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How Indy NXT Prepares Drivers for IndyCar

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How Indy NXT Prepares Drivers for IndyCar

Elle Puckett August 24, 2026

Before reaching the IndyCar Series, most drivers spend a season or more competing in Indy NXT, the...

How IndyCar’s Aero Setup Differs Between Ovals and Road Courses How IndyCar's Aero Setup Differs Between Ovals and Road Courses — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

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How IndyCar’s Aero Setup Differs Between Ovals and Road Courses

Elle Puckett August 23, 2026

One of the things that makes IndyCar unique among major racing series is that its cars race...

IndyCar’s Push-to-Pass, Explained: The Overtake Button That Changes Races IndyCar's Push-to-Pass, Explained: The Overtake Button That Changes Races — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

IndyCar's Push-to-Pass, Explained: The Overtake Button That Changes Races — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

IndyCar’s Push-to-Pass, Explained: The Overtake Button That Changes Races

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

Watch an IndyCar race closely and you’ll notice drivers glancing at a dashboard readout that has nothing...

INDYCAR Is Making History in D.C. This Weekend. IROC’s Comeback Might Be the Better Story. Aerial view of the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.

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INDYCAR Is Making History in D.C. This Weekend. IROC’s Comeback Might Be the Better Story.

Elle Puckett August 21, 2026

Two race series are about to share the same stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue this weekend, and only...

How the Indy 500 Qualifying Format Works

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How the Indy 500 Qualifying Format Works

Elle Puckett August 21, 2026

The Indianapolis 500 has one of the most distinctive qualifying formats in all of motorsport, a multi-day...

Understanding IndyCar’s Multiple Track Types: Ovals, Road Courses, and Street Circuits Understanding IndyCar's Multiple Track Types: Ovals, Road Courses, and Street Circuits — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

Understanding IndyCar's Multiple Track Types: Ovals, Road Courses, and Street Circuits — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

Understanding IndyCar’s Multiple Track Types: Ovals, Road Courses, and Street Circuits

Elle Puckett August 20, 2026

Few racing series ask as much versatility of their drivers and cars as IndyCar, which runs a...

Acura Rents Ericsson’s Sidepods for D.C. — and the Four Races It Picked Say Everything Marcus Ericsson standing beside his Acura-branded Andretti IndyCar in the garage

Marcus Ericsson standing beside his Acura-branded Andretti IndyCar in the garage

Acura Rents Ericsson’s Sidepods for D.C. — and the Four Races It Picked Say Everything

Lauren Miller August 20, 2026

Acura badges Marcus Ericsson’s No. 28 Andretti Global Honda for IndyCar’s Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C. Here...

IndyCar’s 2027 Season Opens With Three Straight Races — and It Might Be the Last Ride for the Current Car 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.

IndyCar’s 2027 Season Opens With Three Straight Races — and It Might Be the Last Ride for the Current Car

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

IndyCar released the first slice of its 2027 schedule on August 12, and the headline detail is...

INDYCAR’s D.C. Debut Just Got 22 Laps Longer — Here’s Why That’s the Real Story a group of racing cars driving down a race track

a group of racing cars driving down a race track

INDYCAR’s D.C. Debut Just Got 22 Laps Longer — Here’s Why That’s the Real Story

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

On Sunday, August 23, INDYCAR does something it has never done in more than a century of...

The Yuki Tsunoda-to-IndyCar Rumor: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Why the Timing Actually Checks Out Yuki Tsunoda in the cockpit of his Formula 1 car during the 2025 season (file photo)

Yuki Tsunoda in the cockpit of his Formula 1 car during the 2025 season (file photo)

The Yuki Tsunoda-to-IndyCar Rumor: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Why the Timing Actually Checks Out

Lauren Miller September 10, 2026

Yuki Tsunoda hasn’t turned a competitive lap in a Formula 1 race since the 2025 season finale...