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Why O’Ward fears “it's going to be a lot tougher” in this year’s Indy 500

Make no mistake, Pato O'Ward has excelled at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway many times. But he hasn’t won. In five races, he has finished second twice (in 2024 and 2022), fourth once, and sixth once. He also crashed while chasing the win in 2023. These performances have made him a…

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Why Pato O’Ward says “it's going to be a lot tougher” in this year’s Indy 500

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Why the Indy 500 is “fascinating puzzle” according to ex-F1 engineer David Brown

The 33 cars that will participate in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on Sunday have already undergone countless hours of work in shops and at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an attempt to become the next Indy 500 champion. But what does a technical director look for when setting up…

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How Does the Indy 500 Work? Explaining the Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500, or Indy 500, is one of the largest and most famous races on the planet. Since 1973 the race is held on Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 2025 race will be the 109th in history.

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Josef Newgarden refuses to discuss Penske’s technical breach; claims he still can win the Indy 500

On Thursday, Josef Newgarden faced a packed media center on the fourth floor of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This was after the technical breach that was found on his car, No. 2, and on Will Power’s car, No. 12, during the Fast 12 session last Sunday. As a result, he will…

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Penske: "We let people down" over rules violations at Indy 500

Team Penske is in the spotlight again for rules violations, this time for modifying the rear attenuators of the #12 and #2 cars ahead of Sunday’s Fast 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Roger Penske responds to his team’s rules violations in Indy 500: “We let people down”

Team Penske is in the spotlight again for rules violations, this time for modifying the rear attenuators of the No. 12 and No. 2 cars ahead of Sunday’s Fast 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. As a result, both cars were penalized and sent to the back of the field…

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Pato O'Ward says IndyCar series looks up to Penske, but questions the examples it's setting

The IndyCar Series is heading to the 109th Indianapolis 500 this Sunday amid a rules infraction by Team Penske. Modified rear attenuators found on the No. 12 and No. 2 cars during Sunday’s Fast 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway led to an initial decision to make Josef Newgarden and Will…

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How hybrid engines will impact the Indy 500, according to a two-time winner

In addition to the usual challenge of actually winning the Indy 500, for 2025 drivers and teams must now contend with a new and potentially decisive factor for this year’s edition of the Greatest Spectacle In Racing: the hybrid unit has its formal premiere at the 2.5 mile oval of…

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Indy 500: Newgarden beats O’Ward for back-to-back wins

Despite a four-hour rain delay, the clouds diminished and an intense battle finished as the sun set on more than 300,000 fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Indy 500: Newgarden goes back-to-back with last-lap pass on O’Ward

Despite a four-hour rain delay, the clouds diminished and an intense battle finished as the sun set on more than 300,000 fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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The Indianapolis 500 Takes Place This Weekend... But Did You Know There Is A Golf Course Within The Confines Of The Circuit!

The Indianapolis 500 is one of the biggest race events of the year, but did you know that there is a golf course inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

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Kyle Larson to attempt ‘The Double’ - what is the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 doubleheader?

Kyle Larson will attempt ‘The Double’ this weekend, after qualifying for both the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. The Hendricks Motorsport NASCAR driver will climb into an Arrow McLaren to race for the first time in the IndyCar championship. The Californian driver qualified fifth for the Indy 500 in…

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Indy 500: Power leads Penske 1-2-3 with 233.758mph qualifying run

The ninth of the 34 drivers vying to make the field of 33, Power produced four crisp laps to complete the 10 miles around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an average speed of 233.758mph.

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Indy 500: McLaughlin tops second day of practice at 229.493mph before deluge

Although the session was altered to start earlier at 10am ET (originally 12pm), the weather that also impacted Tuesday’s opening day hung around at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway overnight and delayed any running until 3:05pm ET.

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Remainder of Indy 500 Open Test cancelled due to rain

Although six hours of testing was expected to resume at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday at 10am local time, IndyCar already called off any activities after lingering showers and an unpromising forecast have forced an early end to the two-day event.Rain also put an early end to Wednesday’s on-track…

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Penske "would love to see" WEC at Indianapolis in the future

Penske has outlined a desire to host a six-hour WEC race on the same weekend as the IMSA SportsCar Championship round at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which he bought along with the IndyCar Series in November 2019.

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Massive Ferrari "Barn Find" Features 20 Cars Lost In Hurricane Charley

The Ferraris were relocated to a warehouse near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after suffering hurricane damage in 2004.

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McLaughlin: Race-ending 2022 Indy 500 shunt a "blessing in disguise"

McLaughlin will mount his third assault on the Borg-Warner Trophy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday from 16th, with Will Power the only Penske runner to make the Fast 12 pole shootout.

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