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IndyCar has released its full calendar for the 2027 season, following the addition of the Circuit de Catalunya to the series. As is tradition these days, the 2027 IndyCar season will start at St. Pete on the 1st of March. Phoenix, Arlington and Barber complete a busy start of four races in five weeks. Long…
IndyCar has confirmed that the series will have a round in Europe in 2027 as the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona joins the calendar. A multi-year deal has been announced. Nashville is set to be dropped from the schedule. This marks the first time since Brazil in 2013 that a race will take place outside…
Chip Ganassi Racing has confirmed Christian Lundgaard as the new driver of the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda for the 2027 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, with team owner Chip Ganassi outlining the reasoning behind the signing. Lundgaard will take over the seat long associated with Scott Dixon, joining an organisation that has won 18 IndyCar…
Chip Ganassi Racing has finalized its 2027 NTT IndyCar Series lineup, naming Christian Lundgaard as the new driver of the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda. Lundgaard joins CGR from Arrow McLaren after 2 seasons with the team. It’s a clean swap between the teams, with the No. 9’s former pilot, Scott Dixon, moving to McLaren…
The worst kept secret in IndyCar is out as Chip Ganassi Racing has signed Christian Lundgaard to drive the legendary #9 car in 2027 and beyond. Once McLaren made the controversial decision to not renew with the Dane, and the announcement of Scott Dixon leaving CGR to join them, it looked almost inevitable the 25-year-old…
2026 GB3 race winner Abbi Pulling completed her first Indy NXT test at IMS on Monday. The 23-year-old was in the #29 Andretti as she got valuable mileage following a delayed start because of weather. In the end her total was 64 laps. Back at Spa in May, Pulling made history as she became the…
AJ Foyt Racing has confirmed the signing of Dennis Hauger on a multi-year deal, starting from the 2027 IndyCar season. The Norwegian driver switches from Dale Coyne Racing after a single campaign. Following his championship victory in 2025 with Andretti in Indy NXT, the 23-year-old stepped up to main game this year. On debut at…
Laguna Seca saw the conclusion of the 2026 season for the NTT IndyCar grid. It also saw Alexander Rossi return to the podium for the first and only time in 2026. It was a season to forget for the California native, who landed on the podium for the first and only time in 2026 at…
Scott McLaughlin ended his 35-race winless streak in emphatic fashion at the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey in Laguna Seca, leading 87 of the 90 laps to close out the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season with this eighth career victory. The result was more than a long-awaited return to Victory Lane for the Team…
Scott McLaughlin won the 2026 IndyCar season finale race at Laguna Seca. Read the full results below. The final race of the 2026 IndyCar season got underway at Laguna Seca, with newly crowned champion Alex Palou lining up alongside pole-sitter Scott McLaughlin on the front row. McLaughlin made a strong start and held off Palou…
