See Josef Newgarden’s thrilling last-lap pass vs. Pato O’Ward to win his second straight Indy 500 WHAT A FINISH! USA Today Sports Media Group · May 26, 2024
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 · May 25, 2024
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. Motorsport · May 25, 2024
“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 · May 25, 2024
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. Motorsport · May 24, 2024
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. Motorsport · May 23, 2024
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,… Autosport · May 23, 2024
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. Motorsport · May 22, 2024
Brown keen for McLaren to continue Hendrick tie-up with Larson at Indy 500 Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, has impressed in the build-up to his Indy 500 debut, where he is set to start fifth on Sunday in the #17 Arrow McLaren-Hendrick Chevrolet. Autosport · May 21, 2024
Will Power: Racing gods don’t want me to have Indy 500 pole Reality hit the 43-year-old Aussie in exactly the 38.3753s it took team-mate Scott McLaughlin’s opening lap that equates to running 234.526mph around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Motorsport · May 20, 2024
What are the traditions of the Indy 500? Milk, bricks and more The Indianapolis 500 is an event like no other with its long history and many traditions. Autosport · May 15, 2024
Why Pulling is left wanting more after British F4 glass ceiling win Pulling became the first female driver to top the British F4 podium after dominating the reverse grid race on the Indy layout of the former British and European Grand Prix venue, taking the flag by over five seconds. Autosport · May 15, 2024
Roger Penske: 100th sportscar win puts team “back on track” Penske suspended four senior members of his IndyCar team last week – including his right-hand man Tim Cindric – following multiple disqualifications from the opening round of the series in St Petersburg due to illegal software and use of the push-to-pass system that contravened the rules. Autosport · May 13, 2024
Engine woes strike Honda IndyCar entries of Armstrong, Rahal The problems began 25 minutes into practice as the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda of Rahal pulled out of the last corner and began slowing along the front straight of Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn circuit. Motorsport · May 10, 2024
Motorsport · Apr 22, 2024 Was Long Beach really Scott Dixon’s greatest IndyCar drive yet? You can read all about the strategy here, with Hull revealing the lap that Dixon needed to get to in order to make his final pitstop and have enough fuel to reach the finish.
Autosport · Apr 11, 2024 Larson 'still has a lot to learn' after impressive Indy 500 test showing Before rain cut test running short, the 2021 NASCAR Cup champion completed 47 laps – with 43 logged in the morning’s two-hour session – around the 2.5-mile superspeedway for the Arrow McLaren team.
Motorsport · Apr 9, 2024 Ilott substituting for Malukas for Indianapolis 500 Open Test A 25-year-old Briton, Ilott was confirmed by the team on Tuesday afternoon, noting he will take part in both Indianapolis 500 test days on April 10 and 11. He will be joined by Pato O’Ward, Alexander Rossi and 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson, who will take the reins…
Motorsport · Feb 17, 2024 Larson not thinking about Indy "every single waking moment of my life" The California native has been the focal point of the motorsports world since announcing his intention to run ‘The Double’ – the Indy 500 and 600-mile Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the same day on Memorial Day Weekend – in early January of 2023.
Autosport · Feb 7, 2024 Larson encouraged by getting “more uncomfortable” at Phoenix test The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion will make his IndyCar debut in May's blue ribband with Arrow McLaren, in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, and completed 172 laps of Phoenix Raceway on Monday.
Motorsport · Feb 5, 2024 Kyle Larson begins 2024 prep for Indy 500 with test at Phoenix (Note: This story has been updated to reflect the the test moving up from its scheduled date of Tuesday to Monday afternoon, along with confirmation of the the race engineer.)
Motorsport · Jan 10, 2024 Castroneves pays tribute to de Ferran: “We had a lot of good moments” Speaking in a pre-season news conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Castroneves opened up about his loss – as he himself transitions from being a full-time IndyCar driver to a team co-owner with Meyer Shank Racing in 2024.
Motorsport · Dec 22, 2023 Lindsay Brewer joins Juncos Hollinger Racing for 2024 Indy NXT campaign The 26-year-old Colorado native will drive the team’s #76 Dallara entry for the 14-race season, where she is set to become the first American female to race in the series since Leilani Munter in 2007.
Autosport · Dec 18, 2023 Indy 500 winner Newgarden "emotional" as he joins Borg-Warner trophy The 32-year-old Tennessee native, the 75th individual winner of IndyCar’s crown jewel race, was the centrepiece of the event held at the Stutz Building in Indianapolis.
Motorsport · Dec 18, 2023 Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden’s likeness unveiled on Borg-Warner Trophy The 32-year-old Tennessee native, the 75th individual winner of IndyCar’s crown jewel race, was the centerpiece of the event held at the Stutz Building in downtown Indianapolis.
Motorsport · Oct 31, 2023 Chadwick feels "relaxed" over crucial second Indy NXT season The 25-year-old Briton is coming off a respectable rookie campaign where she earned five top-10 finishes, including a season-best sixth (Portland).