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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...

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Nobody moves an entire race weekend eighteen hours earlier for the fans. When GT World Challenge Europe...

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...

A Cancelled Qatar Round Might Leave Verstappen’s GT3 Team a Driver Short at Its Own Finale A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

A Cancelled Qatar Round Might Leave Verstappen’s GT3 Team a Driver Short at Its Own Finale

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Max Verstappen’s GT3 side project has a scheduling problem, and for once it has nothing to do...

Mack Trucks’ New IMSA Deal Isn’t Really About Trucks — It’s About Keeping a Traveling Racetrack Running Black Mack semi truck with IMSA branding parked on a coastal road

Black Mack semi truck with IMSA branding parked on a coastal road

Mack Trucks’ New IMSA Deal Isn’t Really About Trucks — It’s About Keeping a Traveling Racetrack Running

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Every IMSA broadcast opens with cars: wide shots of grid lights, driver sound bites, replay packages built...

Red Bull Signs Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as Head of Racing — and the Timing Tells Its Own Story Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull Signs Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as Head of Racing — and the Timing Tells Its Own Story

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Red Bull has picked an interesting place to go shopping for its next Head of Racing: Aston...

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Red Bull confirmed this week that Liam Lawson will start his second consecutive Grand Prix for the...

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Ferrari didn’t just paint a nostalgia livery on two Formula 1 cars this week. It put a...

Laurens Vanthoor’s Cup Car Detour Ends in Porsche’s 22nd Win at the 24 Hours of Zolder NGT Racing, ART Racing, and Belgium Racing Team crews celebrate on the podium after the 2026 24 Hours of Zolder, with Belcar Endurance Championship branding behind them

NGT Racing, ART Racing, and Belgium Racing Team crews celebrate on the podium after the 2026 24 Hours of Zolder, with Belcar Endurance Championship branding behind them

Laurens Vanthoor’s Cup Car Detour Ends in Porsche’s 22nd Win at the 24 Hours of Zolder

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Laurens Vanthoor spends most of his season inside a Porsche 963 hypercar, chasing GTP wins for Penske...

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why

Lauren Miller September 1, 2026

Alex Palou did not win Sunday’s second race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. He...

Backfire Racing

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

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself

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

A Cancelled Qatar Round Might Leave Verstappen’s GT3 Team a Driver Short at Its Own Finale

Mack Trucks’ New IMSA Deal Isn’t Really About Trucks — It’s About Keeping a Traveling Racetrack Running

Red Bull Signs Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as Head of Racing — and the Timing Tells Its Own Story

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point

Laurens Vanthoor’s Cup Car Detour Ends in Porsche’s 22nd Win at the 24 Hours of Zolder

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why

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