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Jack Harvey Crashes on Saturday at Texas, Plus Other Notes

Jack Harvey at Texas

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FORT WORTH, Texas — It was the best of sessions, it was the worst of sessions for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.  As Christian Lundgaard and Graham Rahal went fourth and seventh fastest respectively in the final practice session ahead of Sunday’s (March 20th) XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway, Jack Harvey lightly brushed the wall …

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Techbench Tuesday: IndyCar at Texas Motor Speedway in 2022

Graham Rahal at Texas in 2021

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As Graham Rahal goes 215 mph around Texas Motor Speedway, the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda goes into turns 1 and 2 hoping that the car will stay as close to top speed as possible before going onto the backstretch and then towards turns 3 and 4 to complete a fast lap. While …

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Alex Palou Finishes Second in St. Petersburg

Alex Palou IndyCar

Alex Palou at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. (Photo Credit: James Black/Courtesy of Penske Entertainment.)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Palou was frustrated after finishing 17th at St. Petersburg in 2021. A 15 position improvement over last year’s performance was a big positive for the Chip Ganassi Racing team. However, the Spaniard was only .5095 seconds short of claiming victory on the streets of St. Petersburg from Scott McLaughlin in …

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Scott McLaughlin Earns First IndyCar Win

Scott McLaughlin celebrating at St. Petersburg

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Palou closed and closed, but Scott McLaughlin managed to keep his wits about him and his car in front to earn his first NTT IndyCar Series win in Sunday’s (Feb. 27) Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. After winning his first pole position the previous day on the 1.8 mile, …

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Matthew Brabham Wins Season-Opening Indy Lights Race in St. Petersburg

Matthew Brabham on the Streets of St. Petersburg

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– To finish first, first you have to finish, and Matthew Brabham took that lesson to heart to win the season opening race in the 2022 Indy Lights season. After starting sixth, Brabham made his way to third at the first corner and stayed in third until polesitter Hunter McElrea crashed from the …

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Kyle Kirkwood Takes Fastest Rookie Crown in St. Petersburg Qualifying

Kyle Kirkwood on the streets of St. Petersburg

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla– In his first NTT IndyCar Series qualifying session, Kyle Kirkwood ended the session as the fastest rookie in 12th place for Sunday’s (Feb. 27th) Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The No. 14 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet went around the 14 turn, 1.8 mile street course in 1 minute, 0.2616 seconds to …

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Scott McLaughlin Captures 1st IndyCar Pole Position at St. Petersburg

Scott McLaughlin celebrates his first career IndyCar pole

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– After spending much of 2021 starting races in the NTT IndyCar Series from the midfield, Scott McLaughlin qualified his No. 3 Chevrolet on pole position for Sunday’s (Feb. 27) Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Team Penske driver went around the 14-turn, 1.8-mile street circuit in 59.4821 seconds to average 108.940 …

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Scott McLaughlin Leads Hectic St. Petersburg IndyCar Practice

Scott McLaughlin practices at St. Petersburg

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– Scott McLaughlin turned the first sub-one minute lap in St. Petersburg history with a fast lap of 59.734 seconds in the final practice before qualifying for Sunday’s (Feb. 27) Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. As the session wound down, there was action aplenty. The session’s first red flag came with just …

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Romain Grosjean Fastest in Opening IndyCar Practice at St. Petersburg, Florida

Romain Grosjean testing at Sebring

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla– After moving to Andretti Autosport for the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series season, Romain Grosjean set the fastest time in the opening practice session for Sunday’s (February 27th) Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Grosjean navigated the 14 turn, 1.8 mile street circuit in 1 minute, 1.0525 seconds in the No. 28 Honda. …

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Jack Harvey Finishes 7th in Emotional Long Beach Grand Prix

Jack Harvey practicing at the 2021 Grand Prix of Long Beach

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LONG BEACH, CA — After gaining more positions than any other driver in Sunday’s (Sept. 26th) Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Jack Harvey couldn’t find the words to properly express how his 49th NTT IndyCar Series race went. Harvey tried multiple times to speak when a Meyer Shank Racing team spokesperson asked him for …

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