Elkins Joins INDYCAR Officiating as Managing Director of Officiating From IndyCar Officiating:   INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, April 21, 2026) – Veteran motorsports officiating and competition executive Scot Elkins has been named managing director of officiating (MDO) by t…

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Abel Motorsports Enters 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge with Jacob Abel From Abel Motorsports:        Abel Motorsports returns to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing for the first time since 2023.-      &nbs…

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Long Beach Wrap Up The result was inevitable. Ale4x Palou took the lead with 32 laps to go with a lightning quick pit stop to come out ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and won his third race of 2026. After a promising start…

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Long Beach Tire Selections Visit the post for more.

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Long Beach Race Day Today’s schedule: Times Eastern 1 PM Warmup FS1 5:30 PM FOX on Air 5:57 PM Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Qualifying produced an interesting starting grid which should make for a good race to…

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Rosenqvist Pole Caps Big Day for MSR Mike Shank would have left IndyCar qualifying happy regardless of the outcome after one of his entries won the IMSA race at: Long Beach this afternoon. It was MSR’s first win at the prestigio…

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Qualifying Groups- Long Beach Visit the post for more.

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Saturday at Long Beach- Will Redemption Weekend Continue? Friday was a day of comebacks. Will Power led the one IndyCar practice. Former IndyCar driver Robert Wickens won the pole for the GTD class We’ll see if the momentum continues today. Today&#8…

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Power Fastest in Long Beach Opener Will Power led Practice 1 for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and his Andretti teammates placed in the top six. Points leader Kyle Kirkwood finished third, and Marcus Ericsson was sixth fastest.…

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Long Beach Preview Today’s schedule: Eastern Times 6:05 pm- IndyCar practice FS1 The second half century of racing at Long Beach begins today with a single practice. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is the cr…

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NTT INDYCAR SERIES Teams To Participate in Indy 500 Open Test April 28-29 at IMS From IMS:  In preparation for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers will participate in an Open Test from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, April …

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Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Fast Facts From IndyCar  Race weekend: Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19Track: 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street course (clockwise) in Long Beach, CaliforniaRace distance: 90 laps / 177.12 milesPus…

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O’Gara Joins INDYCARas Vice President of Competition, Race Engineering From IndyCar   INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, April 15, 2026) – Veteran motorsports executive and longtime race team engineer Mike O’Gara has been named vice president of competition, race engineering, I…

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90 Years Ago: Meyer Wins Third, Records Fall, Traditions Sprout Photo: Louis Meyer (second from left in car) after the 1936 race. Third in a series 1936 saw records set, traditions begin, and the first three-time winner in Speedway history as Louis Meyer took h…

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Long Beach Schedule All times are Pacific. Add three hours for Eastern Time

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INDYCAR To Expand, Update Single-Car Qualifying in Firestone Fast Six for Remaining Street Circuit Events From IndyCar. The change is one that I suggested after Arlington.   INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, April 13, 2026) – INDYCAR has announced an expansion of Firestone Fast Six single-car qualifying, including…

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98 86’d; What’s the Path to 33? The decision by the FIA to stage two F2 makeup races in Miami and Canada next month has ended any chance of Colton Herta driving in the Indianapolis 500. The top ladder series in Formula 1 lost two…

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100 Years Ago: Lockhart Subs, Wins Rain Shortened Race He was like a comet, a brilliant star who raced across the racing heavens and burned out in an instant. Frank Lockhart came to the 1926 race to drive in relief of Bennett Hill, but when owner-drive…

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IMS Museum Turns 70 In honor of the IMS Museum’s 70th birthday, I am reposting a story from August, 2023 just before the museum closed for renovation. A link to yesterday’s story is included as well. From …

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110 Years Ago: Resta Wins Shortened Event as War Clouds Loom Editor’s note: Today begins a weekly series of looks back at anniversary races beginning with 1916. I will cover the 500s of 1916, 1926, 1936, 1946, 1956, and 1976 as we get closer to the 110…

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Quick Thoughts- Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix Another race. another Alex Palou smackdown. Similar to his easy victory at St. Pete, Palou beat Christian Lundgaard to the line by 13 seconds. Despite the wide margin at the finish, the story was n…

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Barber Tire Selections On FOX, 1 pm Eastern

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Palou Takes Pole on Crazy Day at Barber Scott McLaughlin’s morning accident set the tone for a wild day at Barber Motorsports Park. Prior to IndyCar qualifying, The IndyNXT race saw the two leaders crash while battling for first pl…

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Scotty’s Wild Odyssey; Barber Qualifying Groups and P2 Results After a scary crash in turn 1 by Scott McLaughlin, IndyCar qualifying is still scheduled to begin at 2:30 pm Eastern time on FS1. Mclaughlin spun in turn and went rear first through the turn 2 barr…

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Practice Groups Today’s schedule: Eastern times 11 am Practice 2 2:30 pm Qualifying

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McLaughlin leads Barber Practice 1 Photo from Penske Entertainment Scott McLaughlin led the first practice for the Grand prix of Alabama this afternoon, narrowly edging points leader Kyle Kirkwood by 0.0288 seconds. “Pretty go…

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Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix Spotters’ Guide Today’s schedule: All on FS2 IndyNXT Practice 2:30 0m ER IndyCar Practice. 3:30 pm ET

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Barber Preview: Streaks on the Line IndyCar hopes to continue its great start at the Children’s Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park this weekend. Three series streaks look to continue beginning Friday. So far in th…

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