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Christian Lundgaard scored a P2 race finish at the Thermal Club this past weekend. This is his first podium finish since making the move to Arrow McLaren this season. The weekend at the Thermal Club Grand Prix was home to a few other firsts. The first points-scoring IndyCar race at Thermal, the first 1-2 of…
After an underwhelming qualifying session the Penske trio of Will Power, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin faced a tough task during the IndyCar race at Thermal Club. Eventually only Power succeeded in making significant process, making it a Penske Passable performance, rather than a Penske Perfect one. Will Power salvages P6 Power had the best…
Alex Palou took a superb victory at The Thermal Club for Chip Ganassi Racing but admitted that Arrow McLaren are starting to close the gap as he made it 2/2 in the 2025 IndyCar season. The reigning champion was favourite for pole position after his practice + round 1 and 2 pace in qualifying, but…
Pato O’Ward delivered an impressive performance at the Thermal Club GP, leading a race-high 51 laps, but ultimately fell short of victory as Alex Palou surged to his second consecutive IndyCar win. Despite securing a strong podium finish, O’Ward was left frustrated by a combination of hybrid issues, uncooperative traffic, and the dominant Chip Ganassi…
Round 2 of the 2025 IndyCar series in the books as the Thermal Club Grand Prix has been completed, and you can view the championship standings here. Alex Palou made it 2 wins from 2 as he passed the McLaren duo of Pato O’Ward and Christian Lundgaard in the final stint using a new set…
After last year’s million dollar challenge the first points paying IndyCar race at The Thermal Club started with both McLaren’s on pole. The team looked to repeat the result of their Formula 1 counterparts. Full report and results below. McLaren leads early proceedings At the green flag it was Álex Palou with a good start,…
Following the action in FP2 this morning, teams now look to qualifying for the 2025 IndyCar Thermal Club GP, with Alex Palou and Christian Lundgaard emerging as the favourites for pole position after strong performances in both practice sessions. Attention is also on Marcus Ericsson, who appeared confident following his consistent P3 finishes in both…
It’s time for the second IndyCar FP2 session of this weekend held at Thermal Club. Will reigning champion Alex Palou manage to end the session on top ahead of the later Qualifying session, or will it be someone else? Maybe Andretti’s Colton Herta, who had a rather positive first approach with the Palm Springs circuit,…
Thermal Club, California is the first road course of the 2025 NTT IndyCar season, and cars were raring to go around the unique track for FP1, full report and results below. Last year IndyCar came to Thermal but the weekend had no championship points on the table with drivers fighting for $1 million instead. However,…
Sunday, March 2nd was an action-packed day out on the track with Indy NXT by Firestone in St. Pete as Andretti had a 1-2 with Dennis Hauger and Lochie Hughes. A couple of race restarts and caution flags made for an interesting race for both drivers and fans. For 2024 USF Pro Championship winner Lochie…
