Kyle Kirkwood took another step toward Álex Palou's championship lead with his first IndyCar win on an oval at Gateway. Kirkwood climbed from P10 to take the lead, surviving the chaos and coming out on top.
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Kirkwood discusses first oval win at Gateway and IndyCar title hopes

Kyle Kirkwood took another step toward Álex Palou’s championship lead with his first IndyCar win on an oval at Gateway. Kirkwood climbed from P10 to take the lead, surviving the chaos and coming out on top. It was Kirkwood’s first oval win after being the only driver seemingly capable of besting Palou. However, despite taking…

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Pato O'Ward driving at Gateway
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Pato O’Ward hopeful of “tight end’ to IndyCar championship after second place at Gateway

Pato O’Ward is 73 points behind the IndyCar championship leader, Alex Palou, but is the Spaniard’s closest challenger with nine races to go. The Mexican closed the gap last time out at Gateway with a superb drive to second place, narrowly missing out on the race win as Kyle Kirkwood took victory. It was a…

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Nolan Siegel has issued a public apology following an explosive radio rant during last weekend's IndyCar race at World Wide Technology Raceway, prompting his team to release an official statement distancing itself from the incident.
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Nolan Siegel issues apology after profanity-laden IndyCar radio outburst

Nolan Siegel has issued a public apology following an explosive radio rant during last weekend’s IndyCar race at World Wide Technology Raceway. This prompted Arrow McLaren to release an official statement distancing itself from the incident. The 20-year-old American driver unleashed a furious tirade of expletives over team radio after receiving a drive-through penalty for…

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Denmark's Christian Rasmussen had a memorable day at Gateway in St. Louis on Sunday as he finished P3 to secure his first podium in the IndyCar series.
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Christian Rasmussen: High line confidence key to maiden IndyCar podium at Gateway

Denmark’s Christian Rasmussen had a memorable day at Gateway in St. Louis on Sunday as he finished P3 to secure his first podium in the IndyCar series. After struggling in practice, which led to a miserable P25 in qualifying, the ECR driver pulled off a remarkable comeback in the 260-lap event. Rasmussen had to contend…

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IndyCar | Practice 1 | Gateway | Penske leads delayed and fragmented session

It’s time to introduce ourselves to the second oval race of the 2025 IndyCar season with Practice 1 in Gateway ! Who will be fastest at the rather different St Louisian track? A delayed start The beginning of the session was delayed because of the rain, with cars actually on track at 1pm local time….

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Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin heads into the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway sitting 8th in points in the 2025 IndyCar standings. He is 147 behind championship leader Alex Palou.
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Scott McLaughlin unfazed by Team Penske’s winless IndyCar run ahead of Gateway

Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin heads into the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway sitting 8th in points in the 2025 IndyCar standings. He is 147 behind championship leader Alex Palou. After crashing out on one of the formation laps at the Indy 500, the New Zealander made another uncharacteristic error as he hit Nolan…

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Santino Ferrucci for AJ Foyt Racing finished second during the IndyCar Detroit GP
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Sports psychologist helps Ferrucci capitalise on Foyt’s rising form in IndyCar Detroit GP

Santino Ferrucci finished second in last weekend’s Detroit GP, in what was AJ Foyt Racing’s best finish in a long time. Coming from 21st on the grid the American driver had to capitalise on a few strategic calls and some luck with the cautions to cycle up to the front. He couldn’t hold back Kyle…

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IndyCar driver Christian Rasmussen discusses working relationship with teammate Alexander Rossi.
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Exclusive: ECR IndyCar driver Christian Rasmussen on learning from established teammate Alex Rossi

IndyCar driver Christian Rasmussen drove his best result at the Indy 500, achieving his first top six finish. For his second year of IndyCar, Rasmussen is partnered with experienced teammate Alex Rossi at Ed Carpenter Racing. Rasmussen spoke exclusively to Pit Debrief about his working relationship with Rossi. Rossi as a “mentor” figure for Rasmussen…

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Pit Debrief exclusively interviewed IndyCar drivers about the busy IndyCar schedule from the Indy 500 to the Detroit GP.

Exclusive: Racing against exhaustion in Detroit — Is the IndyCar schedule feasible for teams?

IndyCar justifies its tight schedule by using the Indy 500 to build an audience for the remainder of the season — but this can leave teams overworked and fighting exhaustion by the time the Detroit GP arrives. The IndyCar Detroit GP was chaotic as usual, with five caution periods and seven DNFs during the race….

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