[ad_1] Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Ariz.) — As Joey Logano stood on pit road during the final INDYCAR practice Friday, he marveled at what he was seeing ... and hearing. "They're going really fast, number one," Logano told me. "They're a little quieter than what our race cars are like. "The biggest things you notice is just the culture difference. The way they have things set up, the way they prepare
[ad_1] Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Ariz.) — The venue is kind of new but it’s the same old INDYCAR question heading into the second race of the season. How are teams going to beat Alex Palou? "We need to improve and be better — but I think the whole field needs to try and do that for sure," said Marcus Ericsson, who finished sixth in the season opener last Sunday at
[ad_1] Pato O’Ward loves him some INDYCAR. So it is understandable that he's slightly frustrated ahead of the INDYCAR-NASCAR Cup weekend at Phoenix. "I'm sick and tired of INDYCAR being, like, the support race," O’Ward told me and other INDYCAR beat reporters during his media session last Friday morning in St. Petersburg. In the same conversation, O’Ward said, "It is a good thing" and "I’m neutral," on the opinion of
[ad_1] After the next couple of weeks, the power rankings will have a more complete view of what the 2026 season will look like because on the horizon are races at a short track (1-mile Phoenix) and an intermediate track (1.5-mile Las Vegas). Here’s a look at where my rankings stand after Daytona, Atlanta and the most recent race, the road course at Circuit of the Americas. Of course, there
[ad_1] Here's what's happening this week Inside The Garage: Tyler Reddick knows how difficult it is to win one race, let alone three in a season. But three in a row? That's hard for even him to fathom. And he just accomplished it. "What I see out of our competitors, it's really hard to, week in and week out, be in contention to win," Reddick said in the news conference
[ad_1] Alex Palou won eight INDYCAR races during a historic 2025 season, including a victory in the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. He picked up right where he left off on Sunday, beginning the 2026 season with a dominant performance at the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg. The Winner Is … Alex Palou, driver of the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 10 car, earned his second consecutive victory at
[ad_1] It's difficult to find a form of racing that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson doesn't enjoy. That's perhaps best exemplified by him racing in next month's Mint 400, the famed 400-mile off-road race in the foothills of Las Vegas. Want to see how Johnson fares? Well, he revealed during the FOX broadcast of Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, the OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 at St. Petersburg,
[ad_1] St. Petersburg, Fla. — It’s OK if INDYCAR hasn’t been front of mind for you since the 2025 season ended in August. That’s why we’re here: To get you up to speed as the 2026 season goes green this weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg (Sunday, noon ET on FOX). Here’s a primer with everything to know for the 2026 season: How many races? The schedule announced last
[ad_1] Who are the top-5 drivers of all time — across any era, car or racing series? Former NASCAR Cup Series champ and NASCAR on FOX analyst Kevin Harvick and INDYCAR on FOX broadcaster Will Buxton revealed their picks on the first episode of "SPEED With Harvick And Buxton." "Dale Earnhardt, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Michael Schumacher and A.J. Foyt," Harvick said bluntly. Earnhardt and Petty are tied for the
[ad_1] At EchoPark Speedway in Georgia, home of the Autotrader 400, Tyler Reddick became the first driver since 2009 to win the opening two races of a NASCAR Cup Series season (including the Daytona 500), and just the sixth-ever to manage the feat. That in and of itself is an achievement worth noting, but Reddick is a member of Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing team — yes, that Michael Jordan. There
