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IndyCars could smash Road America track records this weekend

The iconic 4.048-mile road course was repaved in October and November last year, for the first time since 1995.

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Conor Daly to join rebranded Nitrocross series in Oklahoma

After losing his IndyCar Series drive at Ed Carpenter Racing to Ryan Hunter-Reay, who ironically drove for Dreyer Reinbold at the Indianapolis 500, Daly will make his debut in the rebranded rallycross-style series – the brainchild of American action sports superhero Travis Pastrana.

Motorsport

Hunter-Reay to replace Daly in ECR IndyCar seat from Road America

Hunter-Reay was a full-time driver in the IndyCar Series until he lost his DHL-backed Andretti Autosport drive to Romain Grosjean last year.

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Hunter-Reay to replace Daly at ECR from Road America

Hunter-Reay was a full-time driver in the IndyCar Series until he lost his DHL-backed Andretti Autosport drive to Romain Grosjean last year.

Motorsport

Detroit GP organizers promise track improvements for next year

A new 1.645-mile track was constructed in the shadow of the Renaissance Center, the global headquarters of General Motors, and used some stretches of the Formula 1 track, which was used from 1982 to 1988.

Motorsport

Conor Daly loses full-time Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar drive

Apart from his usual strong run at the Indianapolis 500, where he finished eighth, Daly has struggled for speed elsewhere this year, with a next-best result of 14th at the St Petersburg opener. He finished 15th in Sunday’s race at Detroit.

Autosport

Detroit IndyCar organisers promise track improvements for next year

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Pagenaud wants to be back at Le Mans "every year" after 12-year absence

The 2016 IndyCar champion and 2019 Indy 500 winner with Team Penske forms part of Cool Racing’s roster in the LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07 over a decade after his last Le Mans appearance when he finished second with Peugeot in 2011.

Autosport

Why Detroit GP nostalgia isn’t what it used to be

Thirty five years after Ayrton Senna drove his McLaren to victory in the last Formula 1 Detroit Grand Prix, the event returned to the city's downtown streets.

Autosport

Kirkwood explains IndyCar Detroit GP recovery after losing wing in shunt

After crashing out of Top 12 qualifying on Saturday, Kirkwood was rear-ended at Turn 3 by Juncos Hollinger Racing’s Callum Ilott on the opening lap of the race around the new 1.7-mile downtown Detroit street course.

Motorsport

McLaren IndyCar drivers to discuss Detroit GP “elbows out” clash internally

Rosenqvist and Rossi had already swapped places through Turn 1 and Turn 2 with four laps to go, but on the penultimate tour they raced wheel-to-wheel again, this time at Turn 3.

Motorsport

Dixon: IndyCar Detroit GP winner could be “last man standing”

Speaking after qualifying fourth for the 100-lap race around the new street course in downtown Detroit, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dixon joined many drivers in likening the event to Nashville, which has gained a reputation for producing chaotic IndyCar races.

Autosport

Palou: “Crazy” Detroit track is too tight, too short for IndyCars

Palou earned his second straight pole for Chip Ganassi Racing, following on from the Indianapolis 500, on the new street track that’s been constructed by Penske Entertainment Corp around the GM headquarters at the city’s Renaissance Center.

Motorsport

IndyCar Detroit: Palou takes pole, Andretti cars hit the wall

Having raced on nearby Belle Isle Island from 1992, Penske Entertainment Corp revived the downtown circuit for the IndyCar event with a short and sharp 1.7-mile, nine-turn layout in the shadow of the General Motors Renaissance Center.

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Split Detroit pits causing entry and exit issues for IndyCar drivers

Due to space issues at the 1.7-mile, nine-turn track layout in the heart of the city, in the shadow of the General Motors Renaissance Center, the pitboxes have been split in two.

Motorsport

IndyCar Detroit: Dixon quickest in second practice, DeFrancesco wrecks

Having raced on nearby Belle Isle Island from 1992, Penske Entertainment Corp decided to revive the downtown circuit for the IndyCar event with a new 1.7-mile, nine-turn layout in the shadow of the General Motors Renaissance Center.

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“Awkward” new Detroit street course has less grip than expected – Kirkwood

Having raced on nearby Belle Isle Island from 1992, Penske Entertainment Corp decided to revive the downtown circuit for its IndyCar event with a new 1.7-mile, nine-turn layout in the shadow of the General Motors Renaissance Center.

Autosport

“Awkward” new Detroit IndyCar track has less grip than expected – Kirkwood

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IndyCar Detroit: O’Ward fastest in first practice on new street track

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“Really fast” new Detroit track “more like Long Beach than Belle Isle” – Ferrucci

Ferrucci, who finished third in last weekend’s Indianapolis 500, took some laps around the street course layout – which will be used for the first time this weekend – in his Chevrolet Tahoe SUV in the off-season.

Autosport

New Detroit track “more like Long Beach than Belle Isle”, says Ferrucci

Motorsport

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 winner Josef Newgarden on his thrilling last-lap pass and ‘Top Gun-style’ celebration

"I couldn't have scripted it better for us to be able to have a green-flag finish," Indy 500 champ Josef Newgarden told For The Win.

Motorsport

Kyle Kirkwood reveals 80G impact flipped his car in Indy 500

Speaking at Monday night’s Indy 500 Victory Celebration banquet, Kirkwood paid tribute to the AMR safety crew and all the medical team at IndyCar, having been trapped upside down after sliding along the track following the Turn 2 crash.

Motorsport

Kanaan, Castroneves battled over 15th in Indy 500 like it was “for the win”

Kanaan called time on his open-wheel racing career with his 390th start, and the 2004 IndyCar champion and 2013 Indy 500 winner retires with a total of 17 wins at the premier level in America, having also become a people’s champion.

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