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Digital Desk Editor for WTHR-TV | Co-Host Racing with Rob and Roller Podcast | Host “The Racing Report” on WTHR+ | Motorsport Journalist | IUPUI ‘18

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Cadillac Whelen scores first IMSA win since 2023 with Battle on the Bricks victory at IMS It hadn't been since the 2023 12 Hours of Sebring that the No. 31 Cadillac took an overall victory in the IMSA Sports Car Series.

The Cadillac Whelen No. 31 snapped a winless streak that dated back to the 2023 12 Hours of Sebring after taking the checkered flag first in Sunday's Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

22.09.2025 00:16 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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David Malukas joins Team Penske as new driver of No. 12 IndyCar entry Malukas replaces Will Power, who announced he had signed with Andretti Global to drive the No. 26 car for 2026.

Team Penske says it has signed 23-year-old Chicago native David Malukas to a multiyear deal to drive the No. 12 car in the IndyCar Series. He will replace Will Power, who has driven the car since 2009.

18.09.2025 19:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Christian Rasmussen surges past champion Palou for first IndyCar victory at Milwaukee Mile Rasmussen's fresher tires allowed him to make daring passes on the outside as he carved through a mixture of lead-lap and lap-down cars following a late restart.

Christian Rasmussen took advantage of a late-race caution flag to put on fresh tires and carve his way through the field to win his first career IndyCar race Sunday afternoon at the Milwaukee Mile.

24.08.2025 21:43 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Palou swipes Milwaukee IndyCar pole from Malukas as Rosenqvist crashes, Herta spins Palou was the final car to set a qualifying lap, and in doing so, he knocked off Malukas, who was waiting anxiously to see if he'd earn his first career pole.

Newly-crowned four-time series champion Alex Palou stole the top spot from David Malukas at the last possible moment during IndyCar qualifying Saturday afternoon at the Milwaukee Mile.

23.08.2025 22:32 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Lawrence Central looking for redemption over No. 3 Lawrence North | Operation Football Game of the Week preview Third-ranked Lawrence North is set to host cross-town rival Lawrence Central at 7 p.m. on Friday.

The first Operation Football "Game of the Week" of the 2025 season will be a matchup of cross-town rivals, No. 3 Lawrence North and Lawrence Central.

22.08.2025 05:15 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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NASCAR Truck Series joining IndyCar during St. Petersburg race weekend in 2026 While the 2026 IndyCar schedule has not yet been released, NASCAR's announcement confirms IndyCar will race at St. Petersburg the weekend of Feb. 27-March 1.

While the 2026 IndyCar schedule has not yet been released, NASCAR's announcement confirms IndyCar will race on the streets of St. Pete the weekend of Feb. 27-March 1.

22.08.2025 01:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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With future in limbo, Will Power wins IndyCar race at Portland as Palou clinches 4th career title Power won not just his first race of the season, but also Team Penske's first victory in 2025. Palou clinched the title after O'Ward suffered an electrical problem.

Will Power scored a much-needed IndyCar victory Sunday at Portland International Raceway while Alex Palou clinched his third consecutive series championship as well as his fourth in the last five years.

10.08.2025 22:56 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Lundgaard quickest in IndyCar qualifying in Portland; Teammate O'Ward to start 1st after penalty Despite the pole, Lundgaard will lose six grid spots after being handed a penalty for an unapproved engine change early Saturday morning.

Christian Lundgaard set the fastest lap in Saturday's IndyCar qualifying session at Portland International Raceway, but it'll be his teammate Pato O'Ward who will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday.

09.08.2025 22:30 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Bubba Wallace survives late-race drama to win Brickyard 400 Wallace had to conserve fuel through a short rain delay and double NASCAR overtime in addition to holding off defending winner Kyle Larson.

Bubba Wallace survived a late-race rain delay and double NASCAR overtime to win his third career Cup race in the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.

27.07.2025 22:59 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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19-year-old Connor Zilisch wins Pennzoil 250 at IMS for 6th career NASCAR Xfinity victory Zilisch also scored the 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports team.

Connor Zilisch survived rain delays and a late-race restart to score his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in the Pennzoil 250 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday.

27.07.2025 00:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Alex Palou takes pole position for IndyCar race at Laguna Seca ahead of championship rival O'Ward Palou enters Sunday's race as the defending winner while also boasting a 99-point lead over Pato O'Ward in the championship standings.

Alex Palou claimed his fifth IndyCar pole position of the season at Laguna Seca on Saturday, besting championship rival Pato O'Ward for the top qualifying spot.

26.07.2025 21:34 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Indiana native Chase Briscoe wins Brickyard 400 pole; Bubba Wallace starts 2nd as Toyota sweeps top-5 spots Briscoe now has claimed pole position at three out of four of NASCAR's "Crown Jewel" races, having won poles earlier this year at the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600.

Southern Indiana's Chase Briscoe will lead the field to the green flag during Sunday's Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

26.07.2025 20:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Ty vs. Ty | NASCAR's In-Season Tournament champion to be crowned after Brickyard 400 It'll be a battle of the Tys as Ty Gibbs and Ty Dillon will try to best each other for a $1 million prize during the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The winner of NASCAR's inaugural In-Season Tournament will be decided following the Brickyard 400 on July 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

21.07.2025 01:15 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Pato O'Ward takes second IndyCar win of 2025 in Toronto; VeeKay, Simpson round out podium O'Ward's victory in Toronto was his second in the last eight days, having won the first of two races at Iowa Speedway last weekend.

