Jack Beeton in Indy NXT Practice 2 St. Pete
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Indy NXT | Practice 2 | St. Pete | Taylor prevails in mixed conditions

Andretti closes strong in Indy NXT Practice 2 at St. Pete Indy NXT Practice 2 at the St. Petersburg street circuit begins on a drying track, with a visible dry line forming but several slick patches still catching drivers out. The green flag flies at 8:45 am local time for the 40-minute session. Australia’s Jack…

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Scott McLaughlin was the overall fastest in the first practice session of the season in St. Pete. Rosenqvist and Kirkwood finish in the overall Top 3.
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IndyCar | St. Pete | Practice 1 | McLaughlin fastest in the first practice of the year

Scott McLaughlin was the overall fastest in IndyCar’s Practice 1 in St. Pete. Rosenqvist and Kirkwood finish in the overall Top 3. IndyCar is back with its first practice session of The Street of St. Petersburg (St. Pete). Practice 1 will consist of 3 parts: one 40-minute session open to all drivers and two 12-minute…

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Indy NXT St. Petersburg: Max Taylor preparing for Practice 1
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Indy NXT | Practice 1 | St. Pete | Taylor sets the pace as 2026 season begins

Max Taylor tops the timesheets in Indy NXT Practice 1 St. Pete as the 2026 season begins on the streets of Florida. With the green light at 12:30 pm local time, all 23 drivers head straight onto the 1.8 mile Florida street circuit to bank early laps. Andretti’s Taylor lays down the first benchmark in…

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Graham Rahal is "excited across the board" about the 2026 IndyCar season as he aims for podium finishes.
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Rahal “excited across the board” after personnel changes at RLL for 2026 IndyCar season

Graham Rahal is “excited across the board” about the 2026 IndyCar season as he aims for podium finishes. He is entering his 13th full-time IndyCar season with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and is ready to see the progress of the team’s new personnel. With Mick Schumacher entering RLL for his rookie season and Brian Barnhart…

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Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou looks on at preseason IndyCar testing at Sebring. The four-time champion and defending Indy 500 winner reached a final settlement with McLaren Racing over their 2023-24 contract saga.
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Final settlement between Alex Palou and McLaren reached following contract saga

In separate statements, all parties involved in the Alex Palou contract dispute with McLaren Racing announced a final settlement. This announcement comes after a final verdict against the four-time IndyCar champion and defending Indy 500 winner in a breach of contract case brought by McLaren. An end to the convoluted Ganassi-McLaren-Palou saga The saga began…

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Marcus Ericsson
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Ericsson focusing on “being at the front of the field” ahead of 2026 IndyCar season opener in St. Pete

Before the sunshine and speed of St. Pete for the start of the 2026 NTT IndyCar season, Marcus Ericsson sat down with the media including Pit Debrief to discuss his thoughts ahead of the first race of the season. Ericsson is heading into his eighth season, and his third with Andretti Global. As former winner…

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Ahead of the new 2026 IndyCar season, Marcus Ericsson gave his thoughts on Colton Herta joining F2, believing he can make it to F1.
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Ericsson has “no doubt” Herta can succeed in F2 and reach F1

Ahead of the 2026 IndyCar season that starts this weekend at St. Pete, Marcus Ericsson has given his thoughts on Colton Herta joining the F2 grid. He fully believes his former stablemate can make it into F1. After missing out on gaining the required FIA Superlicence points for a possible F1 seat at Cadillac, the…

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