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IndyCar finalizes charter system that doesn't guarantee spots in Indianapolis 500

Sep. 23, 2024 10:14 AM EDT

IndyCar on Monday finalized a charter system for 25 entrants that, while it pales in comparison to the contentious deal reached between NASCAR and its teams over their revenue sharing model, does give 10 open wheel organizations some guarantees. The initial agreement runs through the...

Analysis: Palou remains unflappable -- but slappable -- in winning 3rd IndyCar title

Sep. 16, 2024 13:52 PM EDT

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Chip Ganassi likes winners — its his catchphrase, in case you didn't know — and his celebrations rarely deviate. At least that's what Alex Palou has learned after winning three IndyCar championships in the last four years for his boss. It starts with an...

Palou has a poor qualifying run that tightens IndyCar championship ahead of the finale

Sep. 14, 2024 20:51 PM EDT

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Palou's poor qualifying run and pending engine penalty dramatically tightened the IndyCar championship race the day before the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway. Palou of Spain has a 33-point lead over Australian driver Will Power and needs only to...

Alex Palou survives early electrical issue to take IndyCar points lead into season finale

Sep. 01, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — Alex Palou was helpless as he sat in the cockpit of his disabled car watching his hold on the IndyCar championship slip away. The second of two races at the Milwaukee Mile was about to begin and the Spaniard's car suddenly lost power. He was...

Pato O'Ward blasts IndyCar leadership for not landing race in Mexico ahead of NASCAR

Aug. 31, 2024 17:52 PM EDT

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — The line for Pato O'Ward at every IndyCar autograph session snakes around corners, blocks the entrances for other drivers and pretty much shames his rivals. When his Arrow McLaren Racing team tries to debrief at the track, fans of the 25-year-old Mexican...