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Team Penke driver, David Malukas, remained “very happy” with a P3 finish after starting at pole at IndyCar’s Phoenix Race. After the first pole position in his IndyCar career, David Malukas remains happy with a podium finish. With a variety of strategies and two lanes in play during the combined NASCAR race evolution, the 24-year-old…
Qualifying will take a new shape in the upcoming 2026 IndyCar race in Arlington, set to take place in the weekend. In fact, a new format will decide how the top six drivers will begin their Sunday outing. The first two sections of Qualifying will remain unchanged: the drivers will split into two groups, divided…
Josef Newgarden leads the IndyCar Championship after winning his first race of the season in Phoenix. The Nashville native took the championship lead after Palou led it for 29 consecutive races. In addition to leading the championship, Newgarden holds two consecutive oval-race wins, taking victory lane at Nashville in 2025. The Penske driver claimed the…
Christian Rasmussen’s first oval race of the 2026 IndyCar season came to a bitter conclusion in Phoenix. The Danish driver finished the race in P14 after making contact with Andretti driver Will Power as they battled for P1. Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden took home the win ahead of Andretti’s Kyle Kirkwood and teammate David…
Round 2 of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at Phoenix, view the full championship standings here. Palou has shock DNF There was a big shock on Saturday afternoon as championship leader and runaway favourite Alex Palou crashed out of the race. Contact with Rinus VeeKay who was trying to pass him saw the…
After securing his first IndyCar pole position David Malukas lead the field to green for the first race at Phoenix in a long time. With team mate and number two on the grid Josef Newgarden topping Final Practice, Team Penske would be the favourites going into the race. Romain Grosjean didn’t take the start as…
Round 2 of the 2026 IndyCar season at Phoenix Raceway is in the books, view the full results of the 250-lap race here. In qualifying, David Malukas made history as he grabbed his first pole in IndyCar. Josef Newgraden joined him on the front row. RLL had a superb day as Graham Rahal and rookie…
Josef Newgarden topped the timesheets in the final practice after hybrid issues prevented him from running in the first half. Marcus Armstrong and Pato O’Ward were second and third fastest for IndyCar’s final practice before racing in Phoenix in 2026. IndyCar comes back to the Phoenix Raceway after David Malukas took his first pole position…
Final Practice ahead of tomorrow’s 2026 IndyCar race at Phoenix has been completed, view the full results here. David Malukas will start on pole position for the first time in his career for round 2 of the season as the Team Penske driver was dominant in qualifying early Friday afternoon. Teammate and oval specialist Josef…
It’s time to set the grid for the first IndyCar Oval race of the 2026 season in Phoenix with Qualifying! Who will manage to set the fastest speed while lapping around the one mile tri-oval? Will reigning Indy 500 winner Alex Palou secure another great performance after his St. Pete race win? Following his great…
