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NEWGARDEN EARNS FIRST INDIANAPOLIS 500 VICTORY IN WILD FINISH
The agonizing wait and nagging questions finally are over for Josef Newgarden.
Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden passed reigning Indianapolis 500 by Gainbridge winner Marcus Ericsson on the last lap to snare his first career victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday at a packed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Newgarden, from Nashville, Tennessee, earned his spot on the Borg-Warner Trophy and in racing immortality in his 12th career “500” start, extending Team Penske’s event record to 19 victories in the race.
Doug & Drivers
IMS President Doug Boles conducts a weekly series of in-depth interviews with NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers leading to the Month of May.
Scott Dixon
Six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and 2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon joins IMS President Doug Boles to talk the start of the INDYCAR season in St. Petersburg, his decades-long career, the race wins that got away and more.
Will Power
Doug and Drivers returns for the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season leading up to the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The first driver that IMS President Doug Boles is interviewing is 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power, who dishes on his storied career, the empty feeling he has from not having an Indy 500 pole, and the issues that have plagued his personal life the last year.
Ed Carpenter
For over two decades, there is one thing that's certain at the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge: Ed Carpenter. Now in the Top 10 All-Time for Indy 500 starts and miles completed, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES team owner reflects on his career, his close calls at Indy and what it's like fostering the next generation of race car drivers.
SATO LEADS BUSY, SMOOTH FINAL PRACTICE ON MILLER LITE CARB DAY
Takuma Sato was the fastest driver in Miller Lite Carb Day practice Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, leading the final session before the 107th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
WILL POWER FASTEST ON MONDAY WITH A SPEED OF 229.222 MPH
Reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Will Power led practice Monday for the 107th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge that started Race Week.
2018 “500” winner Power topped the two-hour, 10-minute session with a top lap of 39.2633 seconds, 229.222 mph in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske as the starting field of 33 drivers continued to hone setups for Race Day. Two-time series champion Power will start 12th in the race.
ALEX PALOU TAKES POLE WITH A FOUR LAP AVERAGE OF 234.217 MPH.
A dramatic second day of PPG presents Armed Forces Qualifying saw Alex Palou take pole with an average speed of 234.217 MPH.
ROSENQVIST PACES EPIC, HISTORIC FIRST DAY OF QUALIFYING AT INDY
Felix Rosenqvist led a historic day of qualifying Saturday for the 107th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, turning the third-fastest four-lap qualifying run in history to lead the 12 drivers who will compete for the NTT P1 Award on Sunday.
Rosenqvist's second run of the day, at 4:42 p.m. ET, featured a four-lap average speed of 233.947 mph in the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Only Arie Luyendyk’s all-time record run of 236.986 in 1996 and Scott Dixon’s pole run of 234.048 last year were faster.
SATO TURNS TOP LAP SINCE 1996 TO LEAD ‘FAST FRIDAY’ AT INDY
Takuma Sato lived up to his “no attack, no chance” motto on “Fast Friday” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, turning the fastest Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge practice lap since 1996 on the eve of the start of qualifying.
Two-time “500” winner Sato led the six-hour session with a lap of 38.3382 seconds, 234.753 mph in the No. 11 Deloitte Honda fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing, the ninth-fastest practice lap in Indy 500 history. The eight fastest practice laps at Indy were turned in 1996, led by Arie Luyendyk’s speed of 239.260.
ERICSSON SPEEDIEST IN PACK, ALONE AS ‘FAST FRIDAY’ APPROACHES
Ericsson turned the top lap, 39.1974 seconds, 229.607 mph, during the six-hour session under sunny skies at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the No. 8 Huski Ice Spritz Honda fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing. It was the fastest lap so far in two days of on-track activity this week, topping the 229.439 set Wednesday by Ericsson’s teammate and two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato.
SATO, DIXON REACH 229 AS GANASSI FLEXES IN FIRST INDY PRACTICE
Past winners Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon both topped 229 mph as Chip Ganassi Racing drivers took four of the top seven spots on the speed chart in the first day of practice Wednesday for the 107th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
2023 Indianapolis 500
Newgarden earns first Indianapolis 500 victory in wild finish.
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