NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix

Nashville is the final stop for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series. No, this is not a street race. This is an oval race as the season finale took place at Nashville Superspeedway for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.

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Josef Newgarden concluded the season by breaking his winless streak, securing his first victory of the year in Nashville. He triumphed over Alex Palou, who officially claimed his fourth championship title. Scott McLaughlin, despite making contact with the turn 2 wall, finished in third place.

Following the Nashville race, Louis Foster from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing was honored as Rookie of the Year.

This concludes the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series. See you next year.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250

Alex Palou may be champion-elect, but the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series still has two races left. The penultimate race is the Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250. It's everybody's game now.

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Christian Rasmussen achieved the impossible. His victory against the current champion-elect, Alex Palou, marked his first-ever IndyCar victory. Scott McLaughlin completes the podium by finishing third.

Post-Milwaukee, Honda was crowned this season's manufacturer champions.

Don't miss the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series finale, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, held at the Nashville Superspeedway this August 31, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series continues at Portland International Raceway for the BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland. The Pacific Northwest is the site of judgment, deciding the fate of Alex Palou’s championship title.

Will Power ended his winless streak with his first win for the season, a first for the Penske team this year. Christian Lundgaard finished 2nd, and Alex Palou finished 3rd.

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After the intense action in Portland, it's decided. Alex Palou is officially the four-time IndyCar champion.

Palou is officially named champion-elect, but there are two races left this season. The penultimate race of the season, the Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250, is this August 24, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Java House Grand Prix of Monterey

There are only 4 races left this season, and with the gap between Pato O'Ward and leader Alex Palou now 30 points apart, it's too close to call. The action of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series continues in Laguna Seca for the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey.

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Amid the opening lap crash between Kyffin Simpson and Felix Rosenqvist, as well as Jacob Abel's crash into the tire wall in the heat of the race, Alex Palou bagged his eighth win of this season, leading the gap between him and Pato O'Ward by 99 points, 536 vs 437. Christian Lundgaard finished 2nd while Colton Herta finished 3rd.

With three races left this season, will Palou fight his way for the title? Find out as the 2025 season continues in Portland for the BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland this August 10, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto

IndyCar travels to Canada for the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, held on the streets of Toronto. Despite the ongoing economic tensions between the US and Canada, the series is hosting its only street race on Canadian soil. 

The #14 AJ Foyt car has been withdrawn because repairs could not be completed in time, and Nolan Siegel is stepping in as he recovers from his collision in Iowa.

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After an intense street racing event in Toronto, Pato O'Ward is making headlines again with his recent victory over Rinus Veekay. However, the biggest surprise in Toronto is Kyffin Simpson's first-ever podium finish, securing third place.

There are only 4 races left this season, and with the gap between Pato O'Ward and leader Alex Palou now 30 points apart, it's too close to call. The next race is the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey in Laguna Seca this July 27, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup

Previously on IndyCar in Iowa, behind all of the disasters from the first part of IndyCar's Iowa weekend, Pato O'Ward is the winner, beating the likes of Josef Newgarden and Will Power. Now, here comes the conclusion of the 2025 IndyCar season's Iowa two-parter: the Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup.

Following yesterday's incident, Nolan Siegel has not been cleared to compete by the medical team, making the decision to not run the #6 car without its team driver in the recent race.

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The conclusion of the Iowa two-parter was filled with numerous incidents, including the opening lap disaster between DeFrancesco and McLaughlin, Will Power's mechanical issues, Sting Ray Robb's crash, Marcus Ericsson's mechanical failure, and Callum Ilott's crash, to name a few.

Behind the drama in the conclusion of the Iowa two-parter, Alex Palou fought his way to victory, beating the likes of Scott Dixon and Marcus Armstrong. Seven wins this season maintain Alex Palou's grip in the title fight.

The next race is the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto this July 20, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - SYNK 275

Iowa comes alive in this two-part series of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series. The first part is the SYNK 275 race, and the drivers are fully committed to their Iowa campaign.

