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Obituary: Prolific sportscar and Indy 500-winning designer Bob Riley

Few racing car designers have enjoyed such long and distinguished careers as Bob Riley. The American, who has died 93, was both prolific and successful in multiple disciplines over the course of more than 60 years at the drawing board.

Autosport

Grand Prix of Arlington set to be IndyCar’s “first Formula 1-style street course”

All of the ingredients are there to take the IndyCar Series to new heights with the Grand Prix of Arlington in March 2026. And the scuttlebutt amongst several drivers in the paddock at the moment is how this event could rival Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Palou relishes third IndyCar title making for a 'super special' year

Alex Palou has placed his name among the list of all-time greats of IndyCar lore by claiming his third series championship after a wild season finale at Nashville Superspeedway.

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The Original Ford Mustang Indy Pace Car Had a GT40 Race Engine

It wasn't fast enough to pace the field with the stock V-8, so it got a major bump in power.

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IndyCar Series dream schedule: What would it look like?

What would constitute the perfect IndyCar Series calendar? In the middle of the three-week Olympics break, it feels as good a time as any to think about it.

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Dream IndyCar Series schedule: What would it look like?

What would constitute the perfect IndyCar Series calendar? In the middle of this three-week Olympics break, it feels like as good a time as any to think about it.

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Kyle Larson's Victory At Brickyard 400 Sets Stage For Future

Kyle Larson's recent win at the Brickyard 400 and his aspirations for the Indy 500 demonstrate his versatility and determination in racing.

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Oval Offense: NASCAR returns to the scene of its 2008 Brickyard disaster

Alanis King wonders if NASCAR's return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval can wash away the bad memories.

Motorsport

Indy Road Course winner McDowell sees "an opportunity" in oval return

For the first time since 2020, NASCAR will compete on the historic 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after having spent the past three seasons running on the road course configuration.

Motorsport

American Criterium Cup: Marlies Mejias and Alfredo Rodriguez dominate sprints at Momentum Indy Mass Ave Crit

REIGN Storm Racing wins third ACC race to lead men's standings while Miami Blazers' Skylar Schneider earns fifth podium as women's frontrunner

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Legge returns for Dale Coyne Racing at Iowa IndyCar double-header

Dale Coyne Racing has announced that Katherine Legge will contest this weekend’s double-header round for the IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway.

Autosport

'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle' Could be the Best Indy Adventure in 35 Years

A new game called 'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle' looks to capture the spirit of the franchise in a way that only a game could do. And its giving us massive 1980s and 1990s vibes, too.

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NASCAR in "uncharted waters" as Larson granted playoff waiver

Larson attempted to become the fifth driver to attempt to run NASCAR's longest race and IndyCar's blue ribband event on the same day, but bad weather – first in Indianapolis and then in Charlotte – meant Larson failed to get into his Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet in the 600 after completing…

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Who was really to blame for IndyCar chaos on Detroit’s streets?

Just seven days on from IndyCar’s fastest and most prestigious race at the Indianapolis 500, the paddock journeyed just under 300 miles northeast to its shortest and bumpiest street track on the schedule.

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Castroneves to substitute for Blomqvist for next two IndyCar rounds

Castroneves, a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, will pilot the Honda-powered No. 66 entry for this weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix and the following race at Road America on June 9th.

Autosport

Karun Chandhok's Indy 500 adventure and why every fan should experience it

Like everybody else, I have a bucket list of things that I keep creating. And, like most people, the rate at which the list grows generally exceeds the rate at which we actually do the things on it. With work and family commitments, time is the most valuable commodity for…

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Josef Newgarden races to victory in Indy 500 – marking second win in a row

The 2023 winner clinched victory in the shadow of a cheating scandal that kept his race strategist from even being inside the speedway for the rain-delayed race

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See Josef Newgarden’s thrilling last-lap pass vs. Pato O’Ward to win his second straight Indy 500

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The exclusive list of NASCAR Cup champions with Indy 500 starts

Only five NASCAR Cup Series drivers have ventured into the world of American open-wheel racing. Among that group, only five were or went on to be Cup champions. Kyle Larson will be the sixth when he takes the green flag in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.

Motorsport

When a championship-winning NASCAR crew chief engineered an Indy 500 team

Cole Pearn cut his teeth in NASCAR’s top level, helping guide Martin Truex Jr. to 24 wins over five seasons and the 2017 Cup title.

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“Why are we doing this?”: Bob Varsha recalls the doomed 1996 U.S. 500

Bob Varsha recalls one of the strangest moments in U.S. motorsports history: when a rival race went wheel-to-wheel with the Indy 500.

Motorsport

Marcus Armstrong on his Indy 500 prep and extreme planking workout

The Chip Ganassi driver tells Motorsport about prepping for his first Indy 500 with a locked-in mindset and extreme planking.

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Preview: What to look out for in the 2024 Indy 500

This Sunday's 108th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar season, as 33 cars vie for the honour of claiming one of motorsport's three biggest prizes.

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What to look out for in the 2024 Indy 500

This Sunday's 108th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar season, as 33 cars vie for the honour of claiming one of motorsport's three biggest prizes. Eight previous winners are among the field, which features a NASCAR Cup champion among the impressive rookie crop,…

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Marco Andretti credits Hampson, Wickens for stronger 2024 Indy 500 bid

While Andretti has always been regarded as a threat during the Month of May, it has been a decade since he was in a proper battle for victory for the Indy 500.

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