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Ganassi to expand to 5 cars next IndyCar season with 18-year-old Kyffin Simpson

Sep. 18, 2023 10:55 AM EDT

Chip Ganassi Racing is expanding to five cars for next year's IndyCar season to accommodate 18-year-old development driver Kyffin Simpson. The expansion for Simpson will give Ganassi three rookies in next year's Indianapolis 500. Marcus Armstrong already won IndyCar rookie of the...

Scott Dixon rallies to win IndyCar season finale and give Ganassi 1-2 finish in final standings

Sep. 10, 2023 19:11 PM EDT

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — By the time Scott Dixon turned his season around, it was too late to beat teammate Alex Palou for the IndyCar championship. But it was good enough to affirm Dixon's legacy as the greatest driver of his generation. The six-time IndyCar...

Felix Rosenqvist wins pole in final race with McLaren. Swede will now try to win IndyCar finale

Sep. 09, 2023 18:57 PM EDT

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist will end his tenure with Arrow McLaren Racing by starting from the pole in the IndyCar Series season finale at Laguna Seca. Rosenqvist won his second pole of the season — first since the Texas Motor Speedway oval in March — with a lap...

David Malukas lands unexpectedly open McLaren seat as IndyCar free agency falls into place

Sep. 08, 2023 15:19 PM EDT

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — David Malukas filled one of the final pieces of IndyCar free agency on Friday when the relatively unknown Chicago native snagged one of the most coveted seats in the series. Arrow McLaren Racing named the 21-year-old to its third car — the one that...

Marcus Armstrong to add ovals to IndyCar schedule in contract extension with Chip Ganassi Racing

Sep. 07, 2023 12:40 PM EDT

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — A successful rookie season has earned Marcus Armstrong a multi-year extension with Chip Ganassi Racing and the New Zealander will add ovals to his schedule next season. Armstrong, who made the move from Formula 2 to IndyCar this season, only raced the road...

Felix Rosenqvist parts ways with McLaren to replace Pagenaud at Meyer Shank Racing

Sep. 05, 2023 12:33 PM EDT

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist will end his two-year waiting game with Arrow McLaren Racing by moving on next year to drive for Meyer Shank Racing. The Swede will replace Simon Pagenaud, who has been sidelined since July with concussion-like symptoms suffered in a crash...

Linus Lundqvist lands IndyCar ride with Chip Ganassi Racing. Swede to replace Marcus Ericsson

Aug. 31, 2023 11:41 AM EDT

Linus Lundqvist at last got his full-time IndyCar ride when Chip Ganassi Racing on Thursday announced it had signed the Swede to a multiyear contract. The 24-year-old Lundqvist won the Indy Lights championship in 2022 — a title that came with a scholarship intended for the winner...

Former Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson moving from Chip Ganassi Racing to Andretti Autosport

Aug. 23, 2023 12:40 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indianapolis 500 champion Marcus Ericsson is leaving Chip Ganassi Racing and moving to Andretti Autosport after this season. Andretti Autosport made the announcement Wednesday, adding Ericsson to a lineup that features Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood....

Rahal Letterman Lanigan parts with Jack Harvey, puts Conor Daly in No. 30 car

Aug. 16, 2023 09:53 AM EDT

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing parted with driver Jack Harvey on Tuesday and will put Conor Daly in its No. 30 car when the IndyCar Series resumes its season Aug. 27 at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. The team has not announced a driver for the final two races at...

Kyle Larson's already busy schedule will ramp up before May's 1,100-mile 'double'

Aug. 14, 2023 14:30 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Larson might be the busiest driver in motorsports. He started Saturday by practicing and qualifying for the Brickyard 200 then traveled to Iowa where he led all 50 laps to claim his second win in three years at the prestigious Knoxville Nationals. A red-eye...