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sports11 days ago•8 min saved

IndyCar’s 2026 Season Sets Record Pace With New Stops and Expanded FOX Coverage

INDYCAR opens the 2026 season on March 1 with a record 18-race schedule, featuring return to Phoenix Raceway, inaugural Streets of Arlington, Barber Motorsports Park, and new events in Markham and Washington, D.C.—plus the season opener in St. Petersburg. FOX will televise all sessions across 20 network windows, and INDYCAR NXT expands to 17 races on FS1/FS2. The series also updates street-course tire usage, late-race lead-lap rules, and practice formats, and adds safety upgrades at IMS (tire ramp flaps and braking changes) while continuing growth across the development series. Milestones include the potential 300th all-time winner and record targets for drivers like Palou, Dixon, and Power.

via INDYCAR.com|

#2026-season #fox-sports #indycar-series

sports6 months ago•1 min saved

Will Power to Leave Team Penske After 17 Years

Will Power, a highly successful INDYCAR driver with 45 wins and two championships, will leave Team Penske before the 2026 season after a 17-year tenure, marking a significant change in his racing career.

via INDYCAR.com|

#departure #indycar-series #motorsport

sports2 years ago•3 min saved

Palou Secures Championship with Dominant Win in Portland

Alex Palou secured the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship by winning the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland. This victory marked his second series title, making him the first driver to clinch the championship with one race remaining since 2007. Palou's win also helped Chip Ganassi Racing secure its 15th INDYCAR SERIES championship and a 1-2 finish in the driver point standings, with Scott Dixon finishing second. Palou's victory, his fifth of the season, solidified his lead in the standings over Dixon heading into the final race of the season.

via INDYCAR|

#alex-palou #championship #chip-ganassi-racing

sports2 years ago•3 min saved

Detroit Grand Prix presents unique pit lane challenge for drivers.

The 2023 Detroit Grand Prix course through the streets of downtown features a double pit lane, the first of its kind in the IndyCar Series, which poses a unique challenge to drivers. Drivers will need to go slower than usual while merging back onto the course. The course is quite bumpy and there is little room to pass. Drivers will get a few more opportunities to become acquainted with the track before battling it out for the trophy starting at 3 p.m. Sunday.

via Detroit Free Press|

#detroit-grand-prix #double-pit-lane #downtown-detroit

sports2 years ago•0 min saved

Chastain, Larson, and Byron Dominate Darlington NASCAR Races

TV ratings for last Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington remained steady from last year, while the Xfinity Series saw a healthy bump in viewership. The NTT IndyCar Series Indianapolis Grand Prix saw a decline in viewership from last year, as did the Craftsman Truck Series race from Darlington. The IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was back on NBC and saw a slight decline in viewership. The Cup race led in the 18-49 age demographic.

via RACER|

#imsa #indycar-series #nascar