By Tony DiZinno IMSA Wire Service Conquering a street course on an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship weekend requires laser-sharp focus and time-sensitive cognizance. The heightened sense of intimidating concrete barriers lurks harder at the pair of traditional street course races in Long Beach and Detroit, as does a faster tickingContinue Reading
By Mark Robinson IMSA Wire Service The 2024 season has been anything but routine thus far for the two Cadillacs in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The highs and lows through just the first two races have been exhilarating and exhausting, yet both teams remain firmly entrenched in the championshipContinue Reading
In a race of varying strategies, pure speed paid off for Alex Palou with a lucrative victory Sunday in the Sprint for the Purse at The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge. Reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou earned $500,000 for the victory in the non-points exhibition event at The ThermalContinue Reading
Felix Rosenqvist and Alex Palou each battled gusty winds and changing track conditions Saturday to claim poles for the two heat races Sunday setting the field for The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge. Rosenqvist and reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou will be at the head of the field forContinue Reading
Here’s a familiar phrase to NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers, teams and fans: Alex Palou appears to be the driver to beat this weekend. Reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou, who earned a series-high five victories last season en route to his second title in the last three years, led bothContinue Reading
– In the usual ebb and flow of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Cadillac, six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon summarized: “You’re never out of it until you’re out of it.” The No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R, whose prospects for victory were dashed the past two years byContinue Reading
By John Oreovicz and Mark Robinson IMSA Wire Service Pipo Derani and Cadillac continued their recent mastery of Sebring International Raceway, claiming the Motul Pole Award for the 72nd running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Cadillac. On Friday, Derani emerged fastest from a Grand TouringContinue Reading
As season openers go, this couldn’t have gone much more smoothly for Josef Newgarden. Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden won the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding on Sunday, driving the No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet to a 7.9121-second victory over the No. 5Continue Reading
One of Josef Newgarden’s goals entering the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season was to win a pole, especially considering his last NTT P1 Award came in June 2022 at Detroit. Time to get a magic marker and put a big check in that box. SEE: Qualifying Results An exuberant NewgardenContinue Reading
Felix Rosenqvist wasted no time settling into his new surroundings at Meyer Shank Racing, leading the first practice of the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season Friday on the streets of St. Petersburg. Rosenqvist, who moved to MSR during the offseason after three seasons at Arrow McLaren, led the 27-car fieldContinue Reading