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The IndyCar field headed into qualifying at Portland International Raceway after two practice sessions left the fight at the front finely balanced. Alex Palou set the pace in Friday’s opening practice, as the championship leader quickly found rhythm around the 12-turn road course. Marcus Armstrong then moved to the top in Practice 2, beating Palou…
Qualifying for round 13 of the 2026 IndyCar season at Portland has been completed, view the full results here. In first practice, championship leader Alex Palou was fastest on the primary tyre, an unusual occurrence in the series. Kyle Kirkwood was the quickest driver on reds, finishing up 2nd overall. Rinus VeeKay and Louis Foster…
Qualifying for round 14 of Indy NXT at Portland International Raceway has been completed. View the full results here. Tymek Kucharczyk enters the session with momentum after topping practice 2 ahead of Alessandro de Tullio. De Tullio has been the driver to beat on Saturdays this season, earning seven poles and ten front row starts through the…
Practice 2 for Round 13 of the 2026 IndyCar season at the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland has been completed. View the full results here. In Practice 1, championship leader Alex Palou, topped the charts with a 58.5716 lap, followed by Andretti’s Kyle Kirkwood with a 58.6602 lap. The top three was completed with Rinus Veekay’s 58.7996…
Practice 2 at the 2026 Portland GP ahead of round 13 of the IndyCar season has been completed, view the full session report here. In Practice 1 on Friday afternoon, championship leader Alex Palou led the way from Kyle Kirkwood. While the Spaniard was rapid on the blacks, it looked like the Andretti had the…
The second practice of round 14 of Indy NXT at Portland International Raceway has been completed. View the full results here. An unexpected top five emerged in practice 1, with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Niels Koolen leading the field. Meanwhile, the top three drivers in the championship standings all finished outside the top 10. Koolen quickly…
Practice 1 for Round 13 of the 2026 IndyCar season at the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland has been completed. View the full results here. Ahead of the weekend, Marcus Ericsson announced his contract extension into the 2027 season with Andretti Global. Alex Palou comes into the weekend after collecting another win in Nashville, extending…
IndyCar returns after a brief break to the City of Roses for the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland. Series champion Alex Palou is red-hot coming off his most recent race win in Nashville. The Spaniard sits 83 points ahead of his closest rival for the title, David Malukas. Additionally, Marcus Ericsson heads into the weekend…
The first practice of round 14 of Indy NXT at Portland International Raceway has been completed. View the full results here. The field returns to a road course following Matteo Nannini’s victory at Nashville Superspeedway three weeks ago. Jacob Abel is driving the No. 48 ABEL Motorsports entry this weekend after Jordan Missig was sidelined…
Andretti Global have confirmed that Marcus Ericsson will remain with the team into the 2027 IndyCar season. With Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood also on-board for the next campaign, the driving pool remains the same heading into the final year with the DW12 chassis. Into his third year at the team since leaving CGR, 2026…
