INDIANAPOLIS—Pato O’Ward was supposed to arrive in front of the hotel at 8:15 a.m. the first day he’d get his car on the track for Indianapolis 500 practice. He texted he was 15 minutes late, but would try to make up time on the road. He did, of course, because O’Ward wasn’t out for a…
Indy 500 Win Could Rocket Popular Driver Pato O’Ward to the Top of IndyCar on and Off the Track
NASCAR and IndyCar Intersect at Indianapolis Extravaganza
INDIANAPOLIS—Now is the time to tune into American motorsports, on display all weekend at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where NASCAR and IndyCar intersect with both series embroiled in turmoil. Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was cleared to compete on the road course on Indy’s hallowed grounds after successfully completing Friday morning practice and passing a…
IndyCar Star Newgarden Chasing Elusive Indianapolis 500 Win
INDIANAPOLIS—Josef Newgarden has been IndyCar’s most consistent winner over the last eight seasons. His 22 trips to victory lane are a series high. He has won two or more races six straight years and is chasing his third league championship in six seasons. But when the 31-year-old Tennessean arrives in Indianapolis each May, those impressive…
Column: Rossi Ends Season With a Win, Eyes on IndyCar
Alexander Rossi white-knuckled a Honda Ridgeline through the dark and the fog, off-roading along Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula at 100 mph. Insanity, it sounds like, especially for a driver who already had a pair of close calls in both of his previous appearances in the Baja 100. Rossi nearly had a head-on collision with an…
Indycar’s O’Ward Living the Dream Ahead of McLaren F1 Test
WOKING, England—Pato O’Ward jokes that he would be a billionaire if he had banked a penny every time he was asked about his Formula One prospects and the 22-year-old Mexican IndyCar driver can expect no let up now. The rising star of the U.S.-based open-wheel series, third overall with two wins for the Arrow McLaren…
Hello Palou: IndyCar’s New Champion a Breath of Fresh Air
Alex Palou used to post notes on his bathroom mirror as a daily affirmation that he could someday drive for Chip Ganassi in the IndyCar Series. And when he crossed paths with the team owner during preparations for the Indianapolis 500, the IndyCar rookie introduced himself to Ganassi in hopes of landing on his radar….
Palou Looks Ahead at Reclaiming IndyCar Championship Lead
As he watched his hold on the IndyCar championship slip away, Alex Palou was neither angry nor frustrated over his second bad break in as many weeks. An engine issue had knocked him out of the race a week before, and seven days later he was collected in a three-car crash at Madison. The back-to-back…
IndyCar Driver Rinus VeeKay Injured in Cycling Accident
Rinus VeeKay has been injured in a cycling accident and his status for IndyCar’s race at Road America this weekend is uncertain, Ed Carpenter Racing said Tuesday. The team said VeeKay was being treated for a clavicle injury by IndyCar’s medical staff. The team said in a statement the 20-year-old was injured the day before…
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