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INDYCAR Is Making History in D.C. This Weekend. IROC’s Comeback Might Be the Better Story. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress (public domain)

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress (public domain)

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

EL Puckett October 20, 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 Graphic: Backfire Racing.

Graphic: Backfire Racing.

How the Indy 500 Qualifying Format Works

EL Puckett October 20, 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 Graphic: Backfire Racing.

Graphic: Backfire Racing.

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

EL Puckett October 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 2025

Marcus Ericsson 2025

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

Lauren Miller October 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 Alex Palou holds the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship trophy alongside Chip Ganassi at the Milwaukee Mile

Alex Palou holds the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship trophy alongside Chip Ganassi at the Milwaukee Mile

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

Lauren Miller October 20, 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 Image: Brian McCall/Unsplash

Image: Brian McCall/Unsplash

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

Lauren Miller October 20, 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 a Red Bull Racing RB21 at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix

Yuki Tsunoda in a Red Bull Racing RB21 at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix

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

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

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

Spec Parts Are Supposed to End the Arguments. Racing Keeps Proving They Don’t. Broc Feeney's Triple Eight Ford Mustang Supercar on track

Broc Feeney's Triple Eight Ford Mustang Supercar on track

Spec Parts Are Supposed to End the Arguments. Racing Keeps Proving They Don’t.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Every major racing series eventually reaches for the same fix: standardize a component, hand identical copies to...

Marcus Ericsson Ends His 63-Race Drought in IndyCar’s Chaotic Markham Debut Image: William Zhang

Image: William Zhang

Marcus Ericsson Ends His 63-Race Drought in IndyCar’s Chaotic Markham Debut

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Marcus Ericsson hadn’t won an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race since the 2023 season opener at St. Petersburg....

Louis Foster Led 32 Laps at IndyCar’s Markham Debut. He Still Finished 22nd. Image: William Zhang

Image: William Zhang

Louis Foster Led 32 Laps at IndyCar’s Markham Debut. He Still Finished 22nd.

EL Puckett October 20, 2026

Marcus Ericsson won the first IndyCar race ever run on the streets of Markham, Ontario — and...