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Josef Newgarden Claims IndyCar Pole in Detroit

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Josef Newgarden at the 2022 XPEL 375. (Photo Credit: Joe Skibinski/Courtesy of Penske Entertainment.)

In the final qualifying session around Detroit’s Belle Isle circuit, Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden became the seventh different polesitter in seven NTT INDYCAR Series races this season. Newgarden played spoiler in a Firestone Fast 6 dominated by the two-car teams of Dale Coyne Racing and Meyer Shank Racing, laying down a lap time of 1:15.2153 …

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Shell-Pennzoil Extends Penske Sponsorship

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Shell Oil Products US and Pennzoil-Quaker State Company will continue their relationship with Team Penske, the organization announced on Thursday, May 26. “We are proud of the global business relationship with Shell and Pennzoil that extends across our Penske companies,” team owner Roger Penske said in a team release. “Over the years, we have experienced …

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Starting Lineup For 2022 Indianapolis 500

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Scott Dixon scored his fifth career pole in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday (May 22), skirting past defending series champion Alex Palou on the final qualifying run of the weekend in the Firestone Fast Six. Dixon averaged 234.046 mph over four laps, the second best qualifying run in Indianapolis history. The six-time IndyCar champion has …

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