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Edward Jones Bought Scott Dixon’s Indy 500. The F1 Half of the McLaren Deal Is a Visor.

Papaya Arrow McLaren IndyCar parked in the paddock at the 2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach with a crew member standing beside it

Edward Jones Bought Scott Dixon’s Indy 500. The F1 Half of the McLaren Deal Is a Visor.

Kyle Matthews September 30, 2026

Edward Jones’ new McLaren deal spans F1 and IndyCar, but the money lands on Scott Dixon’s No....

Christian Lundgaard Gets Ganassi’s No. 9. On 2026 Form, That’s a Promotion for the Car. Christian Lundgaard in a black Arrow McLaren fire suit, cap and sunglasses, giving two thumbs up at Road America

Christian Lundgaard in a black Arrow McLaren fire suit, cap and sunglasses, giving two thumbs up at Road America

Christian Lundgaard Gets Ganassi’s No. 9. On 2026 Form, That’s a Promotion for the Car.

Elle Puckett September 29, 2026

Christian Lundgaard replaces Scott Dixon in Ganassi’s No. 9 Honda for 2027. The 2026 standings suggest the...

Gordon Johncock Dies at 90: Two Indy 500 Wins, and the Stranger Numbers Behind Them Backfire Racing graphic of Gordon Johncock's Indianapolis 500 statistics: 24 starts, 339 laps led, 129 laps led in 1977, a 0.16-second 1982 win over Rick Mears, and 33rd to 6th in 1991.

Backfire Racing graphic of Gordon Johncock's Indianapolis 500 statistics: 24 starts, 339 laps led, 129 laps led in 1977, a 0.16-second 1982 win over Rick Mears, and 33rd to 6th in 1991.

Gordon Johncock Dies at 90: Two Indy 500 Wins, and the Stranger Numbers Behind Them

Kyle Matthews September 29, 2026

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 1976 champion Gordon Johncock has died at 90. His Indy record is...

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia Open-wheel single-seater racing car blurred by a low-light panning shot at speed

Open-wheel single-seater racing car blurred by a low-light panning shot at speed

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia

Elle Puckett September 28, 2026

Russell beat Verstappen by 0.196s in Baku, Larson broke open the Chase at Kansas, Toyota stole Fuji...

Have This With Your Coffee: Today’s Stories from Backfire Racing – September 24–25, 2026 A pack of GT race cars cornering together on a sunlit road course

A pack of GT race cars cornering together on a sunlit road course

Have This With Your Coffee: Today’s Stories from Backfire Racing – September 24–25, 2026

Lauren Miller September 26, 2026

Six Backfire Racing stories: Dacia's rally-raid civil war, F1's 2030 V8 votes, Toyota at Fuji and Russell's...

Honda Made a Docuseries About 241.428 MPH. The Rulebook Is Why Nobody Beats It. Screenshot-2026-09-24-at-10.36.57-AM.webp

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Honda Made a Docuseries About 241.428 MPH. The Rulebook Is Why Nobody Beats It.

Johnny Puckett September 24, 2026

Most motorsport records carry an unwritten asterisk that reads “until somebody builds a faster car.” Gil de...

The Grid Today: Motorsport News Briefing for September 14, 2026 Red Ferrari Formula 1 car on track, headline image for today's motorsport news

The Grid Today: Motorsport News Briefing for September 14, 2026

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Here’s your motorsport news today: a briefing rounding up confirmed results, schedules, and storylines across Formula 1,...

Motorsport Weekend Guide: September 11–13, 2026 Three NASCAR-style stock cars racing closely together on a road course

Motorsport Weekend Guide: September 11–13, 2026

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

This weekend delivers a genuinely global spread of racing, headlined by Formula 1’s inaugural visit to Madrid,...

Rossi’s First Oval Laps in the 2028 IndyCar Were Boring. That Was the Point. IndyCar's 2028 IR-28 prototype chassis testing on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval

IndyCar's 2028 IR-28 prototype chassis testing on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval

Rossi’s First Oval Laps in the 2028 IndyCar Were Boring. That Was the Point.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

On Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Alexander Rossi became the first driver to turn a wheel in...

How the Universal Aero Kit Changed IndyCar Competition

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

IndyCar shifted from manufacturer-specific aerodynamic kits to a single universal aero kit design used across the entire...

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Edward Jones Bought Scott Dixon’s Indy 500. The F1 Half of the McLaren Deal Is a Visor.

Christian Lundgaard Gets Ganassi’s No. 9. On 2026 Form, That’s a Promotion for the Car.

Gordon Johncock Dies at 90: Two Indy 500 Wins, and the Stranger Numbers Behind Them

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia

Have This With Your Coffee: Today’s Stories from Backfire Racing – September 24–25, 2026

Honda Made a Docuseries About 241.428 MPH. The Rulebook Is Why Nobody Beats It.

The Grid Today: Motorsport News Briefing for September 14, 2026

Motorsport Weekend Guide: September 11–13, 2026

Rossi’s First Oval Laps in the 2028 IndyCar Were Boring. That Was the Point.

How the Universal Aero Kit Changed IndyCar Competition

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