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IndyCar Road America: Herta takes last-gasp pole for Andretti

On the recently-repaved 4.048-mile road course, Dario Franchitti’s qualifying track record of 1m39.866s remained out of reach despite the new high-grip surface. The Fast Six shootout was an intriguing battle, with most cars running the harder primary tyres but Arrow McLaren’s practice pacesetter Alexander Rossi gambled on the softer alternates.

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

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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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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Drivers divided on Indy 500 ‘dragon weave’ and pitlane entry usage

The manoeuvre first appeared in 2019, when Simon Pagenaud used the tactic to keep his rivals at bay on the way to victory for Team Penske.

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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.

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Revealed: Three key speed secrets of Newgarden's Indy 500 win

After three red flags, Newgarden decisively passed Marcus Ericsson in the one-lap shootout that decided Sunday's showpiece. A robust defence exiting Turn 4 ensured he held off Chip Ganassi Racing's defending winner to secure his first and team owner Roger Penske's 19th Indy 500 victory.

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Revealed: The key speed secrets of Newgarden's Indy 500 win

In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Newgarden’s race engineer at Team Penske, Luke Mason, describes the critical decisions that were taken ahead of the race – and how Josef took control of the race by advancing 16 positions to scoop the BorgWarner Trophy, a pint of milk and $3.6 million in…

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Why Indy 500 'fix' finish accusations are wide of the mark

In a land that’s spawned perhaps more than its fair share of conspiracy theories – take your pick from JFK, the moon landings, 9/11 and what Donald Trump’s hair is made from – Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 produced a new one: It was fixed to allow track and series owner Roger…

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Rossi: Indy 500 rivals were “getting away with crazy restarts”

Rossi, who won the centenary Indy 500 in 2016, finished this year’s race in fifth position in his first start in the event for McLaren since his switch from Andretti Autosport.

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Newgarden happy that Indy 500 red flag led to a “good finish”

Race control officials opted to throw the red flag on lap 198 after a multi-car collision coming to the green flag with four laps remaining, which left only time for a single-lap, green-white-checkered finish for cars that came straight from the pitlane.

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How Newgarden rose to be a thorn to Ericsson's double Indy 500 bid

For the majority of the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500, the race lived up to its grand billing as 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing'. Run at a searingly fast pace, and with just a couple of minor shunts to disrupt its flow, it became bogged down by a sequence…

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How Newgarden rose to be a thorn to Ericsson’s double Indy 500 bid

For the majority of the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500, the race lived up to its grand billing as ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’. Run at a searingly fast pace, and with just a couple of minor shunts to disrupt its flow, it became bogged down by a sequence…

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Daring pass helps Josef Newgarden win Indianapolis 500 for first time

The two-time IndyCar Series champion slingshotted around defending champion Marcus Ericsson on a late restart and held him off through the last two turns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ericsson: Final-lap Indy 500 restart was “unfair and dangerous”

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ericsson was beaten to victory by Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden by 0.0974s after leading him to the green flag for a green-white-checkered finish.

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Ericsson says final-lap Indy 500 restart was “unfair and dangerous”

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ericsson was beaten to victory by Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden by 0.0974s after leading him to the green flag for a green-white-checkered finish.

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13 magnificent photos of Josef Newgarden’s Indy 500 victory milk celebration

Josef Newgarden's milk bath after winning the 2023 Indy 500 was absolutely magnificent.

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Twitter reacts to Josef Newgarden winning the 2023 Indy 500

Josef Newgarden pulled off a last-lap pass to win the 2023 Indy 500.

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Josef Newgarden gives Roger Penske his 19th win in dramatic Indianapolis 500

Josef Newgarden finally won his first Indianapolis 500 with an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson in a 2.5-mile sprint to the finish

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Indy 500: Newgarden beats Ericsson to win after three red flags

The race was halted for the first time with 14 laps remaining when Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) crashed out of fourth place at Turn 1, clipping Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport car which slammed into the wall and flipped over at Turn 2.

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Indy 500: Newgarden beats Ericsson in crash-marred 107th edition

The race was red flagged for the first time with 14 laps remaining when Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) crashed out of fourth place at Turn 1, clipping Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport car which slammed into the wall and flipped over at Turn 2.

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Indianapolis 500, Celtics-Heat NBA Playoffs: What’s On This Weekend in TV Sports (May 27-29)

A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services

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Ericsson wants to be "treated as a top driver" in IndyCar contract talks

Ericsson, who won the 2022 Indy 500 and has finished sixth in the IndyCar standings with Ganassi for the past two seasons, has no deal in place for next year but can’t formally negotiate with other teams until August.

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Ericsson wants to be “treated as a top driver” in contract talks

Ericsson, who won the 2022 Indy 500 and has finished sixth in the IndyCar standings with Ganassi for the past two seasons, has no deal in place for next season but can’t formally negotiate with other teams until August.

Autosport

What to watch out for in the 2023 Indy 500

The Indianapolis 500 holds a special place in the motorsport world. The race is unlike any other and often provides an intriguing contest.

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Indy 500 starting grid: Palou on pole, 33-car field in full

The 26-year-old Spaniard will lead the 33-car field to the green flag for a three-wide rolling start across 11 rows for the 200-lap, 500-mile race.

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