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How IndyCar’s Aeroscreen Improved Driver Safety How IndyCar's Aeroscreen Improved Driver Safety — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

How IndyCar’s Aeroscreen Improved Driver Safety

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

IndyCar introduced the aeroscreen, a protective canopy structure surrounding the cockpit, specifically to protect drivers from debris...

How IndyCar Balances Competition Between Engine Manufacturers

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Unlike series with a single engine supplier for the entire grid, IndyCar has historically run multiple competing...

How IndyCar’s Points System Rewards Consistency Over a Season How IndyCar's Points System Rewards Consistency Over a Season — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

How IndyCar’s Points System Rewards Consistency Over a Season

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

IndyCar’s championship points structure is designed to reward consistent strong finishes across a full season, rather than...

How IndyCar’s Yellow Flag and Local Caution Rules Work

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

IndyCar uses a layered caution system that can slow the entire field or just a portion of...

How Fuel Strategy Shapes the Indy 500’s 500-Mile Distance

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

At 500 miles, the Indianapolis 500 is long enough that fuel strategy becomes one of the defining...

Conor Daly’s Full-Time Return Is the Feel-Good Story. The Charter Math Is the Real One. Aerial view of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500 and the base for Indianapolis-area team Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.

Aerial view of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500 and the base for Indianapolis-area team Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.

Conor Daly’s Full-Time Return Is the Feel-Good Story. The Charter Math Is the Real One.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Every offseason, IndyCar fans want to argue about the same handful of names: can anyone dethrone Alex...

Alex Palou Won IndyCar’s Title by 86 Points. Second Through Fifth Were Decided by 31. Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.

Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.

Alex Palou Won IndyCar’s Title by 86 Points. Second Through Fifth Were Decided by 31.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Alex Palou’s margin over second place in the final 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings was 86 points....

McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca Win Ends His Drought. The More Interesting IndyCar Story Was Two Garages Down. Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.

McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca Win Ends His Drought. The More Interesting IndyCar Story Was Two Garages Down.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Scott McLaughlin’s 36-race winless streak is over, and it ended about as emphatically as a streak can...

How Chip Ganassi Racing Built IndyCar’s Greatest Dynasty — One Four-Peat at a Time Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

How Chip Ganassi Racing Built IndyCar’s Greatest Dynasty — One Four-Peat at a Time

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Alex Palou clinched his fifth IndyCar championship at the Milwaukee Mile on August 30, and he did...

Arrow McLaren Traded Christian Lundgaard for Two Indy 500 Winners — and the Timing Makes It Sting More A race car is speeding around the racetrack

Arrow McLaren Traded Christian Lundgaard for Two Indy 500 Winners — and the Timing Makes It Sting More

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Alex Palou got the trophy at Milwaukee. He’d already clinched title No. 5 — four in a...

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How IndyCar’s Aeroscreen Improved Driver Safety

How IndyCar Balances Competition Between Engine Manufacturers

How IndyCar’s Points System Rewards Consistency Over a Season

How IndyCar’s Yellow Flag and Local Caution Rules Work

How Fuel Strategy Shapes the Indy 500’s 500-Mile Distance

Conor Daly’s Full-Time Return Is the Feel-Good Story. The Charter Math Is the Real One.

Alex Palou Won IndyCar’s Title by 86 Points. Second Through Fifth Were Decided by 31.

McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca Win Ends His Drought. The More Interesting IndyCar Story Was Two Garages Down.

How Chip Ganassi Racing Built IndyCar’s Greatest Dynasty — One Four-Peat at a Time

Arrow McLaren Traded Christian Lundgaard for Two Indy 500 Winners — and the Timing Makes It Sting More

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