Amid some interruptions due to scattered rain showers, a number of familiar names topped the leaderboard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Wednesday’s Indy 500 Open Test. Defending champion Josef Newgarden set the fastest lap (228.811 mph) during a two-hour morning session for veterans. NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson was second fastest at 366.384 mph.… Read More »
Thanks to Roger Penske and the Penske Entertainment organization for the size and stability that underpins the massive IndyCar grid. After weathering the financial ravages of COVID, Penske’s series emerged from the pandemic with 25 full-time entries in 2022, saw the number increase to 27 in 2023 and remained at 27 this year – a… Read More »
If IndyCar and The Thermal Club choose to hold another $1 Million Challenge non-points all-star race, what changes might the series consider to make the format more fun from start to finish? Andretti Global’s Colton Herta, Arrow McLaren team principal Gavin Ward and Meyer Shank Racing podium finisher Felix Rosenqvist shared the following with RACER… Read More »
Sunday’s $1 Million Challenge all-star race at The Thermal Club is expected to go one of two ways: pure boredom or pure chaos. Built in a heat-based format not unlike IndyCar’s knockout qualifying system, two 10-lap heats will be held on Sunday morning, with 13 cars in one and 14 in the other, and the… Read More »
6 drivers who can benefit from the expansion of the F1 networkKym Illman – Getty Images Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc described it as “a matter of time” before Oliver Bearman becomes a full-time rival in Formula 1. However, predicting a full-time drive in F1 is virtually impossible these days, and that’s mainly because there are… Read More »
10 Bold Predictions for the 2024 IndyCar SeasonGreg Doherty – Getty Images Autoweek has been digging into this season and what we can expect – or not expect – and here’s what we’ve come up with, a little ditty we’re calling “10 Bold Predictions for IndyCar in 2024”: Alex Palou will not win the 2024… Read More »
ANDRETTI GLOBAL No. 26 Honda: Colton Herta (10th in 2023 championship) No. 27 Honda: Kyle Kirkwood (11th in 2023 championship) No. 28 Honda: Marcus Ericsson (6th in the 2023 championship with Chip Ganassi Racing) THINGS TO KNOW Escape from mediocrity Andretti Global has one mission for the upcoming season: escape a two-year visit to mediocrity.… Read More »
With the second attempt to establish a charter system failing in late 2023, Penske Entertainment says a third engagement with its IndyCar competitors, which took place earlier this week, ended on an encouraging note. Currently, and in stark contrast to NASCAR and Formula 1, IndyCar team owners have no commodities to own or sell with… Read More »
Six oval races to close out the second half of the 17-round IndyCar season, with those six ovals covering the final eight races. If you’re a fan of ovals, or Team Penske, the relocation of IndyCar’s season finale from Nashville’s new street circuit 30 minutes east to the city of Lebanon and the 1.3-mile Nashville… Read More »
February 12, 2014 isn’t a significant date in IndyCar’s vast history, but it does represent a nice note among the experiments that touched on bigger things. Ten years ago, on February 12, during a pre-season test at Sonoma Raceway, the Arrow McLaren team – then known as Schmidt Peterson Motorsports – and lead driver Simon… Read More »