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Counting down the top five best IndyCar races of 2024

The checkered flag is waving on 2024, and what was an exciting season for the IndyCar series. This year saw the first back-to-back Indy 500 champion crowned since Helio Castroneves accomplished the feat back in 2002. Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou also nabbed his own back-to-back victory — taking home the…

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Despite three IndyCar titles, Palou feels incomplete “until we win an Indy 500”

Alex Palou is a three-time IndyCar Series champion, with the last two clinched in stunning back-to-back success. Yet, even as a reigning champ, he feels his resume is unfinished without a victory in the Indianapolis 500.

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Ganassi's take on the charters: IndyCar “benefitting” from Penske’s NASCAR experience

Chip Ganassi has been unwavering in his support of Roger Penske’s leadership of the IndyCar Series, even as some of the paddock grows more disgruntled with various issues that includes the charter system.

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Wanser ready for another IndyCar title fight after fight with cancer

Barry Wanser is on the cusp of doing something he was unable to last year: be present to celebrate a championship with his team.

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Palou: Single-groove Iowa IndyCar races “the most boring thing I've ever done”

IndyCar points leader Alex Palou says Iowa's single-groove races were “the most boring thing I've ever done” after he limited damage to his advantage following his retirement from Saturday’s event.

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Who was really to blame for IndyCar chaos on Detroit’s streets?

Just seven days on from IndyCar’s fastest and most prestigious race at the Indianapolis 500, the paddock journeyed just under 300 miles northeast to its shortest and bumpiest street track on the schedule.

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Armstrong ran out of fuel crossing Detroit finish line for first IndyCar podium

The 23-year-old New Zealander was in the mix late for a possible win, despite starting 19th and being stuck in a multi-car incident triggered by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard at the Turn 3 hairpin shortly after half-distance.

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Armstrong: First IndyCar podium “a long time coming”

A 23-year-old New Zealander, Armstrong was in the mix late for a possible win despite starting 19th and being stuck in a multi-car incident that was triggered by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard in Turn 3 on lap 53 of 100.

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How Herta’s Detroit ‘Hail Mary’ almost derailed Dixon’s IndyCar victory

When one of the eight cautions of the day flew on lap 53, Dixon’s Chip Ganassi Racing Honda was called in to make his final pitstop three laps later.

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Indy 500: Schedule and how to watch the IndyCar event in 2024

The world-famous Indy 500 is often billed as ‘the greatest spectacle in racing’ with its banked ovals, historic traditions and wheel-to-wheel battles capturing the attention of fans across the globe.

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IndyCar drivers offer ideas and format tweaks for Thermal exhibition race

Last weekend’s non-points exhibition at the 3.067-mile, 17-turn circuit featured nine hours of testing ahead of qualifying to set the field for two heat races, with the top six advancing into a 20-lap, two-segment main event.

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Lundqvist: IndyCar right to experiment with Thermal $1m Challenge race

Lundqvist was the best-placed rookie in the non-championship round on Sunday, finishing sixth in the two-segment main event that had a $500,000 prize on the line after a straightforward drive – starting and finishing fourth – in the second heat race.

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Lundqvist gains “great experience” as lone rookie in Thermal final

A 24-year-old Swedish native, Lundqvist transferred into the 20-lap, two-segment main event that had a $500,000 prize on the line after a straightforward drive – starting and finishing fourth – in the second heat race.

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See you in court! Why Palou’s latest contract flip infuriated McLaren

When Jean Alesi entered Formula 1 in the middle of 1989 with Tyrrell, he sought three-time world champion Nelson Piquet’s counsel over what he needed to do to look more professional, so he’d fit in with the F1 Paddock. “Get a briefcase,” was Piquet’s sage advice, to which Jean replied:…

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Armstrong, Blomqvist, Lundqvist complete Indy Rookie Orientation Program

Each driver was given three sets of tires and were required to complete three phases of controlled speed in order to be cleared to participate in next year’s Indianapolis 500.

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Reigning IndyCar champion Palou “not that close” to being a complete driver

It is a bit surprising to have a driver that rolled to a dominating 2023 campaign featuring five wins, 10 podiums, two poles – no finish lower than eighth – across 17 rounds and locked up the title with a race to spare profess they are still lacking.

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IndyCar drivers at odds with Race Control over restarts at Laguna Seca

Eight cautions made up 35 of 95 laps, with three of those yellow flags coming after crashes on restarts in the final corner of the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course.

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How Dixon shrugged off “heated moments” for IndyCar finale victory

A seventh IndyCar title eluded him for the third consecutive season, but Dixon’s charge to close out the runner-up spot with three wins in the final four rounds shows he remains a force to be reckoned with.

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Armstrong: Winning IndyCar's rookie of the year title a "great bonus"

The 23-year-old Formula 2 graduate ran 12 of 17 races, which excluded ovals, in a ride share agreement with Takuma Sato.

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Dixon frustrated by IndyCar race control calls as title bid comes up short

Palou's Portland win provided Ganassi with its 15th IndyCar title – Palou’s second since joining the team in 2021 – and with a race to spare. Meanwhile, Dixon secured second in the overall standings with his fifth podium of the 2023 season.

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IndyCar fuel save secrets explained: The science behind Dixon’s magic

At Indy, a stack-up crash – ironically caused by his younger Chip Ganassi Racing team-mates – led to him being punted from behind and spinning onto the infield grass on the opening lap. No bother, he pitted under the yellow, got rid of his least-preferred tire, and split the remaining distance into…

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What happens next in the Alex Palou IndyCar contract saga

You couldn’t make this up, because if you did you’d simply get laughed at. Just over 12 months after his contractual future between Chip Ganassi Racing and McLaren blew up, a second explosion has been detonated by the likely two-time IndyCar champion.

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McLaughlin explains why he’s too heavy for IndyCar cool suit

After he finished a close second for the second season running in Nashville, at what’s become renowned as IndyCar’s trickiest street course, McLaughlin was clearly extremely hot and nearing exhaustion in both his post-race TV interview and the press conference that followed.

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Newgarden plans to “make some magic” in Nashville IndyCar race

Newgarden starts ninth on his hometown track – with Chip Ganassi Racing rival Palou going from fourth – as he bids to reduce the 80-point deficit in the season's closing stages.

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Armstrong targets full-time Ganassi IndyCar ride in 2024

Armstrong, who leads the rookie standings despite running a non-oval schedule in CGR’s #11 car, has scored top-10 finishes in half of his eight IndyCar starts.

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