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Indy 500: Josef Newgarden’s three-peat attempt undone by fuel pump woes

Josef Newgarden entered Sunday with a chance at two different firsts in the Indianapolis 500 - trying to score the race’s first three-peat and claim a victory from the deepest starting position in the event’s history. 

Motorsport · May 25, 2025

Indianapolis 500 start delayed due to light rain showers

For the second consecutive year, the start of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 has been delayed due to light rain around the track. It was originally scheduled to start a 12:45pm EST, but sprinkles forced IMS officials to pause the action, placing the command to start engines on…

Motorsport · May 25, 2025

Hybrid power is here: Indianapolis 500 could be dramatically reshaped by jolts of electric juice

IndyCar teams have spent the past year trying to learn everything they can about the hybrid engines introduced midway through last season

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

Larson "a little bit bummed" if rain splits up Indy 500/Coke 600 double

Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup champion, is bidding to become just the fifth driver to race the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

Motorsport · May 24, 2024

Fuming Herta says team-mate Ericsson raced him “like an ass”

After Ericsson and Herta qualified down in 21st and 24th respectively, the pair collided on the second lap of the Indy GP in a frantic opening to the fourth round of the IndyCar Series on Indianapolis’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course.

Autosport · May 11, 2024

Justin Haley "turned down one or two" rides for the Indianapolis 500

A 24-year-old is set to drive for Rick Ware Racing’s NASCAR Cup Series program in 2024. Among the many involvements for RWR, though, has been a partnership with Dale Coyne Racing since 2020.

Motorsport · Jan 31, 2024

Second year of IMSA’s GTP ruleset will be less forgiving in 2024 – Aitken

All four manufacturers that contested the North American series in the first year of its new hybrid LMDh cars won races, and each went into the final round at Petit Le Mans with a chance of the GTP title. Ultimately it was claimed by Action Express Racing Cadillac pair Pipo…

Autosport · Jan 16, 2024

IndyCar, iRacing announce multiyear licensing agreement

A reunion of the relationship that dates back more than a dozen years will also feature the return of the iRacing Indianapolis 500 to the gaming format’s Special Events calendar.

Motorsport · Jan 9, 2024

Why tyre wars have largely become a thing of the past in motorsport

The dramatic sight of Damon Hill’s Bridgestone-shod Arrows overtaking the Goodyear-rubbered Ferrari of old rival Michael Schumacher for the lead in the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the enduring images of the decade in Formula 1. For a different reason, so was the sight of Schumacher, now with…

Autosport · Oct 1, 2023

How McDowell's Indy triumph changed the playoff picture

Entering the Cup race at Indianapolis, rookie Ty Gibbs held the 16th and final spot. He was just three points ahead of McDowell and five points clear of Daniel Suarez.

Motorsport · Aug 16, 2023