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Frustrated McLaughlin wants fix for “joke” IndyCar restarts

Speaking after Sunday’s Nashville race, which he finished second after starting from pole position, McLaughlin branded the restarts in the series as a “joke”.

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Lundqvist returns for Indianapolis IndyCar race, MSR plans Friday announcement

Pagenaud has missed every race since his horrendous Mid-Ohio crash in practice last month, which was caused by a brake failure, as IndyCar’s medical team has refused to clear him to race after he displayed concussion-style symptoms.

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McLaughlin explains why he’s too heavy for IndyCar cool suit

After he finished a close second for the second season running in Nashville, at what’s become renowned as IndyCar’s trickiest street course, McLaughlin was clearly extremely hot and nearing exhaustion in both his post-race TV interview and the press conference that followed.

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IndyCar Nashville: Kirkwood wins by 0.7s after late red flag

Kirkwood finished 0.7633s ahead of Team Penske’s polewinner Scott McLaughlin and series dominator Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing). The race was red-flagged in the closing stages for a multi-car pileup, but Kirkwood kept his cool for his second win of the season.

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Herta angry at IndyCar team-mate Grosjean hampering Nashville front-row bid

Following the Fast Six session that set the front three rows of the grid, NBC Peacock cameras caught the moment as Herta stomped to the #28 car’s pit and, with his hands on his hips, asked the sister team why Grosjean’s car was released directly in front of him.

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Newgarden plans to “make some magic” in Nashville IndyCar race

Newgarden starts ninth on his hometown track – with Chip Ganassi Racing rival Palou going from fourth – as he bids to reduce the 80-point deficit in the season's closing stages.

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IndyCar Nashville: Qualifying delayed due to rain and flooding

Rain showers caused a delay to the second free practice session earlier, which eventually ran for 30 minutes, after which it rained again and left more standing water around the 2.1-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit.

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Newgarden: Fans to be winners in “stressful” Nashville IndyCar finale

Speaking at the announcement of Nashville taking the place of Laguna Seca as the final round of the 2024 IndyCar calendar, Team Penske’s Newgarden – who hails from nearby Hendersonville – said he hopes for a tight championship finale on the new track layout that takes in much more of the…

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Friday favourite: The all-conquering Lola that made Bourdais an Indycar star

Arguably no driver is as closely associated with the Ford-powered Lola B02/00 Champ Car chassis as Sebastien Bourdais. In its five seasons of competition, two of which as Champ Car became a de-facto single-make category following the disappearance of Reynard from the US open-wheel series by 2005, the Frenchman won…

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New track layout for Nashville set to host IndyCar 2024 finale

Nashville joined the IndyCar roster in 2021, running an 11-turn layout primarily around the Nissan Stadium – home of the Tennessee Titans NFL team – and featuring only a short loop around the downtown area across the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge.

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Nashville to get new track layout, takes 2024 IndyCar finale date

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IndyCar Nashville: Start times, how to watch, entry list & more

This weekend’s event on the streets of Nashville will comprise 80 laps (168 miles) around the 2.1-mile course.

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Armstrong targets full-time Ganassi IndyCar ride in 2024

Armstrong, who leads the rookie standings despite running a non-oval schedule in CGR’s #11 car, has scored top-10 finishes in half of his eight IndyCar starts.

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Armstrong targets full-time Ganassi IndyCar ride in 2024

Armstrong, who leads the rookie standings despite running a non-oval schedule in CGR’s #11 car, has scored top-10 finishes in half of his eight IndyCar starts.

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Conor Daly to run NASCAR Xfinity race at Indianapolis

Daly will pilot the No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet at IMS, making his first Xfinity start of the 2023 season.

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Linus Lundqvist to make IndyCar debut in Nashville for MSR

Lundqvist is the latest driver to step in for Simon Pagenaud, who continues to recover from a horrendous practice accident at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course earlier this month.

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Karam hopes Road America finish leads to a fulltime NASCAR ride

Karam, competing for the first time this season for Sam Hunt Racing, ran up front all day in the No. 24 Toyota Saturday at Road America and nearly pulled off an upset win.

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Daly missed loose wheel “by six inches”, questions speed of IndyCar caution

Speaking on his podcast – Speed Street with Conor Daly and Joey Mulinaro – the Meyer Shank Racing driver, who was subbing for the sidelined Simon Pagenaud, explained the moment he came upon Sting Ray Robb’s left-rear wheel on lap 157.

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Is there really an IndyCar title fight, or is it just an illusion?

Last weekend, Josef Newgarden made the IndyCar Series title fight interesting. Well, a bit. The Team Penske driver’s double victories at Iowa Speedway, a track he truly excels at, puts him 80 points off dominator Alex Palou.

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Is the IndyCar title fight really just an illusion?

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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?

There are 20 drivers on the current Formula 1 grid, and some of them have been at the top of the sport for a very long time.

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Super Formula set to mandate spec dampers in 2024

The Japanese single-seater series is understood to have taken the decision after consultations with teams this year, but a final call on which brand’s products will be used as standard components has not yet been made.

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Palou “not comfortable” with IndyCar points lead after Newgarden wins

Chip Ganassi Racing star Palou saw Team Penske’s oval ace Newgarden reduce his points lead reduce from 117 to 80 after his closest rival scored a brace of victories on the 7/8-mile short track, the type of venue that the Spaniard admits is his weakest suit.

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Newgarden: Vital Iowa IndyCar wins "don't feel different" to others

Team Penske driver Newgarden led for 341 laps of the total 500 laps, scoring his fifth and sixth career victories at the short-track oval.

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Newgarden: Vital Iowa IndyCar wins ‘don’t feel different’ to others

Team Penske driver Newgarden led for 341 laps of the 500, scoring his fifth and sixth career victories at the 7/8-mile short-track oval.

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