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Indy 500: When it starts, how to watch, betting odds for 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing'
It's race week for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, when a field of 33 cars will cross the famed yard of bricks Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for what is considered “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske will be on the pole after...
Colton Herta shows speed as Honda fights back in penultimate Indy 500 practice session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colton Herta and Andretti Global showed Monday that the Honda teams at the Indianapolis 500 just might have something for the mighty Chevrolet cars from Team Penske and Arrow McLaren when the green flag drops next weekend. Herta spent about half of the...
Late crash knocks Nolan Siegel out of Indianapolis 500, keeps Ericsson and Rahal in starting field
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Graham Rahal sat in his car on pit row, sweating out yet another Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Marcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2023 runner-up, waited nearly 45 minutes for a chance to redeem an inexplicable mistake. ...
Team Penske dominates first day of Indy 500 qualifying as Ganassi and Ericsson shut out of pole
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Team Penske swept the top three spots in qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, with Will Power at the top of the list, giving a team under scrutiny a solid shot at winning the pole for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Kyle Larson also...
Marcus Ericsson and Linus Lundqvist involved in separate wrecks during Indy 500 preparations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson and rookie Linus Lundqvist were involved in separate crashes during a busy day of practice Thursday, leaving their teams with a lot of extra work ahead of qualifying this weekend. Ericsson, who was passed by Josef...
Marcus Ericsson crashes in practice but still has no regrets headed into Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Ericsson returned to the Indianapolis 500 with zero regrets but ended Thursday with a violent collision late in the first full day of practice. Ericsson hit a curb with just over two hours remaining in the session, causing his car to spin and hit the wall...
Newgarden and Team Penske dominate IndyCar season opener amid criticism of series leadership
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Team Penske silenced recent criticism aimed at series leadership by dominating the IndyCar season-opening race with a Josef Newgarden win from the pole Sunday on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren Racing broke up the...
Newgarden gives Roger Penske a break with a pole-winning run as IndyCar leadership is questioned
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Josef Newgarden won the pole for IndyCar's season-opening race on Saturday, giving Team Penske something to celebrate as its leadership faced criticism throughout the paddock for its management of the series. It made for a weird day on what is supposed...
IndyCar hopes competitive on-track racing captures audience as F1 season looks to be another snoozer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — IndyCar finally snapped six months of dormancy with a Felix Rosenqvist-led spirited Friday practice session that Formula 1 wishes it could reproduce. As the IndyCar season sets to begin Sunday on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, the series has a...
IndyCar resumes this weekend in downtown St. Petersburg following long and rocky offseason
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It has been six months since Alex Palou closed the IndyCar season with his second championship in three years and the time off has not been the smoothest for America’s open-wheel racing series. Honda publicly aired grievances with IndyCar, team owners...
