July 6, 2024

Van Gisbergen – who was involved in a wild back and forth battle with Kyle Larson for the lead early in the race – had to find his way back to the front of the field in the final stage while on a different pit strategy.He moved into third with seven of 50 laps remaining and was still third when a caution for a stalled car on the track set up a restart with three to go.He quickly got around …Keep reading

The comeback is in full swing for David Malukas after putting together a remarkable showing in knockout qualifying that ended with him starting third for Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.It was only the second qualifying outing of the year for the 22-year-old after an off-season wrist injury led to surgery and led to the termination of his Arrow McLaren contract before …Keep reading

Alex Palou’s adaptability to IndyCar’s hybrid era was on display Saturday at Mid-Ohio after leading all three rounds of knockout qualifying and claiming pole by 0.0024s over Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward.The 13-turn, 2.258-mile natural terrain road course has been this weekend’s playground for Palou, who earned his second consecutive pole and third over the last six races this …Keep reading

The car isn’t likely to ever see actual competition, but it part of the “NASCAR Impact” initiative, which is the sanctioning body’s platform to advance sustainability in electrification. The series plans to reduce its own carbon footprint to zero across its core operations by 2035.John Probst, NASCAR’s senior vice president and chief racing development officer, said of the EV project …Keep reading

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou surged late and bested Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward to pole for Sunday’s IndyCar Series round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.The reigning and two-time IndyCar champion pounded the freshly repaved playground that makes up the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural terrain road course in 1m05.3511s (124.387 mph) to claim the first pole of the hybrid era.“It was huge,” …Keep reading

The driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet squeezed in a final hot lap just before the conclusion of the 10-minute final round of qualifying and topped Ty Gibbs with an average lap speed of 90.168 mph to win the pole.Gibbs had just set the previous top mark of 90.158 mph less than 30 second prior. The two top contenders for Sunday’s race on the 2.2-mile, 12-turn course in the Grant …Keep reading

Suarez’s win at Atlanta Motor Speedway in a three-wide photo finish ended a 57-race winless streak for Mexico native and made him one of the first two drivers to gain a playoff berth.The former Xfinity Series champion, who recently became a U.S. citizen, has had haphazard results, however, since that early season win.Suarez has seen some better performances of late, including back-to-back weeks of …Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad topped the podium on home soil in the sprint race at Silverstone, becoming the first British driver to win at home since George Russell in 2017.The Prema driver had started second and was rewarded for his early aggression on polesitter Noel Leon (Van Amersfoort Racing), who also dropped behind Matias Zagazeta in the opening exchanges.In a race delayed by nearly nine hours due to …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward led the second IndyCar practice session of the weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.The 25-year-old Mexican managed to log 23 laps, with a best of 1m05.9862s around the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural terrain road course. He was the only driver to run into the under 66s bracket.Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Graham Rahal was 0.0577s slower to end up second in the …Keep reading