The final session of the opening day of Indy 500 practice was about to close just as it opened with Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson leading a Chip Ganassi Racing 1-2, but with temperatures cooling in the final minutes of the session, Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing’s Takuma Sato shot to the top … Read more
A bold gamble to pit first and trade Firestone’s rain tires for slicks before the other 26 drivers jumped Colton Herta from 14th to first once the rest of the field followed suit, and from there, the Andretti Autosport driver controlled the majority of the Indianapolis Grand Prix as non-stop crashes, spins, and clashes on … Read more
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Pato O’Ward controlled his career trajectory at the start of the IndyCar season. Win the championship, the thinking went, and perhaps earn the license he needs to eventually move to Formula One. Instead, he went into the season-opening race upset about his contract with Arrow McLaren SP and it showed … Read more
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Jimmie Johnson pulled one glove over the carbon-fiber splint built specifically for his broken right hand. A piece of tape around two fingers outside the glove was to prevent him from using his pinkie — the digit closest to the fracture — as he drove his car around the downtown streets … Read more