The first half of the first part of the IndyCar Iowa campaign saw Colton Herta spinning at the start, Christian Rasmussen's close call, a disaster for Jacob Abel, and a pit lane speed violation for Christian Lundgaard, to name a few. The latter half, meanwhile, saw Kyle Kirkwood crashing out of the race, followed by Nolan Siegel's accident that triggered a red flag.

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Behind all of the disasters from the first part of IndyCar's Iowa weekend, Pato O'Ward is the winner, beating the likes of Josef Newgarden and Will Power.

To be continued in Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup...

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Honda Indy 200

Mid-Ohio is the next stop for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series with the Honda Indy 200. What a way to wrap up the entire Independence Day weekend with literally blazing racing action around Mid-Ohio.

Yes, literally blazing because of Will Power's race car caught fire after 11 laps, forcing him out of the race. It's not the least of the problems of this race, though. This race saw Josef Newgarden's disastrous race start, as well as Christian Rasmussen running out of fuel, and Kyffin Simpson stalled on the pit lane.

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Amid the heat of the track fight, Scott Dixon defeated Alex Palou to win the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio while Christian Lundgaard completed the podium by finishing in third place.

After the Mid-Ohio race, Alex Palou is in the lead with 386 points, followed by Kyle Kirkwood in second with 293 points and Pato O'Ward in third with 275 points. It's too close to call.

The next race is the SYNK 275 in Iowa this July 12, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - XPEL Grand Prix

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series continues at Road America for the XPEL Grand Prix. The summer racing season has just begun, and things couldn't get even hotter than this.

This race has experienced several incidents right from the start. Rob Shwartzman, Sting Ray Robb, and Josef Newgarden all faced unfortunate moments at Road America. Despite these mishaps, there is one racer who has the potential to change the outcome.

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Alex Palou remained calm during the intense competition and ultimately defeated Felix Rosenqvist to win the XPEL Grand Prix. Santino Ferrucci secured third place on the podium and celebrated by receiving cans of beer from his fans!

As Alex Palou tightened his title grip after Road America, there are still eight races left this season that will determine his fate. The next race will be at Mid-Ohio for the Honda Indy 200 this July 6, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Bommarito Automotive Group 500

3 big races happened in North America on Father’s Day. The Canadian Grand Prix is up north in Montreal. The NASCAR Cup Series in Mexico City. In St. Louis, it’s the nighttime oval race of the IndyCar season, the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. With the former two done, it's time to understand what just happened at IndyCar's oval night race in St. Louis.

After an explosive entrance, the oval night race in St. Louis was filled with unfortunate events, including countless crashes, a fire in the pit lane, and one very big disaster that involved Louis Foster and Josef Newgarden.

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Amidst the disastrous moments in St. Louis, Kyle Kirkwood wins the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 ahead of Pato O'Ward. Meanwhile, Christian Rasmussen made headlines with his first career podium finish by placing 3rd.

After St. Louis, Alex Palou remains in the lead with 335 points while Pato O'Ward is in 2nd with 262, two points ahead of Kyle Kirkwood.

The next race is at Road America for the Xpel Grand Prix this June 22, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix brought the streets of Detroit to life. Both IMSA and IndyCar were there to put on an exciting show. But, for this article, we will mostly focus on the IndyCar race, where street IndyCar fighting action is at its best.

The first 25 laps of the race saw disasters for both Felix Rosenqvist and Nolan Siegel as both drivers got spun, with the latter being done by Scott McLaughlin, who got slapped with a drive-through penalty for this incident. As Kyle Kirkwood led after 56 laps down in this race, the latter half of the race saw even more misfortunes for Callum Ilott and championship leader Alex Palou, not to mention Louis Foster and Felix Rosenqvist because of suspension issues.

