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Indy 500 | Qualifying | Scott McLaughlin fastest as Kyle Larson books a spot in the Fast 6

James O'Connor02 mins

Ryan Hunter-Reay went first and his average was 230.567mph. 231.440mph, 230.118mph, 230.197mph, 230.519mph was the speed on his four laps. Rinus VeeKay was next following his extraordinary Saturday. His average was 232.610mph. 233.499mph, 232.777mph, 232.194mph, 231.975mph was the speed on his four laps. Pato O’Ward was third out and his average was 232.584mph as he…

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Indy 500 | IndyCar Qualifying Day 2 | Newgarden and Legge fastest in Practice

Lucrezia Costa03 mins

The final practice session ahead of the latest begins with an hour of track time reserved to the drivers taking part in the Fast 12. The first driver to get on track was Pato O’Ward, which signed a four laps average of 233.462mph, consistently better than his yesterday’s achievement. Among yesterday’s surprise names in the…

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Indy 500 | IndyCar Qualifying Day 1 | Second Qualy attempts: Rossi biggest improver, a last minute Veekay and the surprise Hunter-Reay

Lucrezia Costa07 mins

Seven cars are already in Lane 2, with all Arrow McLaren drivers without a time, as well as Dixon, Veekay and Hunter-Reay The first driver to go out on track in the second part of qualifying was  500 winner Alexander Rossi, who snatches an impressive 233.493 mph on his first lap. After an half mile…

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Indy 500 | Fast Friday | Newgarden fastest on 4-lap average at IMS as Penske power their way to a 1-2-3

Evan Roberts03 mins

Josef Newgarden led the field on the last day the teams will get to prepare for qualifying weekend for the Indy 500.  Newgarden set an average four-lap speed of 234.063 mph. This is only 0.154 from last year’s pole position by Alex Palou of 234.217 mph. The rest of the top 3 both were taken…

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Indy 500 | IndyCar Practice 4 | O’Ward fastest on the speed charts as Ericsson and Lundqvist walk away from big crashes

James O'Connor04 mins

Arrow McLaren went out very early to try some qualifying sims, with Alexander Rossi leading Hunter-Reay, Ilott, O’Ward and Canapino in the opening minutes. However, O’Ward, who has been incredibly fast at the 500 over the last couple of years, quickly went to the top as he put down a 228.861mph lap. McLaughlin, Palou, Newgarden…

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Indy 500 | IndyCar Practice 3 | McLaughlin tops rainy, fragmented session ahead of Power and Herta

Lucrezia Costa04 mins

Rain delays strike again  in Indianapolis, as the beginning of the session was delayed to 3pm local. All drivers immediately went out on track to make up for the lost time. Herta is the first driver to put in a lap speed of 222.113mph, with track evolution allowing the Andretti driver to improve around 223mphs. Kyle…

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Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar Qualifying | McLaughlin pips Power and Lundgaard to pole at Barber

James O'Connor04 mins

Round 1, Group 1 Scott Dixon posted the first time of the session with a 1:10.2763. However, it was Alex Palou who absolutely smashed the field on the first runs as he was the fastest driver on the first, second and third timed laps. A 1:06.1772 put him almost 0.4s clear of teammate Marcus Armstrong….

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Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar FP1 | Newgarden fastest from O’Ward and Power

James O'Connor02 mins

Josef Newgarden rebounded from his St. Pete disqualification as he went fastest in first practice at Barber Motorsports Park ahead of Sunday’s race. The two-time IndyCar champion spun early on in practice as he had a big moment at turn 13, ending up on the grass. Teammate and fellow St. Pete disqualifier had a snap…

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Newgarden and McLaughlin disqualified from the IndyCar season opener as Team Penske “manipulated the overtake system”

James O'Connor04 mins

In an absolutely extraordinary development, Josef Newgarden (P1) and Scott McLaughlin (P3) have been disqualified from the opening round of the 2024 IndyCar season that took place in St. Pete almost 7 weeks ago. During morning warmup ahead of the Long Beach race last Sunday, IndyCar officials had spotted that something was amiss, leading to…

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