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Everything you need to know as the 2025 IndyCar season kicks off in St. Pete

Welcome to the 2025 IndyCar season! Within just the first few laps put down in St. Petersburg, Florida this weekend... Chip Ganassi's Alex Palou will be fighting for a fourth IndyCar title while his veteran teammate Scott Dixon continues to chase a record-tying seventh crown for himself. And they aren't the…

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IndyCar isn't beating its favoritism allegations

There is a common phrase that perception is reality, and right now the reality is the IndyCar Series has a perception problem. While last Saturday’s round on the 1.25-mile oval in St. Louis featured incredible racing for the majority of the contest, it was quickly marred with multiple controversial decisions…

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O’Ward says Mid-Ohio “feels like first win of the season”

Pato O’Ward delivered a massive exhale after beating Alex Palou by 0.4993s in a thrilling IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday.

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O'Ward: Fans threatening drivers 'shouldn't be defended'

A 25-year-old Mexican, O’Ward is unquestionably the most popular driver in the IndyCar Series. He shared his feelings after watching from afar as Arrow McLaren team-mate Theo Pourchaire was the victim of social media abuse and death threats sparked from a collision with Juncos Hollinger Racing’s (JHR) Agustin Canapino in…

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O’Ward feels “helpless” over issue he fears will handicap his Indy 500

The 25-year-old Mexican was Arrow McLaren’s best shot to win last year’s race until he crashed out in the closing stages, after an ambitious move on eventual runner-up Marcus Ericsson ended in the Turn 3 wall.

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Indy 500: How the two-day qualifying system works in 2024

Qualifying commences at 11am ET on Saturday, 18 May. Each car is given a single, four-lap run to set an average speed – and goes in an order selected by random draw on Friday night (listed at the bottom of this story).

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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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Arrow McLaren confirms Pourchaire for rest of 2024, minus Indy 500

The reigning Formula 2 champion, Pourchaire becomes the primary choice of the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet beginning with this weekend’s round on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

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McLaren admits Malukas injury “more serious than we thought”

Malukas was brought in at the conclusion of the 2023 IndyCar season, signed to replace Felix Rosenqvist in the team’s No. 6 Chevrolet after the fallout from the Alex Palou contract drama.

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Remainder of Indy 500 Open Test cancelled due to rain

Although six hours of testing was expected to resume at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday at 10am local time, IndyCar already called off any activities after lingering showers and an unpromising forecast have forced an early end to the two-day event.Rain also put an early end to Wednesday’s on-track…

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Larson: "There's still a lot left to learn" after Wednesday's Indy 500 test

Despite a rain-shortened day, Larson was still able to complete 47 laps – with 43 logged in the morning’s two-hour session – around the 2.5-mile superspeedway. In the end, he was able to put down a best lap of 226.384 mph to vault the No. 17 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet to second…

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Newgarden fastest in rain-shortened first day of Indy 500 Open Test

The Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion, Newgarden nailed a flying lap of 228.811 mph around the 2.5-mile superspeedway in the opening two hours of the day.

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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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Ilott replacing Malukas for Arrow McLaren in upcoming hybrid test at Homestead

The 25-year-old Briton was called upon after David Malukas recently sustained a wrist injury while mountain biking that required surgery last week and will leave him out for at least six weeks.

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Larson encouraged by getting “more uncomfortable” at Phoenix test

The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion will make his IndyCar debut in May's blue ribband with Arrow McLaren, in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, and completed 172 laps of Phoenix Raceway on Monday.

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Kyle Larson encouraged by getting “more uncomfortable” at Phoenix test

On Monday, the 31-year-old Californian stepped into an Indy car for the first time in 2024 and pounded 172 laps around Phoenix Raceway.

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Arrow McLaren’s Ward “cautiously optimistic” for 2024 after growing year

Last offseason, Arrow McLaren grew by 40%, with several additions to personnel that included the likes of former Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi in the newly-added third car. While the new hires helped grow the numbers to fill roles, many came in without previous experience in the sport.

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Larson passes ROP to move one step closer to Indy 500 shot

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion stepped into the #6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet normally piloted by Alexander Rossi) and was efficient going through each of the three phases, doing 72 laps in total with a fastest of 217.898mph.

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How Rosenqvist scored an “ironic” IndyCar pole for McLaren

McLaren’s IndyCar racing director Gavin Ward watched two of his Arrow McLaren challengers fall early in qualifying, with Meyer Shank Racing-bound Rosenqvist rising to be the unlikely hero with a pole-winning performance for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Monterey.

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