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Kyle Kirkwood secured his second IndyCar win after surviving front-end damage during the climax. Santino Ferrucci achieved his first podium finish by placing second, while Colton Herta rounded out the Detroit podium in third.

After Detroit, Alex Palou is still leading with 306 points, while Pato O'Ward in 2nd with 194 points, and Christian Lundgaard is in 3rd with 181 points.

The next race is the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 in St. Louis this June 15th, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - INDY 500

Every Memorial Day weekend, the Greatest Spectacle in Racing comes to life in Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's called the INDY 500, and for this year, it's going to be a lot different than previous INDY 500 races. Alex Palou may be this season's current leader, but will he win his first INDY 500 race in his career? Time to find out.

Due to the weather conditions that caused a delay to the race start, the track conditions were cool, and this spelled disaster for Scott McLaughlin in the middle of pace laps. As the green flag waved, Marco Andretti crashed out of the race. Come Lap 19, the weather conditions placed the race on the yellow flag for 11 laps before resuming.

40 laps down with Alexander Rossi leading, misfortune strikes on the pit lane as Rossi's car caught fire. Lap 87 saw Rinus Veekay spinning on the pit lane, followed by Kyle Larson's accident on Lap 92 that caught Kyffin Simpson and Sting Ray Robb, gutting the NASCAR driver out of the race.

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Behind Nolan Siegel's last-lap crash, Alex Palou made headlines in Indianapolis. Alex Palou trumped Marcus Ericsson and David Malukas to become the first Spaniard to win the Indy 500. At long last, a Spanish driver will have his face marked on the legendary Borg-Warner Trophy.

The Indy 500 is over, but the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series rages on with the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix this June 1, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Sonsio Grand Prix

The time of year has arrived: INDYCAR is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Before preparing for the big event, the Indy 500, the drivers are getting match-fit on the track's road course for the Sonsio Grand Prix.

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Alex Palou delivered another masterful performance at the Sonsio Grand Prix, further solidifying his position in the title race. The first time an IndyCar driver has won four out of the first five races since 2006. He secured the win, with Pato O'Ward finishing in second place and Will Power coming in third. However, the race was not without its incidents; Marcus Ericsson experienced a mechanical issue that caused him to spin out.

With the Sonsio Grand Prix done, here it comes. The INDY 500 is this May 25th, 2025. Are you ready?

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

Alabama's Barber Motorsports Park is the next stop for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series for the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix. It may be the month of Indy, but the drivers stopped by Alabama to get their match fit for this big Indy month.

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Alex Palou won the Alabama Indy Grand Prix to maintain his grip on the driver standings, with Christian Lundgaard finishing second and Scott McLaughlin, who recently obtained his dual citizenship before the race weekend, finishing third.

The next race is the Sonsio Grand Prix this May 10th, 2025, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The most iconic street racing event on the US West Coast is celebrating its 50th anniversary, with IMSA and IndyCar participating in the Golden Jubilee of Long Beach street racing. Let's focus more on the IndyCar side as drivers are going all-out in this Palm Sunday racing action to wrap up Long Beach's Golden Jubilee celebration.

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Kyle Kirkwood won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, defeating Alex Palou, while Christian Lundgaard secured third place on the podium.

After Long Beach, Alex Palou maintains his lead with 142 points, 34 points ahead of Kyle Kirkwood, while Christian Lundgaard is in 3rd with 96 points.

The next race is at Barber Motorsports Park for the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix this May 4th.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series continues in The Thermal Club for The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix. Drivers are feeling the heat in the second race of the season.

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Alex Palou made headlines at The Thermal Club by making a late push to overtake Pato O'Ward and win the second race of the season. The standout moment of the race, however, was Christian Lundgaard achieving his first-ever podium finish by coming in third place.

The next race is the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this April 13, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The NTT IndyCar Series is entering an exciting new season. For the first time, the 2025 season will be simulcast on FOX TV networks. This change in network coverage has generated considerable discussion, but new and returning IndyCar drivers are ready to tackle the challenges ahead. The season kicks off with a street race at the Firestone Grand Prix in St. Petersburg, Florida.

