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IndyCar Road America: Lundqvist takes shock pole, Newgarden crashes

The Swede extracted a flying lap of 1m45.1519s in the final seconds of qualifying to climb to the top of the leaderboard at the 14-turn circuit.

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IndyCar Road America: Lundqvist takes shock pole, Newgarden wrecks

The Swede extracted a flying lap of 1m45.1519s in the final seconds of qualifying to climb to the top of the leaderboard at the 4.014-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

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IndyCar Road America: Herta tops wet FP2 after four red flags

The California native carefully navigated the tricky conditions to nail a flying lap of 2m07.3027s around the 4.014-mile, 14-turn road course.

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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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IndyCar Detroit: Herta beats Palou to pole by 0.152s

Herta navigated the 1.645-mile, nine temporary street circuit to put down a quick lap of 1m00.5475s to claim the top spot, which provided a big rebound after crashing from second in the Indianapolis 500 last weekend.

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Indy 500: Newgarden beats O’Ward for back-to-back wins

Despite a four-hour rain delay, the clouds diminished and an intense battle finished as the sun set on more than 300,000 fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Indy 500: Newgarden goes back-to-back with last-lap pass on O’Ward

Despite a four-hour rain delay, the clouds diminished and an intense battle finished as the sun set on more than 300,000 fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Dixon: Honda “seems more level” with Chevy in Indy 500 race trim

Chevrolet-powered teams occupied the top eight spots in qualifying, including a clean sweep of the Fast Six led by pole-sitter Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 Team Penske entry.

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2024 Indy 500 weather forecast: will it rain on Sunday?

Excitement is at an all-time high with the build-up to the Indy 500 well underway - but the weather is not looking so kind. Rain is forecasted for race day, which could severely impact proceedings as the Indy 500 does not run in the wet, due to the threat of…

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Preview: What to look out for in the 2024 Indy 500

This Sunday's 108th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar season, as 33 cars vie for the honour of claiming one of motorsport's three biggest prizes.

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What to look out for in the 2024 Indy 500

This Sunday's 108th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar season, as 33 cars vie for the honour of claiming one of motorsport's three biggest prizes. Eight previous winners are among the field, which features a NASCAR Cup champion among the impressive rookie crop,…

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Every 2024 Indy 500 driver’s choice of celebratory milk, should they win

The celebratory bottle of milk is a big part of winning the Indy 500.

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Austin Butler and Jodie Comer will wave the green flag as the 2024 Indy 500 honorary starters

The 108th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday will feature two honorary starters.

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MLB legend Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car at the 2024 Indy 500

Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car at Sunday's Indy 500.

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Will Power: Racing gods don’t want me to have Indy 500 pole

Reality hit the 43-year-old Aussie in exactly the 38.3753s it took team-mate Scott McLaughlin’s opening lap that equates to running 234.526mph around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Indy 500: Herta sets quickest lap at 234.974mph, Newgarden tops four-lap average

While out for a simulated qualifying run, Herta’s quickest lap of 234.974mph came courtesy of a tow off the #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda of Graham Rahal with 90 minutes left on the session.

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Josef Newgarden: Indy 500 poster boy or paddock pariah?

Two-time series champion Newgarden was disqualified from his season-opening St. Petersburg victory due to illegal use of the push-to-pass system during restarts, after all three of Penske’s entries mistakenly ran with software that allowed him to do so.

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Nuggets of wisdom from 16 years on night shift at King Street McDonalds

Ann Bower has worked at McDonalds more than 40 years.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Palou beats Power, Lundgaard in strategic battle

The reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion, Palou recovered from getting behind early and utilized a sensational in-lap and out-lap on his strategy to secure the lead in the penultimate round of pitstops and march to a 6.6106s victory on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn circuit.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Palou snatches pole by 0.09s from Lundgaard

The Spaniard was quiet for the majority of qualifying, but managed to deliver a late flyer of 1m09.0004s to claim the top spot on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn IMS circuit.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Champion Palou snatches pole by 0.09s from Lundgaard

The Spaniard was quiet for the majority of qualifying, but managed to deliver a late flyer of 1m09.0004s to claim the top spot on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn IMS circuit.

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Penske suspends Cindric and other senior staff over IndyCar scandal

Statement from Tim Cindric, Team Penske President: pic.twitter.com/rU6iE9mI5t

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Why Penske push-to-pass scandal presses all the wrong buttons for IndyCar

On track, the IndyCar Series offers the most competitive open-wheel racing on the planet, including one of its greatest races in the Indy 500. Off track, it’s an absolute basket case and its appetite for self-harm has reached a new level.

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Drivers react to “mad” mannequin moment at Barber IndyCar race

A race full of action featured a bizarre moment that caught everyone off-guard after a mannequin called “Georgina” – installed by eccentric track owner George Barber in 2016 – fell from the pedestrian bridge on to the grass at the side of the track near Turn 8 on lap 52 of…

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McLaughlin admits "it's been a tough week" after snagging Barber pole

The defending race winner, McLaughlin captured pole with a sensational run of 1m05.9490s around the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course, just 0.0970s ahead of team-mate Power. It was the 300th IndyCar pole for Team Penske.

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