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Rinus VeeKay signs with Juncos Hollinger Racing for 2026 IndyCar season

This is a reunion of sorts for Juncos Hollinger Racing and VeeKay

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Chadwick: No guarantee of IndyCar promotion after maiden NXT win

Three-time W Series champion Chadwick became the first female winner of a road course Indy NXT or Indy Lights event in the history of the category, and the first woman victor on any course since Pippa Mann in 2010.

Autosport

How a determined Brazilian traded Uber for racing in the WEC

Autosport has occasionally ridden in an Uber with a driver who believed they had missed their calling as a racing driver. But it’s not often that the individuals in question had a valid case. Rewind back to 2015 however, and that was the scenario facing Nicolas Costa, now racing for…

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Indy NXT champion Rasmussen to test for ECR in bid for IndyCar seat

Rasmussen is fresh off a banner season in the second-tier series previously known as Indy Lights, where the Dane claimed five wins, a further three podiums and sat on the pole five times en route to the title.

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Lundqvist lands dream 2024 IndyCar seat at Chip Ganassi Racing

Despite only having three IndyCar Series starts under his belt, with a best finish of 12th, the 24-year-old Swede will effectively replace fellow countryman Marcus Ericsson in Ganassi’s elite driver line-up, who signed for Andretti Autosport last week.

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How to be an ace engineer: Leading IndyCar race engineer Michael Cannon

Michael Cannon is a protege-turned-mentor, a man you can bring in as an overseer and advisor for young race engineers, or can be slotted into a hands-on race engineer role. He can be strict but is also regarded in IndyCar circles as one of the more empathetic individuals in the…

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34th Indy 500 entry guarantees Bump Day return

Traditionally, just 33 cars start the Indianapolis 500, with any extra entries having to go through Bump Day during the qualifying weekend to bag a place on the starting grid. The last time this happened was in 2021.

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Abel Motorsports confirms Indy 500 entry with RC Enerson

This guarantees there will be a Bump Day in the qualifying weekend before the race, as traditionally just 33 cars start the Indianapolis 500. Abel will be on the back foot since all its rivals took part in yesterday’s open test at the Speedway (today’s activities have been canceled by…

Motorsport

Can Kirkwood become America’s next truly great IndyCar driver?

These days, team owner Michael Andretti is far more comfortable sitting in front of the media than he ever was as a driver, but still, it’s not his favorite activity. So it was a pleasant surprise to see him twice visit the Long Beach media center last weekend. But he…

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Andretti swaps IndyCar strategists for Herta and Kirkwood

It means that Bryan Herta will now call the shots for 2021 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood, while Scott Harner will oversee Herta.

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Andretti swaps IndyCar strategists for Herta, Kirkwood

It means that Bryan Herta will now call the shots for 2021 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood, and Scott Harner will steer Herta.

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IndyCar/sportscar driver Ed Jones making NASCAR debut at COTA

The 28-year-old Emirati-born British racing driver will compete in Saturday’s Truck Series race at COTA, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet for Young’s Motorsports.

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Kirkwood’s pace is “no surprise” to Andretti Autosport

After the team was unable to find a space for its 2021 Indy Lights champion in its four-car line-up in ’22, Kirkwood spent his rookie IndyCar season at AJ Foyt Racing. Although showing plenty of potential, the rookie was involved in too many incidents, something he admitted before the start…

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Preview: Who needs a big year in IndyCar in 2023?

Nothing can be taken for granted as the new IndyCar season prepares for launch – and as ever, reputations are on the precipice at the pinnacle of U.S. single-seater racing. The pressure is on at several teams down the pitlane for drivers to safeguard their positions amid fierce competition on…

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Who needs a big year in IndyCar 2023?

Nothing can be taken for granted as the new IndyCar season prepares for launch – and as ever, reputations are on the precipice at the pinnacle of US single-seater racing. The pressure is on at several teams down the pitlane for drivers to safeguard their positions amid fierce competition on…

Motorsport

Brickyard weekend added to Indy NXT schedule

IndyCar has announced an adjustment to the 2023 Indy NXT by Firestone schedule, adding the series to the historic Brickyard Weekend in August on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course.

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Why physical fitness is an understimated challenge for IndyCar rookies

The lack of in-car physical fitness is an “underestimated” hurdle for an IndyCar Series rookie, according to Dale Coyne Racing's Indy Lights graduate Sting Ray Robb.

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Robb: Physical prep for IndyCar is rookie's toughest task

Sting Ray Robb, who has graduated from Indy Lights to Dale Coyne Racing-Honda’s IndyCar team for 2023, says that lack of in-car physical fitness is the biggest hurdle for a rookie.

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Kirkwood admits he overdrove as an IndyCar rookie

Kyle Kirkwood admits he was overdriving at AJ Foyt Racing in 2022 and is expecting to rebuild his reputation at Andretti Autosport.

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Foyt changes IndyCar number amid "symbolic references" debacle

AJ Foyt Racing has changed the number of Benjamin Pedersen's 2023 IndyCar entry from #88 to #55, after finding its two cars' numbers held 'certain ideological and symbolic references'.

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Indy Lights rebranded for 2023 as “INDY NXT by Firestone”

IndyCar has announced that its prime feeder category is being relaunched as INDY NXT by Firestone and has unveiled its 2023 schedule.

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Force Indy to back Rowe’s graduation to USF Pro 2000

Force Indy will sponsor two entries in the IndyCar ladder system in 2023, sponsoring Ernie Francis Jr.'s Indy Lights program and backing Myles Rowe's move up to what was previously known as Indy Pro 2000.

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Armstrong is “very good candidate” for Coyne IndyCar drive

Dale Coyne says Marcus Armstrong would be an excellent addition to his team, but says he was also impressed with Indy Lights driver Danial Frost in his first IndyCar test.

Autosport

FIA formally rejects Herta's F1 superlicence request

The FIA has clarified that it rejected Red Bull’s request for IndyCar race winner Colton Herta to be granted an exemption for a Formula 1 superlicence.

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What could have been: How a future tin-top ace was thwarted in IndyCar

Three starts in as many years meant Fredrik Ekblom never got a fair crack of the whip in US open-wheel racing before becoming one of Sweden’s greatest touring car drivers of the modern era. He explains how frequent frustrations eventually convinced him to head back to Europe, leaving Kenny Brack…

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