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Indy NXT Barber: Abel claims maiden Indy NXT victory

A 23-year-old Kentucky native, Abel fended off the challenges of Nolan Siegel and managed all 35 laps around the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course, which ended under caution.

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Why IndyCar's Nashville finale is a unique challenge for Firestone tires

Last month, the IndyCar Series confirmed the switch of its final race on September 15 from the downtown streets of Nashville to the 1.33-mile D-shaped concrete oval in nearby Lebanon, Tennessee.

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“Out of synch” Kirkwood rues St. Petersburg IndyCar qualifying plan

Kirkwood, who won at street tracks at Long Beach and Nashville last year, failed to progress from the first stage of qualifying and blamed a strategy call for pushing too late on the alternate compound Firestone tires, having missed the sweet spot of the rubber.

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Josh Mason joins Abel Motorsports for 2024 Indy NXT campaign

The addition of the 21-year-old British racer sees Abel’s program expand to three entries, which also features veteran Jacob Abel and another incoming rookie in Yuven Sundaramoorthy.

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Beer of the Week: Firestone Walker’s subscription box isn’t cheap, but hoooo buddy it’s worth it

If you like bold, heavy beers, that is.

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Golfweek’s Best 2024: Top 200 resort courses in the U.S.

From Hawaii to Florida, we offer the Golfweek's Best ranking of top resort courses in the U.S.

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What To Do When Your Factory Tires Need Replacing

Should you buy the same tires again or go with something different?

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IndyCar Portland: Start times, how to watch, entry list & more

This weekend’s event on the 12-turn, 1.964-mile road course in Portland, Oregon will comprise 110 laps (216 miles). This will be the 29th IndyCar race at the track.

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10 U.S. destinations with three or more top-ranked resort courses

10 destinations have three or more highly ranked courses on Golfweek's Best Top 200 Resort Courses list.

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Power blasts “dumbarse” McLaughlin after Gateway IndyCar practice crash

McLaughlin had spun through the grass exiting the pit lane as he pushed on his new, alternate-compound Firestone tyres, briefly entering the track at the apex, which caused Power to run up the track to avoid him through Turn 2.

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Power brands team-mate a “dumbarse”, McLaughlin “feels terrible”

McLaughlin had spun through the grass exiting the pit lane as he pushed on his new, alternate-compound Firestone tires, briefly entering the track at the apex, which caused Power to run up the track to avoid him through Turn 2.

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IndyCar St Louis: Updated start times, how to watch, entry list & more

This weekend’s event on the World Wide Technology Raceway oval – formerly known as Gateway – will comprise 260 laps (325 miles) around the 1.25-mile short track.

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IndyCar Iowa: Start times, how to watch & full entry list

This weekend’s events at Iowa will be twin 250-lap races (223.5 miles) on Saturday and Sunday around the 7/8-mile (0.894-mile) oval in Newton, Iowa.

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Rossi: Track record still possible despite struggles on reds

The new tires that Firestone has brought this weekend to the recently-repaved iconic four-mile road course in Wisconsin adds another variable for teams to juggle with. Although overall times were much faster than last year, there wasn’t the expected jump in speed on alternate rubber.

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1996 Lexus LX 450 Project Car: From Ragged To Rugged Part 2 – Tires

Out goes the dated and dangerous rolling stock, in go some Firestone Destination X/T tires.

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IndyCar Detroit: Start times, how to watch on TV, entry list

This weekend’s event will be the first on a new temporary street circuit in downtown Detroit, a 1.7-mile, nine-turn circuit with a split-in-two pitlane. The race will be held over 100 laps (170 miles), as opposed to the traditional double-header event format at the previous Belle Isle location.

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Indy 500 drivers voice tyre concerns after vibrations, cording in practice

As teams have been aggressive in chasing performance, running cars with high degrees of camber, issues have arisen with blistering seen on tyres removed from some cars, with drivers complaining of vibrations and cording of the rubber.

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Indy 500 drivers voice tire concerns after vibrations, cording in practice

As teams have been aggressive in chasing performance, running cars with high degrees of camber, issues have arisen with blistering seen on tires removed from some cars, with drivers complaining of vibrations and cording of the rubber.

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Indy 500: Rosenqvist tops 234mph in Top 12 qualifying, Ferrucci stars

Rosenqvist set the fastest four-lap average of 234.081mph around the 2.5-mile oval, boasting a quickest single lap 234.534mph.

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How Indy 500 qualifying works: The two-day system in full

Qualifying commences at 11am local time on Saturday. Each car is given a single, four-lap run to set an average speed – and will go in an order selected by random draw on Friday night (see below).

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Rain washes out opening practice day for Indy 500

Track action was due to start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway today at 9.00am local (Eastern) time, with first practice scheduled to run until 11:15am. But early morning rain soaked the 2.5-mile oval.

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Rain leads to cancellation of Indy 500 opening practice day

Track action was due to start today at 9.00am local (Eastern) time, with first practice scheduled to run until 11:15am. But early morning rain soaked the track.

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IndyCar Indy GP: O’Ward leads first practice as Rahal Letterman Lanigan star

Inevitably the rookies hit the track first, using their extra set of Firestone primaries, but then it was the Rahal Letterman Lanigan team who sprung to the fore, with first Christian Lundgaard and then Jack Harvey hitting the top of the times.

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IndyCar GP Indy: O’Ward leads first practice, RLL star

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2023 Indy 500 practice, qualifying, race, activity schedule

With Abel Motorsports confirming it is entering RC Enerson in the Memorial Day Weekend classic, the stakes suddenly got higher for all concerned. Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a remarkable habit of creating surprise stories, including David vs. Goliath moments. None of the full-time entrants gets a bye.

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