Frenchman Simon Pagenaud gave Roger Penske his 18th Indy 500 victory on Sunday. (Photos courtesy of INDYCAR)
By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Simon Pagenaud spent the last 16-days at Indianapolis Motor Speedway reminding the racing universe how and why he drives for Team Penske.
“I was never going to give up, I’ll tell you,” Pagenaud […]
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Newgarden Makes A Statement In Fort Worth
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
FORT WORTH, Texas – With his victory at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday night, Joseph Newgarden officially served notice that the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series championship is his to win.
So bring it, Alexander Rossi.
The DXC Technology 600 was Race No. 9 on the 17-event schedule and the end of a stretch that saw the teams compete in five races at three disparate venues over 29 days. Newgarden exited the INDYCAR Grand Prix on the 2.439-mile road-course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 11 with a six-point lead over Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing despite a 15th-place finish.
Newgarden’s series-leading third win of the season Saturday at TMS extended his lead from 15 to 25 points over Andretti Autosport’s Rossi, who couldn’t get around his Team Penske rival during a relentless 10-lap shootout. Newgarden finished 0.8164-seconds in front of Rossi to collect his 13th career win and first on a superspeedway.
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Greg Biffle returned to the cockpit on Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. And a successful return it was. (Photo courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway)
By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
FORT WORTH, Texas – It was, as Greg Biffle screamed over his radio at the checkered flag, an “awesome freaking drive.”
Awesome? Improbable was more to the […]
IndyCar driver Scott Dixon celebrated his win in Detroit with a fountain drink on Sunday. He also could celebrate a royal honor. (Photos courtesy of INDYCAR)
By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
Already considered royalty in the INDYCAR paddock, Scott Dixon’s homeland has made it official.
Dixon recovered from a crash and last-place finish in Saturday’s weather-plagued Race […]
Indinapolis 500 winner Simon Pagenaud’s celebration continued Monday at The Speedway. (Photos courtesy of INDYCAR)
By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Simon Pagenaud awoke after two hours of sleep Monday morning as Team Penske’s latest Indianapolis 500 champion, and a guy in need of a new smartphone.
“I don’t have my phone anymore. It’s just blown-up,” […]
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud gave Roger Penske his 18th Indy 500 victory on Sunday. (Photos courtesy of INDYCAR)
By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Simon Pagenaud spent the last 16-days at Indianapolis Motor Speedway reminding the racing universe how and why he drives for Team Penske.
“I was never going to give up, I’ll tell you,” Pagenaud […]
Martin Truex Jr. won NASCAR’s marathon event on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of NASCAR)
By Deb Williams | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – Martin Truex Jr.’s chances for his second Coca-Cola 600 victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway appeared to disintegrate on lap 74 when he blew a tire and hit the wall while leading Sunday night’s race, but […]
Simon Pagenaud of Team Penske was one happy pole-winner at Indy last Sunday. This Sunday, he was one happy race winner. (File photo courtesy of INDYCAR)
By Jim Pedley | Managing EditorRacinToday.com
If you’re driving an Indy car for Roger Penske, you had better be leading laps and winning races in that car. Simon Pagenaud had not […]
Driving 600 miles at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day weekend is a long tradition in more ways than one. (RacinToday/HHP file photo by Brian Cleary)
By Deb Williams | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – Discussions constantly swirl as to whether NASCAR Cup races should be shortened, but several series champions cite the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte […]
This mural in the headquarters of Harding Steinbrenner Racing lays out the team’s goals. (RacinToday photo by Martha Fairris)
By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Colton Herta, youngest driver to win an Indy car race, will start his first Indianapolis 500 Sunday in a car fielded by George M. Steinbrenner IV, youngest team-owner in Indy […]
Jeffrey Earnhardt survived a spin to go on to record a podium finish in the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. (RacinToday/HHP photo by Alan Marler)
By Deb Williams | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – Under the scorching Carolina sun that sent temperatures soaring into the mid-90s, Jeffrey Earnhardt produced his best career finish […]
Xfinity Series driver Austin Cindric will start his Memorial Day weekend driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang in Concord, N.C., and will end it in Indianapolis watching his father try to win the 500. (RacinToday/HHP file photo by Alan Marler)
By Deb Williams | Senior WriterRacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – On Saturday, Austin Cindric’s primary focus is the […]
