Newly-minted two-times IndyCar champion Alex Palou has spurned McLaren in favour of Ganassi, a development which once seemed unlikely.
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The most famous IndyCar race is the Indianapolis 500, held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in front of huge crowds. However American open-wheel racing has a chequered history.
The championship reached its peak in the late eighties and early nineties under the sanctioning body CART. It attracted huge international attention as Formula 1 champions including Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti competed in it.
However the creation of the rival Indy Racing League in 1996 created a split which badly damaged the championship. CART, which rebranded as Champ Car, fell into decline. By 2008, with Champ Car on the bring of collapse, the two series finally merged, but the damage had been.
Nonetheless today’s IndyCar championship retains a reputation for spectacular racing with its single-specification chassis and features a broad range of circuits including road, street and traditional American oval courses.
Rosenqvist moving from McLaren to Meyer Shank to replace Pagenaud in 2024
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Posted onFelix Rosenqvist will leave McLaren for Meyer Shank Racing next year in IndyCar, taking the place of Simon Pagenaud who is still unable to race due to injury
Palou clinches second IndyCar championship with dominant Portland GP win
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Posted onAlex Palou clinched his second IndyCar championship in a style typical of his season with a dominant victory in the Portland Grand Prix.
Rahal claims pole again in Portland as Dixon outqualifies title rival Palou
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Posted onGraham Rahal took his second IndyCar pole position of the year in Portland while championship rivals Scott Dixon and Alex Palou claimed fourth and fifth respectively.
Vips plans to use attention on racing return to “spread what I’ve learned”
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Posted onThere will be plenty of attention on Juri Vips’ racing comeback in IndyCar this weekend, and not just because it is his series debut.
How is the team which should have won IndyCar’s season opener still win-less?
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Posted onMcLaren SP expanded to a three-car entry this year but despite almost winning the first race has still not claimed a victory in 2023.
RLL sign ex-Red Bull junior and F2 race-winner Vips for last two IndyCar races
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Posted onJuri Vips, who was dropped as Red Bull’s reserve driver in 2022 after using a racial slur, will return to racing this week in IndyCar
Pagenaud to miss rest of IndyCar season, Blomqvist to substitute in final races
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Posted onTom Blomqvist will drive Meyer Shank Racing’s number 60 car for the final two IndyCar rounds, as Simon Pagenaud remains unable to race.
Dixon wins again at Gateway as Newgarden crashes out of championship fight
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Posted onScott Dixon scored his second consecutive IndyCar victory with a brilliant tactical drive in the Gateway 500, while Josef Newgarden crashed out of championship contention.
McLaughlin fastest but Newgarden takes pole at Gateway
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Posted onScott McLaughlin was quickest in qualifying for today’s IndyCar race at Gateway but his Penske team mate Josef Newgarden will start from pole position.
Gateway 500 qualifying postponed to Sunday due to rain and lightning
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Posted onQualifying for the IndyCar Gateway 500 has been postponed after persistent rain fell at the oval on Saturday.
Ericsson to leave Ganassi for Andretti in new multi-year IndyCar deal
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Posted onMarcus Ericsson will leave Ganassi after four seasons in their IndyCar line-up and join Andretti alongside Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood in 2024.
Harvey out at RLL, Daly steps in for Gateway
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Posted onConor Daly will make his fourth IndyCar start of 2023 next week, and will do so by replacing Jack Harvey at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
Dixon makes history twice as he extends his record run of IndyCar wins
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Posted onLast weekend’s IndyCar race was always going to be a landmark one for Scott Dixon – then he scored a surprise, record-extending victory.
Dixon spins but wins after resisting Rahal’s charge
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Posted onScott Dixon held off Graham Rahal to win the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indy, after a first-lap incident which inflicted critical damage to Josef Newgarden’s slim title hopes.
Ganassi slates McLaren management in escalating war of words over Palou
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Posted onThe owner of Chip Ganassi Racing has slated the management of rivals McLaren in a public statement as the row between the two teams over Alex Palou escalated.
Rahal ends six-year pole position drought at Indianapolis
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Posted onGraham Rahal and Christian Lundgaard will start on the front row for the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indy tomorrow, after Rahal captured his first IndyCar pole position in over six years.
Blomqvist takes full-time IndyCar drive in place of Castroneves for 2024
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Posted onTom Blomqvist will replace Helio Castroneves as a full-time IndyCar driver at Meyer Shank next year. However Castroneves will return for the Indianapolis 500.
Lundqvist gets second chance in IndyCar as Pagenaud remains unfit to drive
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Posted onLinus Lundqvist has been called up by IndyCar team Meyer Shank Racing for a second successive week to stand in for the injured Simon Pagenaud.
Why IndyCar chose “basic” Nashville track to replace Laguna Seca as its finale
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Posted onWill a new, more “basic” version of Nashville’s street circuit make for a better venue for IndyCar’s season finale when it replaces Laguna Seca last year?