Scott McLaughlin took maximum advantage of a bad day for Alex Palou by winning the second race of the weekend at Milwaukee.
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The most famous IndyCar race is the Indianapolis 500, held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in front of huge crowds. However American open-wheel racing has a chequered history.
The championship reached its peak in the late eighties and early nineties under the sanctioning body CART. It attracted huge international attention as Formula 1 champions including Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti competed in it.
However the creation of the rival Indy Racing League in 1996 created a split which badly damaged the championship. CART, which rebranded as Champ Car, fell into decline. By 2008, with Champ Car on the bring of collapse, the two series finally merged, but the damage had been.
Nonetheless today’s IndyCar championship retains a reputation for spectacular racing with its single-specification chassis and features a broad range of circuits including road, street and traditional American oval courses.
O’Ward holds off Power to win first Milwaukee race as championship closes up
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Posted onPato O’Ward took his third win of the season while Will Power closed on championship leader Alex Palou with two races to go.
McLaughlin and Newgarden claim Milwaukee pole positions
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Posted onPenske duo Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden claimed a pole position apiece for each of this weekend’s races at the Milwaukee Mile.
Power romps to emphatic Portland win as Palou extends lead
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Posted onWill Power claimed his third IndyCar victory of the year with a consummate performance in the Grand Prix of Portland.
Ferrucci claims Foyt’s first pole position for 10 years in Portland
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Posted onFoyt’s Santino Ferrucci beat Will Power and Alex Palou to pole position for the Grand Prix of Portland by a tenth of a second.
Newgarden spins and wins but angers rivals as restart tactics trigger crash
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Posted onJosef Newgarden recovered from a spin to beat Scott McLaughlin to victory at Gateway but rivals blamed his restart tactics for a multi-car crash.
McLaughlin gets to keep Gateway pole this time after Herta crashes
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Posted onScott McLaughlin qualified fastest for the second year in a row in Gateway but this time he will get to start there.
Vips returns to IndyCar grid for Portland with Rahal Letterman Lanigan
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Posted onJuri Vips will make his return to IndyCar later this month in a fourth entry for Rahal Letterman Lanigan in the Grand Prix of Portland.
Flawless Herta ends two-year win drought in red-flagged Toronto crash-fest
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Posted onColton Herta scored his first IndyCar victory in two years in an incident-filled Toronto race which ended with a spate of crashes.
Herta leads Kirkwood as Andretti claim front row in Toronto
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Posted onColton Herta won a tight battle with team mate Kyle Kirkwood to lead an Andretti one-two in qualifying for this weekend’s IndyCar race in Toronto.
Pourchaire makes surprise return to McLaren as substitute for injured Rossi
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Posted onTheo Pourchaire will replace the injured Alexander Rossi at McLaren this weekend and will qualify at Toronto without having previously driven a lap of the track.
Pourchaire slates “grossly inaccurate” report over his McLaren IndyCar exit
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Posted onTheo Pourchaire has accused a French publication of “grossly inaccurate” reportage after granting them an interview over his shock exit from McLaren’s IndyCar team.
O’Ward soaks up huge pressure from Palou to win electrifying first race for IndyCar hybrids
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Posted onPato O’Ward withstood fierce pressure from Alex Palou over the final stint of the Mid-Ohio 200 to win by less than half a second.
Palou pips O’Ward by two-thousandths for first IndyCar hybrid pole
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Posted onAlex Palou led throughout IndyCar’s first qualifying session featuring hybrid power but only narrowly beat Pato O’Ward to pole position at Mid-Ohio.
McLaren to replace Rossi with Lundgaard as it focuses on youth in IndyCar
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Posted onMcLaren will replace Alexander Rossi at its IndyCar team next year as it seeks to emulate the success it has enjoyed with a younger line-up in Formula 1.
Palou passes Herta in Corkscrew to win incident-packed race
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Posted onAlex Palou scored his second win of the IndyCar season in fine style, emerging on top of a lively race at Laguna Seca.
Palou on pole as Penskes struggle at Laguna Seca
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Posted onAlex Palou claimed his second pole position of the season at Laguna Seca as none of the Penske drivers reached the Fast Six.
Pourchaire makes shock exit from McLaren as Siegel lands long-term deal
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Posted onMcLaren has replaced Theo Pourchaire in its IndyCar line-up after just five races and signed Nolan Siegel on a long-term deal.
IndyCar confirms 2025 calendar with championship round at Thermal Club
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Posted onIndyCar has revealed the calendar for its 2025 season and confirmed coverage of the series will move to Fox in the USA.
Canapino returning to complete IndyCar season after social media row
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Posted onAgustin Canapino will complete the rest of the IndyCar season with Juncos Hollinger, the team has announced, having sat out last weekend’s race.