James O'Connor, Author at Motorsport

Arrow McLaren has confirmed on Monday that Linus Lundqvist will replace Nolan Siegel in Toronto this weekend should the young American fail an IndyCar medical check on Thursday.

Lundqvist to replace Siegel in Toronto if Arrow McLaren driver fails IndyCar medical check

James O'Connor8 hours ago8 hours ago03 mins

Arrow McLaren has confirmed on Monday that Linus Lundqvist will replace Nolan Siegel in Toronto this weekend should the young American fail an IndyCar medical check on Thursday. What happened? Running in P8 during the closing stages of race 1 at Iowa on Saturday evening following a very strong drive throughout, Nolan Siegel complained of…

It was seventh heaven for Alex Palou on Sunday as the Spaniard took another step towards his fourth IndyCar title by winning at Iowa. The significance of him claiming his first win on a short oval should not be underestimated either.

Alex Palou analyses first IndyCar short oval win at Iowa

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It was seventh heaven for Alex Palou on Sunday as the Spaniard took another step towards his fourth IndyCar title by winning at Iowa. The significance of him claiming his first win on a short oval should not be underestimated either. Starting on pole position, the 28-year-old had a lot of pace on Sunday, although…

Round 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as race 2 at Iowa has been completed, full report and results below.

IndyCar | Race 2 | Iowa | Palou takes seventh win of 2025 as Newgarden falls victim to badly timed cautions

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Round 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as race 2 at Iowa has been completed, full report and results below. A few hours before race 2 at Iowa, it was confirmed that Nolan Siegel was declared unfit by the IndyCar medical team following his late race crash yesterday. He was due…

Nolan Siegel will miss race 2 of IndyCar at Iowa on Sunday afternoon. Tony Kanaan also gives his reaction.

Nolan Siegel to miss IndyCar race 2 at Iowa following crash in yesterday’s event

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Nolan Siegel will miss race 2 of IndyCar at Iowa on Sunday afternoon. The young American has been declared not fit by the IndyCar medical team. During Saturday evening’s race, Siegel was a top 10 runner all the way through. Complaining about the balance of the car in the last stint, he crashed out of…

The first race of a IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway is in the books, view the full race 1 report and results here

IndyCar | Race 1 | Iowa | O’Ward fends off long time leader Newgarden to take victory

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The first race of a IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway is in the books, view the full race 1 report and results below. Josef Newgarden started on pole, with teammate Scott McLaughlin at the back after crashing in qualifying. Luckily for the Kiwi Team Penske did a superb job to get his car ready in…

Qualifying for rounds 11 and 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as the grid has been set for the Iowa doubleheader, full report and results here.

IndyCar | Qualifying | Iowa | Newgarden and Palou take poles for doubleheader

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Qualifying for rounds 11 and 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as the grid has been set for the Iowa doubleheader, full report and results below. Scott McLaughlin was fastest in practice. Could Team Penske convert that pace into pole positions? The qualifying order was reversed based on entrant points as…

Round 9 of the 2025 Indy NXT season is in the books as the race at Iowa has been completed, view the full report and results here.

Indy NXT | Race | Iowa | Rowe takes historic first victory in the category

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Round 9 of the 2025 Indy NXT season is in the books as the race at Iowa has been completed, view the full report and results below. Unfortunately for Seb Murray, he missed the race as the IndyCar medical team did not clear him following his frightening crash with Ricardo Escotto at Mid-Ohio last weekend….

The only practice session of the Iowa IndyCar doubleheader round is in the books, view the full report and results here.

IndyCar | Practice | Iowa | McLaughlin leads Siegel as Kirkwood has costly crash

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The only practice session of the Iowa IndyCar doubleheader round is in the books, view the full report and results below. High line and standard practice due to take place on Friday got cancelled as a tornado, thunderstorms and rain hit close to or at the circuit. Kirkwood in the wall In high line practice…

On Sunday at Mid-Ohio, three-time IndyCar Alex Palou showed he was human after all. The Chip Ganassi driver made a big unforced error to lose a certain victory with six laps to go, ultimately having to settle for P2.

Palou on the hurt of losing IndyCar Mid-Ohio win after unforced error

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On Sunday at Mid-Ohio, three-time IndyCar Alex Palou showed he was human after all. The Chip Ganassi driver made a big unforced error to lose a certain victory with six laps to go, ultimately having to settle for P2. Alex Palou on his Mid-Ohio IndyCar blunder After doing the three-stop versus the two-stop of teammate…

Round 8 of the 2025 Indy NXT season at Mid-Ohio is in the books as the race has been completed, view the full report and results below.

Indy NXT | Race | Mid-Ohio | Hauger dominates as Murray and Escotto survive huge accident

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Round 8 of the 2025 Indy NXT season at Mid-Ohio is in the books as the race has been completed, view the full report and results below. Once again it was Dennis Hauger starting on pole position, with Calo Collet on the front row beside him for a second straight event. Could he pass him…