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Alex Palou paces opening test session at The Thermal Club

The first of four test sessions ahead of this weekend's $1 Million Challenge, Palou, the reigning and two-time IndyCar champion, vaulted to the top of the timesheets early with a flying lap of 1m39.5149s (110.950 mph) around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course.

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IndyCar Thermal Club: Start times, how to watch on TV, entry list & more

Date: Friday, March 22 – Sunday, March 24

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IndyCar St. Petersburg: Newgarden surges to pole for season-opener

Newgarden, a two-time series champion and defending Indianapolis 500 winner, executed a stout lap of 59.5714s around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit to claim the top spot by 0.0058s over Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist.

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Five themes to follow in IndyCar 2024

The new IndyCar season commences on Sunday with its traditional St. Petersburg season-opener. And all eyes will be on Alex Palou, as he seeks to defend the title he won in imperious fashion last year with Chip Ganassi Racing.

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IndyCar St Pete: Start times, how to watch on TV, entry list & more

This weekend’s IndyCar Grand Prix on the Streets of St. Petersburg will comprise 100 laps (181 miles) around the 14-turn, 1.8-mile track.

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Ericsson leads on the final day of IndyCar testing in Sebring

The Swede, who joined Andretti Global over the offseason, put down a flying lap of 51.9512s (115.724 mph) around the circuit’s shorter 1.67-mile layout, which came late in the afternoon session. He logged 83 laps in total on the day.

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askROI partners with VeeKay for select 2024 races, including Indy 500

The partner will be carried on the team’s No. 21 Chevrolet of Rinus VeeKay at the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 10. RiskOn International, Inc. will be launching the initial version of the askROI.com platform on or before March 4, 2024.

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Rasmussen was hours away from losing ride during Indy NXT title run

A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, Rasmussen is preparing for a partial season in 2024 with Ed Carpenter Racing, primarily focused on road and street events in addition to the Indianapolis 500.

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Rasmussen pace key to “sitting duck” Era’s LMP2 Daytona 24 Hours win

Scotsman Dalziel, who won the Rolex 24 overall in 2010 and the LMP2 class in 2021, made it a hat-trick despite a straightline speed deficit to its class rivals, which were led by Malthe Jakobsen’s Crowdstrike by APR entry in the final stint.

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Daytona 24h: Porsche triumphs after epic duel with Cadillac

It was Porsche’s 19th overall win here – it has four more as an engine supplier – and Penske’s first triumph here since 1969.

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Daytona 24h: Derani fastest for Cadillac in night practice

Driving the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R that is prepared by Action Express Racing, the Brazilian dropped the hammer for a flying lap of 1m35.708s around 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway.

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Daytona 24h: Derani carries Cadillac in evening practice, Corvette pace GTD Pro

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Daytona 24h Roar: Cadillac claws back in GTP, Mustang paces GTD

The Brazilian turned a lap of 1m35.217s around Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course circuit for Action Express.

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GuyCare joins Ed Carpenter Racing for 2024 IndyCar Series season

The team’s No. 20 Chevrolet-powered entry, which will be driven by both team owner Ed Carpenter and 2023 Indy NXT champion Christian Rasmussen, will carry the colors of GuyCare.

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Rinus VeeKay embracing leadership role at ECR entering 2024

Although only 23 years old, VeeKay is already going into his fifth season in North America’s premier open-wheel championship.

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Levi Jones Q&A: Indy NXT building momentum as IndyCar’s development series

Levi Jones has been at the forefront of the progress since being named the director of Indy NXT in October of 2021.

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IndyCar 2023 season review: Ed Carpenter Racing

#21 – Rinus VeeKay, 14th in the championship standings (277 points) – 17 races

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IMSA releases preliminary entry list for Daytona 24 Hours

Although there are more than two months remaining until the race, the lineup already features 56 drivers that have captured victories in the season-opening endurance classic of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Carpenter explains ECR's change of approach for "more focused" 2024 IndyCar season

The Dane was hired by Ed Carpenter Racing after impressing in a recent test at Barber Motorsports Park, and will make his IndyCar debut next season with a road and street course deal in addition to contesting the Indianapolis 500 in a third car.

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Rasmussen joins Ed Carpenter Racing in partial 2024 IndyCar campaign

The 23-year-old Dane will contest the road and street events in the team’s #20 Chevrolet-powered entry, along with being in a third entry for the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Gibson wins FIA tender for LMP2 engine supply for new rules cycle from 2026

Gibson has won the FIA tender to provide the engines for a five-year period from the beginning of the new rules cycle in 2026. The powerplant will be a 4.2-litre normally-aspirated V8, the same configuration as the spec GK428 unit it has supplied for the current P2 formula that began…

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IMSA Petit Le Mans: MSR wins, Cadillac scoops title after Acura clash

Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Helio Castroneves won the race at Road Atlanta, in the team’s final GTP event with Acura, as Action Express Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R of Derani and Alexander Sims scooped the GTP championship, aided by Jack Aitken.

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Petit Le Mans IMSA: MSR wins, Cadillac scoops title after Acura clash

Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun and Helio Castroneves won the race at Road Atlanta, in the team’s final event with Acura, as Action Express Racing’s Cadillac V-Series.R of Derani and Alexander Sims scooped the GTP championship, aided by Jack Aitken.

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Siegel returning to HMD Motorsports for ’24 Indy NXT season

The 18-year-old Californian is coming off a 2023 campaign that featured two wins and five podiums and 67 laps led through 14 rounds en route to finishing third in the overall championship and claiming top rookie honors.

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McElrea planning for IMSA events in ’24 while pursuing IndyCar shot

The 23-year-old Los Angeles-born New Zealander is coming off his second season in IndyCar’s developmental category, earning two wins, six podiums and two poles en route to finishing behind champion Christian Rasmussen. McElrea contested both seasons with Andretti Global (then Andretti Autosport), which featured an additional two wins, seven podiums…

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