Sun, 1/10/23 – 9:46 | Comments Off on Tasca Facing Big Day Near St. Louis

Bidding to move into the Funny Car playoffs point-lead for the first time in his career, Ford Racing loyalist Bob Tasca III clinched pole position Saturday as qualifying concluded for the 12th annual NHRA Midwest …

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Palou Wins In Portland; Clinches IndyCar Championship
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Alex Palou won twice on Sunday. The Spanish driver won Sunday’s IndyCar Series race at Portland International Raceway and in doing so, won the 2023 series championship.
It was the Chip Ganassi Racing driver’s second series …

Sun, 09/3/23 – 16:48 | Comments Off on Palou Wins In Portland; Clinches IndyCar Championship
Rahal To Start P1 In Sunday’s Race In Portland
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Graham Rahal continued the remarkable second-half INDYCAR resurgence of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Saturday at the site of some significant personal history.
Rahal earned his second NTT IndyCar Series pole of …

Sun, 09/3/23 – 9:03 | Comments Off on Rahal To Start P1 In Sunday’s Race In Portland
Indy Racing’s Rupp Passes Away
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Mickey Rupp, who started the 1965 Indianapolis 500 as a rookie but gained even more acclaim as a recreational vehicle and sport fishing equipment entrepreneur, died on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. He was 87.
A native …

Tue, 08/29/23 – 11:25 | Comments Off on Indy Racing’s Rupp Passes Away
IndyCar Championship Fight Is All-Ganassi Affair
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By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Courtesy of his esteemed Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Alex Palou’s coronation as 2023 NTT IndyCar Series champion has been put on…no so fast.
Scott Dixon’s uncanny ability to save fuel while …

Tue, 08/29/23 – 11:13 | Comments Off on IndyCar Championship Fight Is All-Ganassi Affair
Dixon Wins In Madison to Make It Two In A Row
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Scott Dixon won for the second straight week as he took the checkered flag in Sunday’s IndyCar Series race in Madison, Ill.
The victory kept alive the Chip Ganassi Racing driver’s hopes to win a seventh …

Sun, 08/27/23 – 16:53 | Comments Off on Dixon Wins In Madison to Make It Two In A Row
Newgarden Looking For Oval Sweep
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Josef Newgarden’s quest for an unprecedented sweep of multiple oval-track races during a single INDYCAR season remained on-pace after practice Saturday evening for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500.
But it was a costly night-time session for …

Sun, 08/27/23 – 9:06 | Comments Off on Newgarden Looking For Oval Sweep
Buescher Wins at DIS; Wallace In, Elliott Out of Playoffs
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Chris Buescher posted his third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season Saturday night in overtime at Daytona International Speedway, claiming the “regular-season” finale Coke Zero Sugar 400 after Ryan Preece’s horrific barrel-rolling wreck along …

Sun, 08/27/23 – 8:18 | Comments Off on Buescher Wins at DIS; Wallace In, Elliott Out of Playoffs
Bill Vukovich II Passes Away
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Bill Vukovich II, the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and a member of one of the race’s most prominent families, died on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. He was 79.
Vukovich was the son of …

Thu, 08/24/23 – 9:45 | Comments Off on Bill Vukovich II Passes Away
Ericsson Will Move To Andretti IndyCar Team Next Season
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By John Sturbin/Senior Writer
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Former Indianapolis 500 champion Marcus Ericsson of Chip Ganassi Racing has signed a multi-year contract to drive for Andretti Autosport beginning in 2024, a move that could impact the INDYCAR future of …

Thu, 08/24/23 – 9:41 | Comments Off on Ericsson Will Move To Andretti IndyCar Team Next Season
Capps Drives To Funny Car Points Lead
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A milestone career victory at Brainerd International Raceway has positioned team-owner/driver Ron Capps for a run at a fourth NHRA Funny Car world championship _ and third in a row.
Capps hoisted his 75th career Wally …

Tue, 08/22/23 – 13:31 | Comments Off on Capps Drives To Funny Car Points Lead