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McLaughlin on pole in St. Petersberg while IndyCar rivals struggle

Defending race winner Pato O'Ward will have a steep hill to climb if he hopes to repeat in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

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Power laments IndyCar for restricting "testing too much” for 2025

IndyCar Series stalwart Will Power believes the American open-wheel championship has “restricted testing too much”, having done much less for 2025 than in previous years.

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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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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #25 Will Power

This year represented a proper return to form for Will Power. The 43-year-old Aussie was back to a similar pace to 2022, when he captured his second IndyCar title.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #5 Scott McLaughlin

Had it not been for Team Penske’s push-to-pass scandal that rocked the IndyCar Series and negated a third-place finish in the St Petersburg season-opener, Scott McLaughlin could very well have been crowned champion. The 31-year-old New Zealand native was a force in 2024, with a season that elevated him to…

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Motorsport Picks: The top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2024

The 2024 IndyCar Season has concluded, crowning Alex Palou as its champion for a third time in just five seasons. And all while Palou was fighting for a three-time champion finish, the rest of the season filled itself out with enough intrigue, adding in drama and controversy, along with the…

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The top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2024

Another IndyCar season has come and gone, with Alex Palou crowned champion for the third time in just five seasons.

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How Palou cemented his growing legend in IndyCar title defense

The odds entering the 2024 IndyCar season were never favourable for Alex Palou. For starters, the attrition of what is arguably the most competitive racing category in the world meant no driver had won the championship twice in succession in over a decade.

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How Palou cemented his growing legend in IndyCar title defence

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Power explains "strange" seat belt problem that thwarted IndyCar title hopes

Will Power has explained how a "strange" issue with his seat belt in the IndyCar Series finale at Nashville Superspeedway caused his hopes of a third title to quickly evaporate.

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Power’s title hopes vanished when seat belt “popped off” in IndyCar finale

Any hopes Will Power had to pull off a last-gasp comeback for a third championship in the IndyCar Series evaporated quickly in the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway.

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Palou takes title after early Power troubles; Herta bests O’Ward to win wild Nashville race

Alex Palou successfully defended his IndyCar crown to repeat as champion, while Colton Herta charged to victory in a wild season finale at Nashville SuperSpeedway.

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IndyCar Nashville: Palou secures title after early Power troubles, Herta takes maiden oval win

Alex Palou has defended his IndyCar Series crown to claim a third overall title, while Colton Herta charged to a maiden oval victory at Nashville Superspeedway.

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IndyCar Finale Music City Grand Prix: Start time, how to watch and more

The IndyCar season finale will take place this weekend at the Nashville Speedway in Tennessee. Alex Palou and Will Power are both seeking a third drivers’ title, as the championship fight between the pair has come down to the final race. IndyCar will crown its 2024 champion at this weekend’s…

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Palou vs. Power: The championship-clinching scenarios for IndyCar's finale

The 2024 season for the IndyCar Series is nearing its end, with either Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou or Team Penske's Will Power crowned champion when the checkered flag falls after 206 laps at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday.

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Power rues Milwaukee mistakes despite gaining on Palou

Will Power gained ground on championship leader Alex Palou in IndyCar’s return to The Milwaukee Mile, but was left ruing his mistakes that left points on the table.

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Power gains ground on Palou and title in Milwaukee, rues mistakes

Will Power gained ground on championship leader Alex Palou in IndyCar’s return to The Milwaukee Mile, but was left ruing his mistakes that left points on the table.

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IndyCar Milwaukee: McLaughlin wins wild race two amid woes for Palou and Newgarden

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin stormed to his third victory of the season in a wild second race of the double-header IndyCar weekend at Milwaukee.

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McLaughlin outlasts rivals in wild Race 2 at Milwaukee

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin stormed to his third victory of the season in a wild second race of the doubleheader weekend in IndyCar’s return to The Milwaukee Mile.

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Newgarden crashes from pole in waved off start; disaster for Palou

Championship leader Alex Palou entered the race with a 43-point advantage over Will Power, but it all fell apart before the green flag flew. Palou stalled on track — unable to get rolling.

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IndyCar Milwaukee: O’Ward keeps Power at bay for victory, Palou fifth

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O'Ward won the opening race of IndyCar's double-header weekend at The Milwaukee Mile, beating Team Penske’s title challenger Will Power.

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IndyCar Milwaukee: McLaughlin and Newgarden capture pole each for double-header

Team Penske drivers Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden took a pole and second each in qualifying for the IndyCar double-header weekend at Milwaukee.

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IndyCar Milwaukee: McLaughlin, Newgarden sweep poles for doubleheader

The format for the double-headers saw each driver receive two single-car laps, with the first setting their position for the opening race on Saturday night and the second determining their spot for Sunday’s event. The qualification order went in reverse of entrant points.

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Power feels team orders needed to overcome Palou for IndyCar title

Will Power has conceded he will likely need help from his Team Penske team-mates in order to overcome the points deficit to IndyCar Series leader Alex Palou and take a third title.

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Newgarden, “maximized what we could” in Portland, excited for upcoming oval racing

Josef Newgarden had a relatively smooth drive to finish third in last Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland. It wasn’t without a few challenging moments, though.

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