Theo Pourchaire remains a candidate to complete Arrow McLaren’s driver roster for 2025 despite recently being dropped for the rest of the season in favor of Nolan Siegel. Arrow McLaren continued the latest rotation of drivers to pilot the No. 6 Chevrolet entry on Tuesday by announcing Siegel to a multi-year deal, which begins this … Read more
The last time the IndyCar Series was at Laguna Seca, David Malukas was being announced as the final signing to complete the 2024 driver roster for Arrow McLaren. That was 8 September, 2023. Fast forward 283 days, and Malukas will make his first start of the season at the historic 2.238-mile natural terrain road course … Read more
The weekend didn’t start well for the 38-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman after crashing on his first flying lap of opening practice last Friday. Even with the lack of track time, and after qualifying 14th in mixed weather conditions, Grosjean still thought the pace was there to play for something in the 55-race. After dodging the early … Read more
The 25-year-old Chip Ganassi Racing rookie twice narrowly escaped through the knockout segments and into the Fast Six shootout for pole. On a soaking wet track, he claimed the final transfer spot into the top 12 from group qualifying by 0.3497s over Juncos Hollinger Racing’s Romain Grosjean. Then, in the final moments of the top 12 … Read more
Castroneves, a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, will pilot the Honda-powered No. 66 entry for this weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix and the following race at Road America on June 9th. The decision, according to an MSR press release, was mutual between both the team and Blomqvist for him to “step aside” for the two … Read more
The 30-year-old Kiwi will lead the 33-car field to the green flag for a three-wide rolling start across 11 rows for the 200-lap, 500-mile race. In a Penske sweep, its first since 1988, Will Power will start from the middle of the front row, with Josef Newgarden on the outside. Indy 500 grid: McLaughlin on … Read more
VeeKay’s favorable draw of fourth driver to run quickly became obsolete after wrecking in Turn 3 on the opening lap of his four-lap run, which left significant damage to the back end and left side of his No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet. Despite the severe damage, VeeKay’s team elected to do extensive repairs instead … Read more
Speedway Motorsports, for whom Gossage worked for more than 30 years, made the announcement Thursday evening on behalf of Gossage’s family. “Today we have lost one of the world’s biggest race fans,” Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith said in a statement. “From his legendary promotions to the lasting relationships he developed throughout the … Read more
Grosjean, who survived a fiery crash in his final Formula 1 start in 2020, was aptly called ‘The Phoenix’ following the accident. He crashed through a guardrail during the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix and his car erupted into flames. After a few tense moments, he emerged from the fire with only minor … Read more
Screenshot: Chip Ganassi Racing Two-time and defending IndyCar Champion Alex Palou Montalbo signed international shipping giant DHL as his primary sponsor for the 2024 season with Chip Ganassi Racing. In the past DHL has run a rainbow livery for the world-famous Indy 500, as part of its “Delivered With Pride” initiative. The livery has evolved … Read more
