created a shockwave through the paddock.

Autosport

Power angry with Newgarden’s controversial late restart that leads to crash

Will Power was left angry after crashing out of Saturday night’s IndyCar Series race at Gateway following a controversial restart by Team Penske team-mate Josef Newgarden.

Autosport

IndyCar Series dream schedule: What would it look like?

What would constitute the perfect IndyCar Series calendar? In the middle of the three-week Olympics break, it feels as good a time as any to think about it.

Autosport

Dream IndyCar Series schedule: What would it look like?

What would constitute the perfect IndyCar Series calendar? In the middle of this three-week Olympics break, it feels like as good a time as any to think about it.

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IMSA Road America: Porsche 1-2 as Acura strategy falls short in wild race

Porsche’s Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy won Sunday’s IMSA SportsCar Championship round at Road America, to claim their second victory of the season despite a penalty.

Autosport

What's really made Porsche's 963 the pack-leading GTP car in IMSA?

What went so right for Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963? It was at this time last year that everything seemed to click for the new-for-2023 prototype, which had stumbled out of the blocks despite the longest pre-season testing programme (which started in the summer of 2022) compared its IMSA SportsCar Championship rivals…

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What’s really made Porsche’s 963 the pack-leading GTP car in IMSA?

What went so right for Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963?

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IndyCar Iowa: Start times for oval doubleheader, how to watch, entry list

The Tennessee native has amassed a staggering six wins, with Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward the only other active winner in the field with his lone victory in the second race of the 2022 doubleheader.

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O’Ward says Mid-Ohio “feels like first win of the season”

Pato O’Ward delivered a massive exhale after beating Alex Palou by 0.4993s in a thrilling IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday.

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Who was really to blame for IndyCar chaos on Detroit’s streets?

Just seven days on from IndyCar’s fastest and most prestigious race at the Indianapolis 500, the paddock journeyed just under 300 miles northeast to its shortest and bumpiest street track on the schedule.

Autosport

Bourdais: Resurfaced Laguna Seca “to be at least a couple of seconds faster”

Last year saw a full resurfacing of the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course for the first time since 2006, which also included a new pedestrian bridge on the front straight as part of a $14.9 million project.

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Bourdais: Repaved Laguna Seca “to be at least a couple of seconds faster”

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Why Penske push-to-pass scandal presses all the wrong buttons for IndyCar

On track, the IndyCar Series offers the most competitive open-wheel racing on the planet, including one of its greatest races in the Indy 500. Off track, it’s an absolute basket case and its appetite for self-harm has reached a new level.

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Palou “not very pleased” by mysterious pace slump in Barber IndyCar qualifying

Chip Ganassi Racing’s reigning champion Palou set the pace overall in the first round of qualifying, lapping in the day’s quickest time of 1m05.5862s on fresh alternate tires.

Autosport

Newgarden “didn’t rehearse” emotional IndyCar press conference

Reigning Indy 500 champion Newgarden faced the press for the first time at Barber Motorsports Park today, just days after the revelation that he and Team Penske team-mate Scott McLaughlin had been disqualified from the season-opening St. Petersburg race for breaking IndyCar’s push-to-pass rules at restarts.

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