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"It doesn't sit well with me": Why Kyle Larson wants to run the Indy 500 again

Kyle Larson enters the Brickyard 400 as the defending winner of the event. However, it is also his first time racing at the historic oval since competing in the Indianapolis 500 this past May.

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Why it isn’t “unrealistic” for Alex Palou to reach IndyCar win record in 2025

Alex Palou’s remarkable 2025 season — featuring a win in the Indianapolis 500 and an almost certain fourth IndyCar Series title — could become even more historic if the driver of Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 10 car continues his winning streak through the remainder of the championship.

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Tackling the Detroit grind: Scott Dixon, Alex Palou on this grueling post-500 street race

It’s good to be a motorsport fan in the American Midwest this time of year. The end of May brings one of the biggest races in world to the forefront of the motorsport season — the Indianapolis 500 — and just 300 miles northeast, and a few days later, IndyCar…

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Kyle Larson leads NASCAR in merchandise sales after difficult Indy-Coke 600 double

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson has emerged as NASCAR's merchandise sales leader halfway through the 2025 regular Cup Series season. Despite a disappointing end to The Double during Memorial Day weekend, in which he failed to finish both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, Larson's commercial appeal continues to grow…

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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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NASCAR crew chief says Kyle Larson "ready for tonight" despite Indy 500 disappointment

Kyle Larson wrecked out of the Indianapolis 500 on Lap 92 of the 200-lap race, spinning out on a restart and collecting two other cars. He finished 27th, leaving the track visibly dejected after a difficult month.

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Indy 500: Palou surges by Ericsson for maiden win

Alex Palou has accomplished nearly everything the IndyCar Series has to offer, as the three-time champion took his maiden victory at the Indianapolis 500.

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Full race results from the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500

Alex Palou has absolutely dominated the 2025 IndyCar season, winning five of the first six races, all while earning his first win in the Indianapolis 500.

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Indy 500: Josef Newgarden’s three-peat attempt undone by fuel pump woes

Josef Newgarden entered Sunday with a chance at two different firsts in the Indianapolis 500 - trying to score the race’s first three-peat and claim a victory from the deepest starting position in the event’s history.

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Kyle Larson crashes out of Indy 500 near the midway point, ending his second bid for 'the Double'

Kyle Larson has crashed out of the Indianapolis 500 near the midway point Sunday

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Ryan Hunter-Reay leads chaotic Indianapolis 500 after bizarre incidents

Ryan Hunter-Reay was the leader at the halfway point of the Indianapolis 500 as he looked for a second victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

The Independent UK

Dejected Kyle Larson wrecks out of the Indy 500 in restart melee

Kyle Larson's day started out with some nervousness as rain delayed the start of the Indianapolis 500, putting his plan to run the Indy 500/Coke 600 double in doubt. The race did get underway with Larson starting from 19th on the grid.

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Indianapolis 500 start delayed due to light rain showers

For the second consecutive year, the start of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 has been delayed due to light rain around the track. It was originally scheduled to start a 12:45pm EST, but sprinkles forced IMS officials to pause the action, placing the command to start engines on…

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How Does the Indy 500 Work? Explaining the Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500, or Indy 500, is one of the largest and most famous races on the planet. Since 1973 the race is held on Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2025 race will be the 109th in history.

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Kyle Larson challenges IndyCar drivers to try “the double” in NASCAR

Kyle Larson has probably been one of the busiest people in the U.S. for the last couple of weeks, splitting his time between preparing for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, aka the “Great Spectacle in Racing” — and his busy schedule as a NASCAR regular.

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Every Driver in the 2025 Indy 500 Field, Starting Positions And More

A look at every driver in the 2025 field of the Indianapolis 500, including new grid spots after the Team Penske cheating scandal.

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Kanaan: “Respect the race track” key to McLaren’s Indy 500 redemption

Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan said his team is “not doing anything different” in its approach to this year's 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, despite its driver Pato O’Ward losing out to Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden in the closing stages of the 2024 race.

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Tony Kanaan: “Respect the racetrack” key to McLaren’s Indy 500 redemption

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Indy 500 announces first grandstand sellout since 2016 with 350,000 expected for the race on Sunday

The Indianapolis 500 is sold out for the first time in nearly a decade

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The Greatest Indy 500 Moments

On each Memorial Day weekend since 1974, engines roar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for one of the most iconic events in American sports—the Indianapolis 500.

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IndyCar president says qualifying scandal is "devastating" to Roger Penske

On Monday morning, news rocked the IndyCar paddock as the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet of Josef Newgarden and the No. 12 Chevrolet of Will Power were sent to the rear of the field for the 109th running of the Indy 500. Both teams have been fined $100,000 each and…

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Newgarden and Power to start Indy 500 last as Penske penalised

Josef Newgarden and Will Power will start the Indianapolis 500 from the last row of the grid after Team Penske was penalised heavily for an illegal car modification that was discovered during qualifying.

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The complete starting grid for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500

25-year-old rookie Robert Shwartzman shocked the IndyCar paddock when he put his No. 83 Prema Racing Chevrolet on pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average of 232.790mph. Not only is this Shwartzman's first-ever oval race, it is also the first oval race for Prema, a well-established team in Europe that…

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Israeli-born, Russia-raised Indy 500 pole winner calls for peace across the world

The debutant beat out a host of open-wheel racing's biggest stars to earn pole at Indianapolis 500

Motorsport

Jacob Abel fails to qualify for Indy 500 in teammate battle over last spot

Four drivers faced off in a tense battle for the final three spots on the grid for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. They were Andretti Global's Marco Andretti, Meyer Shank Racing's Marcus Armstrong, as well as the Dale Coyne Racing duo of Rinus Veekay and Jacob Abel.

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