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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Plenty of Questions Remain as Silly Season Explodes Into Action

Team Penske is one of the few organizations in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES that won't see a changed lineup in 2027, as David Malukas, Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden (photo, from left) will be back.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Scott Dixon Breaking New Ground With Seismic Late-Career Move

The six-time series champion (photo) is headed to Arrow McLaren next season after nearly 25 seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing in one of the most successful driver-team pairings in motorsports history.
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Paul Kelly

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Test Patterns: Milwaukee Mile

Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin (photo, 2025) was nearly 1 mph faster than every other driver in a team test July 8 at the historic oval.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Power Rankings: Two New Faces Crack Top 10 After Mid-Ohio

Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward climbed this week after his victory Sunday at Mid-Ohio, and he is joined in the rankings by two new drivers, one re-entering the list and another joining it for the first time this season.
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Special (De)Livery: Mid-Ohio

Graham Rahal and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will welcome Ohio-based Ariel Corporation to the side of their No. 15 Honda (photo) this weekend at Mid-Ohio.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Scott Dixon Departure, Dominance Are Major Subplots at Mid-Ohio

The six-time INDYCAR SERIES champion (photo) has a record seven career victories at the road course near Columbus, Ohio.
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Paul Kelly

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Chip Ganassi Confirms Scott Dixon’s Departure After This Season

Driver Scott Dixon (photo, left) and team owner Chip Ganassi (photo, right) have won 58 races and six championships together during their legendary INDYCAR SERIES pairing.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Mid-Ohio Test Could Help Scott McLaughlin End Victory Drought

The Team Penske driver (photo) won in 2022 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course but is winless in his last 28 NTT INDYCAR SERIES starts, a stretch dating to 2024.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Gearing Up: Scott Dixon Back on Happy Hunting Grounds at Mid-Ohio

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver (photo) has won seven times at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course during his illustrious career, including last year.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Strong Road America Result Keeps Kyffin Simpson’s Goals in Reach

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver (photo) finished a season-best fourth on June 21 in the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMR.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Road Course Prowess Could Lift Christian Lundgaard in Title Fight

The Arrow McLaren driver (photo) has two victories and a runner-up finish in three natural road course starts this season, with the next race July 5 also on a road course at Mid-Ohio.
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INDYCAR Legends To Compete in IROC Race at Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves (photo) will join fellow "500" winners Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan, along with NASCAR legends, in the IROC race on the streets of Washington, D.C.