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Practice 1 for Round 13 of the 2026 IndyCar season at the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland has been completed. View the full results here. Ahead of the weekend, Marcus Ericsson announced his contract extension into the 2027 season with Andretti Global. Alex Palou comes into the weekend after collecting another win in Nashville, extending…
IndyCar returns after a brief break to the City of Roses for the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland. Series champion Alex Palou is red-hot coming off his most recent race win in Nashville. The Spaniard sits 83 points ahead of his closest rival for the title, David Malukas. Additionally, Marcus Ericsson heads into the weekend…
The first practice of round 14 of Indy NXT at Portland International Raceway has been completed. View the full results here. The field returns to a road course following Matteo Nannini’s victory at Nashville Superspeedway three weeks ago. Jacob Abel is driving the No. 48 ABEL Motorsports entry this weekend after Jordan Missig was sidelined…
Andretti Global have confirmed that Marcus Ericsson will remain with the team into the 2027 IndyCar season. With Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood also on-board for the next campaign, the driving pool remains the same heading into the final year with the DW12 chassis. Into his third year at the team since leaving CGR, 2026…
Ed Carpenter Racing’s Alex Rossi and four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou have completed a shakedown in the IR-28 at IMS. Last Tuesday, the series unveiled its first renders of the car they are due to use from 2028, with widespread approval from the current grid. The DW12 chassis has been used since 2012, named after…
Alessandro de Tullio turned 20 on the Saturday of the Road America weekend. He celebrated with a double pole position for the Indy NXT doubleheder, following it up with third place in Race 1. Race 2 looked set to be the highlight of the weekend after he crossed the line first. The result was later…
IndyCar has shown off its first images of the IR-28, the new car for the series set to debut in 2028. According to the series, the whole car will weigh around 100 pounds less as they look to improve following and get more to wheel-to-wheel racing, particularly on road and street courses following the introduction…
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) have confirmed they have sold an IndyCar charter to the Dreyer and Reinbold Racing squad. It means they will be a two-car operation in 2027, with DRR returning to full-time competition for the first time in 15 years. Louis Foster or Mick Schumacher are expected to be dropped from the…
Josef Newgarden converted a second-place start to a second-place finish at the 2026 IndyCar Music City GP. It marks his third podium of the season after wins at Phoenix and Gateway, and his 9th podium in 12 oval races going back to 2024. The veteran led a 2-3-4 finish for Team Penske behind winner Alex…
Álex Palou secured his fifth victory at Round 12 of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season at the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, held at Nashville Superspeedway. The reigning champion succeeded Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, who has an impressive record of oval wins. Meanwhile, Newgarden’s teammate David Malukas finished third after starting 25th on the…
