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Indy 500 | IndyCar Practice 4 | O’Ward fastest on the speed charts as Ericsson and Lundqvist walk away from big crashes

James O'Connor1 day ago5 hours ago06 mins

Arrow McLaren went out very early to try some qualifying sims, with Alexander Rossi leading Hunter-Reay, Ilott, O’Ward and Canapino in the opening minutes. However, O’Ward, who has been incredibly fast at the 500 over the last couple of years, quickly went to the top as he put down a 228.861mph lap. McLaughlin, Palou, Newgarden…

Weather impacted first Indy 500 practice at IMS Speedway topped by Dixon with a speed of 229.107mph

Evan Roberts3 days ago02 mins

The session, which started at 9am ET, lasted a mere 23 minutes before being interrupted by adverse weather conditions. The cars would not return to the track for the rest of the day after it was announced at 2pm ET that the rest of the session would be cancelled. Wednesday’s action has been rescheduled to…

Sonsio GP | IndyCar FP2 | Lundgaard beats Power and Dixon to top spot in final practice

James O'Connor1 week ago1 week ago04 mins

In the opening five minutes, a 1:10.3623 from Arrow McLaren’s Theo Pourchaire saw him lead Fittipaldi, Palou, Rosenqvist and Canapino. Lundgaard, McLaughlin, Harvey, Grosjean and Blomqvist completed the top 10. The surprises continued at the top of the timesheets as ECR’s Christian Rasmussen slotted into 2nd, 0.06s slower than Pourchaire. Arrow McLaren started to flex…

Lundqvist: Franchitti a “great, great resource” as the Swede looks to kick on from first IndyCar podium at Barber

John Goolsby1 week ago1 week ago09 mins

NTT IndyCar rookie Linus Lundquist heads to Indy for the month of May with momentum and the lead in the Rookie of the Year standings. The young Swede earned his first career IndyCar podium at Barber last month. He came through from P14 following his final stop to finish a superb 3rd as going long…

Linus Lundqvist on the podium with his trophy at Barber Motorsports Park

Lundqvist says he was “a fairly small part” in charge to first IndyCar podium finish at Barber, credits CGR for strategy

Luke-John Buckle2 weeks ago2 weeks ago07 mins

Linus Lundqvist is eagerly anticipating the month of May, which culminates with the Indy 500, after taking his maiden IndyCar podium at Barber Motorsports Park. The Swede drove to third place after picking his way through the field from 19th on the grid for Chip Ganassi Racing. Lundqvist is looking forward to his first Indy…

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar Race | McLaughlin beats Power and Lundqvist to win in thrilling race at Barber

James O'Connor3 weeks ago2 weeks ago014 mins

McLaughlin got away superbly to hold a comfortable lead on the opening lap. Power had to fend off Christian Lundgaard into turn 5. At the back, Rinus VeeKay rammed into the back of Robb and spun him around. Harvey and Simpson also were involved as innocent parties. The Dutch driver was handed a drive-through. On…

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar Qualifying | McLaughlin pips Power and Lundgaard to pole at Barber

James O'Connor3 weeks ago06 mins

Round 1, Group 1 Scott Dixon posted the first time of the session with a 1:10.2763. However, it was Alex Palou who absolutely smashed the field on the first runs as he was the fastest driver on the first, second and third timed laps. A 1:06.1772 put him almost 0.4s clear of teammate Marcus Armstrong….

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar FP2 | VeeKay leads Grosjean ahead of qualifying

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

There was an instant red flag in second practice as Pietro Fittipaldi went off at turn 2. It was a steering rack failure as the car simply did not turn. At the 10-minute mark, a 1:06.6973 from Christian Lundgaard saw him lead the way from Rossi, McLaughlin, Ferrucci, O’Ward, Grosjean, Rasmussen, Blomqvist, Herta and Palou….

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar FP1 | Newgarden fastest from O’Ward and Power

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

Josef Newgarden rebounded from his St. Pete disqualification as he went fastest in first practice at Barber Motorsports Park ahead of Sunday’s race. The two-time IndyCar champion spun early on in practice as he had a big moment at turn 13, ending up on the grass. Teammate and fellow St. Pete disqualifier had a snap…

Newgarden and McLaughlin disqualified from the IndyCar season opener as Team Penske “manipulated the overtake system”

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

In an absolutely extraordinary development, Josef Newgarden (P1) and Scott McLaughlin (P3) have been disqualified from the opening round of the 2024 IndyCar season that took place in St. Pete almost 7 weeks ago. During morning warmup ahead of the Long Beach race last Sunday, IndyCar officials had spotted that something was amiss, leading to…