Alex Palou Becomes the First IndyCar Driver to Win Five Titles in Six Years
Alex Palou entered the Milwaukee Mile as “Quattro,” the four-time reigning IndyCar champion carrying a streak that already tied a 20-year-old record. He left Sunday…
Why Brad Keselowski Needs a Miracle to Save RFK Racing’s Playoff Hopes
Brad Keselowski spent last December on crutches after breaking his leg on a family ski trip. He turned every lap of the first three points…
A Practice Wreck With Christian Rasmussen Threatens Kyle Kirkwood’s IndyCar Title Bid
Kyle Kirkwood needed a clean weekend at the Milwaukee Mile. He had clawed 41 points out of Alex Palou’s championship lead a week earlier in…
Why Sergio Perez Calls His Final Red Bull Months Toxic and Cadillac a Fresh Start
Sergio Perez did not sugarcoat it. Asked to describe his last six months driving for Red Bull, the four-time race winner reached for a word…
Scott McLaughlin Chases Relief From IndyCar’s Longest Winless Run of His Career
Scott McLaughlin can name the exact race. September 2024. Milwaukee Mile. A win that felt, at the time, like just another entry in a career…
Bubba Wallace Finally Breaks Through to NASCAR’s Playoffs After Six Long Tries
Bubba Wallace let go of six years of frustration on a single cool-down lap at Daytona International Speedway. He screamed inside his helmet. He pounded…
Why Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari Radio Fury Signals a Title Bid Slipping Away
Lewis Hamilton’s radio at the Dutch Grand Prix told a story his results sheet couldn’t. Fourth place at Zandvoort reads as a quiet, forgettable afternoon….
Alex Palou’s Disastrous Freedom 250 Hands Kyle Kirkwood a Stunning Title Lifeline
Alex Palou had already clinched three IndyCar championships and built a reputation as the most complete driver in the paddock. Racing around the National Mall…
Kyle Larson Accuses Carson Hocevar of Wrecking Just to Get on TV
Kyle Larson picked a podcast microphone over a pit road interview to say what he’d apparently been thinking for weeks. Sitting across from the hosts…
Max Verstappen Crashes Out of His Perfect Record at Zandvoort’s Final Race
Max Verstappen had never finished lower than second at his home Grand Prix. He won the first three runnings of the modern Dutch Grand Prix…
David Malukas Goes From a Nashville Hospital Bed to an IndyCar Podium
Two days before he led 59 laps and finished third at Nashville Superspeedway, David Malukas was lying in a hospital bed in Lebanon, Tennessee, being…
Why Josh Berry Is Peaking Right as Wood Brothers Lets Him Go
Josh Berry climbed out of his Ford at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday and looked at a result that would have felt ordinary in…
George Russell’s Engagement Ring Joke Turns Into a Zandvoort Podium
George Russell got out of his Mercedes after sprint qualifying at Zandvoort and keyed his radio. “Nice one! Must be a bit lighter after that…
Johann Zarco Fast-Tracks His Return From MotoGP’s Most Horrific Crash This Year
Johann Zarco remembers exactly how it felt when his leg got trapped under Francesco Bagnaia’s motorcycle at the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona. “I started…
How Sting Ray Robb’s Faith Carries Him Through IndyCar’s Highs and Lows
Sting Ray Robb was still racing go-karts as a kid in Payette, Idaho, when he taped a hot pink cross to the front of his…
Chase Elliott Snaps a Career Worst Slump to Save Hendrick’s Rough Summer
Chase Elliott climbed out of his No. 9 Chevrolet at Richmond Raceway on August 15 and used a phrase that would have sounded strange from…