Pato O'Ward scored his second IndyCar win in eight days in a caution-filled race Sunday afternoon on the streets of Toronto.

20.07.2025 20:53 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Colton Herta swipes pole from Alex Palou in Toronto IndyCar qualifying Not only was it Herta's second pole of the season, it was also his second straight pole position around the streets of Exhibition Place.

Colton Herta took his second IndyCar pole position of 2025 after setting a sub-one minute lap and besting series points leader Alex Palou.

19.07.2025 22:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Alex Palou snaps 2-race losing streak with IndyCar victory at Iowa Speedway For the seventh time this season, the three-time and reigning IndyCar champion found his way to victory lane.

For the seventh time this season, three-time and reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou found his way to victory lane, this time at Iowa Speedway.

13.07.2025 21:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Pato O'Ward holds off Newgarden to win first of 2 IndyCar races in Iowa O'Ward scored his eighth IndyCar victory in his 100th start on Saturday at Iowa Speedway.

Pato O'Ward held off Josef Newgarden following a late race restart to score his first IndyCar victory of 2025 in the first of two races to be held this weekend at Iowa Speedway.

13.07.2025 01:31 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Myles Rowe scores historic first career Indy NXT win at Iowa Speedway Rowe became the first Black driver in the history of Indy NXT to score a race victory when took the checkered flag first on Saturday.

Rowe became the first Black driver in the history of Indy NXT to score a race victory when he took the checkered flag first on Saturday.

12.07.2025 21:30 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Tornado warning forces postponement of IndyCar practice at Iowa Speedway Drivers and teams captured photos and videos of the storm making its way through the area. IndyCar reporters said tornado sirens were audible.

The first scheduled practice session for this weekend's IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway was postponed after severe thunderstorms moved through the area on Friday.

12.07.2025 00:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

GP3 wins:

Conor Daly -- 2
Santino Ferrucci -- 0

10.07.2025 22:39 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Dixon steals IndyCar victory in Mid-Ohio after teammate Palou's rare mistake Scott Dixon took advantage of a rare mistake from his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Palou in the closing laps to win the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday.

Scott Dixon took advantage of a rare mistake from his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou in the closing laps to take victory in Sunday's IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio.

06.07.2025 22:23 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Alex Palou picks up 3rd IndyCar pole of 2025 at Mid-Ohio as teammate Simpson scores career best qualifying result Palou added a pole position at Mid-Ohio to go along with his poles at Barber and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

Alex Palou topped Christian Lundgaard and teammate Kyffin Simpson to score his third IndyCar pole of the season during qualifying at Mid-Ohio.

05.07.2025 22:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Alex Palou wins 6th IndyCar race of 2025 after stretching fuel at Road America Palou was so close on fuel, he ran out after the race on the cool-down lap.

Alex Palou's dream season continued on Sunday when he stretched his fuel to score his sixth win out of nine races so far this IndyCar season at Wisconsin's Road America.

22.06.2025 22:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Rookie Louis Foster bests Palou, Kirkwood for 1st career IndyCar pole at Road America Louis Foster scored the first IndyCar pole for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing since Graham Rahal did so at Portland in 2023.

IndyCar rookie Louis Foster, just days removed from having his mustache shaved for charity, scored his first career pole position by beating the only two drivers to have won a race this season.

21.06.2025 23:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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IndyCar officially announces new car coming in 2028 Additionally, the series plans to introduce a new 2.4-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engine to replace the current 2.2-liter formula that has been used since 2012.

After over 13 years of racing Dallara's DW12 chassis (and its multiple different aero kits), IndyCar announced Saturday that a new car is finally on the horizon.

21.06.2025 19:50 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Will Power scores Team Penske's 700th pole in IndyCar qualifying at Gateway Power will start alongside teammate Scott McLaughlin for Sunday night's race.

Will Power scored his 71st career IndyCar pole position — and also Team Penske's 700th pole across all series — during Saturday's IndyCar qualifying at World Wide Technology Raceway just outside St. Louis.

15.06.2025 01:19 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Kyle Kirkwood wins IndyCar race on streets of Detroit as Indy 500 winner Palou crashes out Kirkwood won earlier in the year on the streets of Long Beach and so far this season has been the only driver to win an IndyCar race other than Alex Palou.

Kyle Kirkwood scored his second IndyCar victory of 2025 Sunday on the streets of Detroit after pulling away from the field on a late race restart — and doing it with a broken front wing.

01.06.2025 21:19 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Colton Herta wins pole for IndyCar race in Detroit Herta won the pole for last year's race as well, but crashed midway through the race and had to settle for a 19th place finish.

Colton Herta and David Malukas will lead the field to the green flag for tomorrow's IndyCar race on the streets of Detroit.

31.05.2025 21:36 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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'Everything happens for a reason' | David Malukas' third place Indy 500 finish caps roller coaster year 'Everything happens for a reason' | David Malukas' third place Indy 500 finish caps roller coaster year

'Everything happens for a reason' | David Malukas' third place Indy 500 finish caps roller coaster year

25.05.2025 23:07 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Hello Palou! | Alex Palou holds off Marcus Ericsson to score maiden Indy 500 victory The 28-year-old Spaniard scored his maiden Indianapolis 500 victory after holding off 2022 race winner Marcus Ericsson in the final laps.

Alex Palou's historic start to the 2025 IndyCar season continued Sunday when the 28-year-old Spaniard held off Marcus Ericsson to score his maiden Indianapolis 500 victory.

25.05.2025 20:52 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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