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IndyCar announced Wednesday the parameters for the use of a replacement driver for next month's Indianapolis 500, where NASCAR star Kyle Larson will once again attempt to complete the “Double” by running the entire IndyCar race and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte on the same day. Larson wound up starting fifth last year in his debut in the rain-delayed Indy 500, then flew to Charlotte and planned to join the race there in progress. There were questions all week about what Arrow McLaren would do should rain impact the Indy 500.

In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyCar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes discuss Kyle Kirkwood’s win from pole in the Long Beach Grand Prix and how Andretti Global’s execution – and lack of it from competitors – led to the first race of the year not won by Alex Palou.

he IndyCar Series has run three of its 17 races in the 2025 season. Can anyone keep up with Alex Palou?

This classic IndyCar street circuit leaves little margin for error — and in a race without cautions, any mistakes proved costly

The Dane used an alternate strategy to take third for both the Long Beach race and the Indycar championship heading into May

Kyle Kirkwood showed that Alex Palou can be beat this IndyCar season and returned Andretti Global to the top of the podium with his second career victory at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Kirkwood has won the most prestigious street course race in the United States twice in the last three years and Sunday's win ended the early run of Palou dominance. Palou, a three-time IndyCar champion including the last two consecutive seasons, won the first two races this year.

IndyCar is at a familiar spot, the downtown streets of Long Beach, California. Kyle Kirkwood takes the race after starting from the pole position.

Prema Racing's first two weekends in IndyCar were anything but smooth, but after two relatively issue-free days at Long Beach, the team eyes its first opportunity for a solid result.

Scott Dixon has quite a history on streets of Long Beach. Here is the IndyCar race start time, TV, expert prediction, starting grid.

Multiple fan favorite IndyCar drivers found the barriers around Long Beach circuit while vying for pole position

The 2025 IndyCar Series continues on Sunday at Long Beach. See the starting lineup here.

Some IndyCar drivers have been coy about any Formula 1 interest with Cadillac F1's 2026 debut looming, while others are definitely open to the idea.

A race that began in 1975 as a test balloon for F1's second race in the U.S. quickly became a gem on the IndyCar calendar. And kids got in free!

The 2025 IndyCar Series season continues on the streets of Long Beach, California. Here are TV coverage, streaming, start time, race predictions.

Apr. 10—One of Iowa's leading manufacturing companies will build on its tradition of supporting motorsports and one of the most popular summer events in the state of Iowa as Sukup Manufacturing Company will become the title sponsor of the annual INDYCAR race weekend at Iowa Speedway, set for July 11-13. Featuring the only NTT INDYCAR SERIES doubleheader weekend on the 2025 schedule, Sukup ...

TWG Motorsports, the controlling owners of several teams in various forms of motorsports, will go coast-to-coast this weekend to showcase its positioning as a powerhouse racing organization. TWG is the group that owns controlling interest in the Cadillac Formula 1 team set to debut next season, Andretti Global in IndyCar, Spire Motorsports in NASCAR, Andretti Formula E and Wayne Taylor Racing’s sports car program.

The IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway has a new title sponsor.

Reigning Long Beach Grand Prix champion Scott Dixon is eager to win what he calls one of the best IndyCar Series races, but he says it won't be easy.

Shigeaki Hattori, who drove in IndyCar and NASCAR Trucks before founding a Trucks team, was 61 years old.

The top two drivers from the 2024 Indy NXT season are now racing in IndyCar, but so far, things have not gone their way. Does this mean they can't get better, though?

CONCORD, N.C. -- Kyle Larson unveiled the looks of his NASCAR Cup Series No. 5 car and No. 17 NTT IndyCar Series ride Wednesday for his second attempt at completing the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 double on Memorial Day weekend. Larson was joined by Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman Jeff Gordon as well as representatives […]

Less than 2 months after being fired as IndyCar's president, Jay Frye has been hired by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as the team's new president.

Prema Racing becomes the second IndyCar team to face penalties after the Thermal race weekend

Robert Shwartzman's No. 83 Prema Racing car has been fined $25,000, loses 10 entrant points for violating IndyCar rules at Thermal Club.

As a former race car driver in the quarter midget series, Terre Town Elementary teacher Dori Myers was thrilled to organize the school’s participation in the 500 Festival/Indianapolis 500 Education Program Wednesday. The free program immerses fourth graders in the world of the Indianapolis 500 and festival. The children got to see first-hand an IndyCar (show version and learn about its many ...

In this episode of The Inside Line, Nathan Brown and Joey Barnes discuss the ins and outs of IndyCar’s weekend at The Thermal Club, starting with how Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing turned in another race-winning performance and how tire deg and strategy played such a big role in IndyCar’s first

After an opener that drew an average of 1.4 million viewers, IndyCar's 2nd race of the year at The Thermal Club was a relative dud

Alex Palou is making all the right moves as he seeks to win the IndyCar championship for a third consecutive year. Palou has opened the 2025 season with wins on the street course at St. Petersburg and followed that up Sunday with a win on the Thermal road course. The closing laps of the race at Thermal was interesting with Palou using the right strategy in the closing laps to pass pole winner ...

Sure all major racing circuits have cars that are extremely fast. But do you know the difference between INDYCAR, F1 and NASCAR?The big differences between INDYCAR, F1 and NASCAR originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

IndyCar fans missed the middle laps of Sunday's race at The Thermal Club because Fox's broadcast cut out. Sources explain why another hiccup in the partnership happened.

As the dust settles from a flag-to-flag, no caution race at the Thermal Club, a few clear winners and losers have emerged from round 2 of the 2025 IndyCar season.

WATCH: IndyCar drivers Devlin Defrancesco and Scott McLaughlin get into it on the track and after the race

Spain's Alex Palou won Sunday's IndyCar Thermal Club Grand Prix, opening the 2025 campaign with back-to-back wins as he chases a third consecutive season crown and fourth in five years.Palou, who took the season opener three weeks ago at St. Petersburg, Florida, was 10.1 seconds ahead of runner-up Pato O'Ward of Mexico to capture his 13th IndyCar triumph.

An unexpected outage left fans confused as to why they were seeing NASCAR instead of IndyCar after a commercial break.

IndyCar's race from Thermal was knocked off Fox for a little more than 10 minutes due to an electrical issue in the production truck

Alex Palou is seeking a third consecutive IndyCar championship. He won the 2025 season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Arrow McLaren has its first front-row lockout since rejoining IndyCar. Here's what the competition means for its drivers, Pato O'Ward and Christian Lundgaard.

One of IndyCar’s premier teams finds itself in recovery mode ahead of Sunday’s race at the Thermal Club.

Against an intense California heat and with revised tire compounds, the IndyCar order is shaken up at the Thermal Club ahead of Sunday’s race.

The 2025 IndyCar Series continues on Sunday at the Thermal Club. See the starting lineup here.

Fox's debut IndyCar race broadcast featured both highlights and hiccups. IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown offers his likes, dislikes and improvements for Thermal.

Juan Pablo Montoya agrees that Colton Herta could be a natural choice for Cadillac in Formula 1, but doubts the move is in the current IndyCar driver's best interest

Rinus VeeKay had an eventful winter: from an unforeseen exit at Ed Carpenter Racing and uncertainty about his IndyCar future to claiming the last available seat just in time for 2025