May 25, 2025

For the third time in the past four years, Marcus Ericsson found himself in position to win the Indianapolis 500. But for the second time, a despondent Ericsson was left wondering what could have been after a runner-up run at day’s end. “This race is a winner-takes-it-all kind of race, and I had that race covered,” Ericsson said afterward. “It’s pretty painful.”After rolling off …Keep reading

Kyle Larson wrecked out of the Indianapolis 500 on Lap 92 of the 200-lap race, spinning out on a restart and collecting two other cars. He finished 27th, leaving the track visibly dejected after a difficult month.But he has to move past that quickly with NASCAR’s longest race directly ahead of him, starting on the outside of the front row for the Coca-Cola 600. During the plane ride, he said …Keep reading

Alex Palou has absolutely dominated the 2025 IndyCar season, winning five of the first six races, all while earning his first win in the Indianapolis 500.The Chip Ganassi Racing driver passed Marcus Ericsson late, leaving him to finish second with David Malukas in third. Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist filled out the remainder of the top five for the 109th running of the Indy 500.Palou is …Keep reading

Alex Palou has accomplished nearly everything the NTT IndyCar Series has to offer in his young career. The Spaniard is a three-time champion and entered Sunday with 15 career wins at just 28 years old. There was just one glaring omission from his resume — the Borg Warner Trophy. But on a cool, overcast Sunday in Indianapolis, Palou officially crossed that off his list. Palou surged …Keep reading

Robert Shwartzman began his first Indianapolis 500 on the highest of highs, leading the field to green after a shock pole run with fellow debutants Prema Racing. He ended the day on the lowest of lows. Shwartzman was running 13th on lap 87 of Sunday’s race when the he collided with four of his crewmen and slammed hard into the pit wall.  The accident caused significant damage …Keep reading

Josef Newgarden entered Sunday with a chance at two different firsts in the Indianapolis 500 – trying to score the race’s first three-peat and claim a victory from the deepest starting position in the event’s history. Rolling off 32nd after his No. 2 Team Penske team was penalized for an inspection failure in qualifying, winning seemed to be an impossible task. But for a time, Newgarden …Keep reading

In the early stages of his 10th Indianapolis 500, Alexander Rossi looked poised to challenge for his second victory in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. But in a matter of seconds, the Californian’s race went up in flames. Rossi was battling inside the top-five on an alternative pit strategy on lap 73 of 200 when smoke coming out of the left of his No. 20 Chevrolet led Rossi’s Ed …Keep reading

While Monaco is known as a gambling haven, its Formula 1 grand prix is generally a meritocracy rather than one defined by being dealt a good hand. Qualifying on pole is usually a recipe for success on Sunday, and even F1’s best efforts to try something different by mandating two pitstops didn’t turn the race into a roll of the dice as some feared.Instead, the qualifying result was still …Keep reading

McLaren boss Zak Brown is hoping his team’s good luck continues across the Atlantic, as he jets from Monaco to Indianapolis on Sunday night. The CEO opted to remain in the Principality throughout the race weekend – where he watched Lando Norris storm to victory – instead of heading to the USA to support Arrow McLaren’s Indy 500 entrants as he’s done in previous years.Brown celebrated …Keep reading

Kyle Larson’s day started out with some nervousness as rain delayed the start of the Indianapolis 500, putting his plan to run the Indy 500/Coke 600 double in doubt. The race did get underway with Larson starting from 19th on the grid.He avoided most of the early trouble, but the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion never made it to the halfway point. Running 18th on a mid-race restart, he appeared …Keep reading