As the green flag waved, the first race of the 2025 IndyCar season kicked off with Nolan Siegel, Will Power, and Louis Foster wrecked on the opening lap, triggering the first caution of the season. As the race restarts on Lap 7, Felix Rosenqvist has race leader Scott McLaughlin in his sights.

Quarters of this race and crucial pitstops later, Lap 74 saw Josef Newgarden make an impressive offense through Scott Dixon, and as the climax drew near, it became a three-way clash between Alex Palou, Josef Newgarden, and Scott Dixon.

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After a dramatic start of the season, Alex Palou drew first blood by beating Scott Dixon and Josef Newgarden to win the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

The next race is The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix this March 23, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2024 - Big Machine Music City Grand Prix

Is Alex Palou the 2024 season winner? The final race of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series, the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville Superspeedway will decide if Palou is this season's champion or not.

As the green flag waved, the final race of the 2024 season commenced and Josef Newgarden's making bold moves against Kyle Kirkwood on the opening laps. As Will Power's title fight got jeopardized due to problems with his lap belts on Lap 13, caution was triggered on Lap 56 when Felix Rosenqvist collided with the wall following a loose left front tire.

Lap 68 restart, with Newgarden leading, Colton Herta is on the hunt. Lap 89 saw Katherine Legge slip off the track, triggering the second caution of the race. Come Lap 135, Marcus Ericsson collided with the wall.

As the race restarted on Lap 147, Pato O'Ward was leading while David Malukas and Josef Newgarden were hunting him down. With the race having five laps to go, Colton Herta slipped into the lead.

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In the final race of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series, Colton Herta won the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, followed by Pato O'Ward and Josef Newgarden. However, despite finishing in 11th place, Alex Palou was crowned the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series champion, his third title.

Congratulations to Alex Palou for his third IndyCar championship title!

This concludes the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series. See you next season!

NTT IndyCar Series 2024 - Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250

The 2024 NTT IndyCar Series is coming to a close, and the two-part Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 in Wisconsin was a fitting way to celebrate Labor Day weekend. The chaotic oval racing action was worthy of being described as climactic.

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In the first part, Pato O'Ward trumped Will Power to extend his championship lead while Conor Daly made it to the podium by finishing 3rd. In the chaotic final part of the Milwaukee campaign, Supercars legend Scott McLaughlin trumped Scott Dixon and Colton Herta.

After Milwaukee, Palou leads with 525 points while Power is in 2nd with 492 points and McLaughlin's now in 3rd with 475 points.

Who will win the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series title? Find out in the season finale happening in Nashville Superspeedway, the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, this September 15, 2024. Don't miss it!

NTT IndyCar Series 2024 - Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland

The Pacific Northwest is the next stop for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series with the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland, held at the Portland International Raceway. What a way to end summer than intense racing action at the Pacific Northwest.

The start of the race saw misery for Scott Dixon as he crashed after being nudged by Pietro Fittpaldi. As a result, Fittipaldi got penalized for unavoidable contact. Lap 23 saw Fittipaldi and Conor Daly get into a first-corner mishap. Halfway through the race with Will Power, Alex Palou, and Josef Newgarden are hunting each other for the top, Lap 62 saw Romain Grosjean experience some power interruption following a spin and if that wasn't enough, he got collided by Christian Rasmussen. However, Grosjean's back in the running.

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After what's known to be a chaotic fight in the Pacific Northwest, Will Power wins the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland with Alex Palou finishing 2nd and Josef Newgarden finishing 3rd.

With Portland behind them, Palou is leading with 484 points, 54 points ahead of Power, and Colton Herta is in 3rd with 417 points. The title fight is too close to call.

The NTT IndyCar Series is coming to Wisconsin for the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250. This two-part race will be held from August 31st to September 1st, 2024.