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Roger Penske’s First Indy 500 Hasn’t Been Going to Plan

Roger Penske at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2020 (Photo: IndyCar Media)

Roger Penske (Photo by: Joe Skibinski, courtesy of IndyCar Media)

It’s safe to say that Roger Penske‘s first Indy 500 as owner of both IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hasn’t gone as planned. Between a global pandemic, a chopped purse, a fanless event, and his own team’s significant problems at the legendary track, things honestly seem like they couldn’t have gotten much worse. But …

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Indy 500 2020 Qualifying Analysis: Fast 9

Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti (Photo: Chris Owens, IndyCar Media)

With the NTT IndyCar Series Indy 500 rapidly approaching this weekend, we at Frontstretch are breaking down the starting grid row by row to analyze who has the best shot at winning the race and who will have a grueling 200 laps in front of them. Today, we’re wrapping up this series by looking at …

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Indy 500 2020 Qualifying Analysis: Rows 4 to 7

Josef Newgarden 2020 Indy 500 Qualifying

Josef Newgarden (Photo: Joe Skibinski, courtesy of IndyCar Media)

With the NTT IndyCar Series Indy 500 rapidly approaching this weekend, we at Frontstretch are breaking down the starting grid row by row to analyze who has the best shot at winning the race and who will have a grueling 200 laps in front of them. Today, we’re taking a look at the midpack drivers …

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Indy 500 2020 Qualifying Analysis: Rows 8 to 11

Helio Castroneves During Indy 500 Practice

(Photo: Chris Owens/IndyCar Media)

With the NTT IndyCar Series Indy 500 rapidly approaching this weekend, we at Frontstretch are breaking down the starting grid row by row to analyze who has the best shot at winning the race and who will have a grueling 200 laps in front of them. Today, we’re starting out by looking at the last …

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Conor Daly Will Have His Best Indy 500 Chances Yet with Cole Pearn

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Conor Daly has contested the NTT IndyCar Series’s Indianapolis 500 seven times with as many teams in as many years by the end of this season, but 2020 might just be Daly’s best shot. Not only has his Ed Carpenter Racing team been historically quick at the circuit, but he’ll have Cole Pearn calling his …

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IndyCar’s Coronavirus Precautions So Far: How Do The Fans Feel?

Coronavirus

(Photo by: Joe Skibinski, courtesy of IndyCar)

The NTT IndyCar Series became one of the first major sports to allow fans to attend an event in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic with the 2020 REV Group Grand Prix at Road America, and the 2020 Iowa IndyCar 250s the following weekend. While both the series and the tracks themselves set out …

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A Love Letter To The Indy 500

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(Photo: Elizabeth Blackstock)

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the most magical place to be during the Month of May. How to describe the Speedway to someone who has never been there? You can spend your whole life watching the race on television and imagining it in your mind, but nothing quite compares to the moment you actually take the …

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2-Headed Monster: Will Penske’s Ownership Be Good or Bad for IndyCar & Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

2019 Laguna Seca Indycar Roger Penske Face Diego Alvarado

(Photo: Diego Alvarado)

Monday morning (Nov. 4) started with the motorsports bombshell of the year: Penske Entertainment Corp purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the NTT Indycar Series. Penske Entertainment Corp is, of course, the company under racing icon Roger Penske, who owns teams in NASCAR, IndyCar, IMSA and the Supercars Championship. While Penske is passionate about racing and …

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Ryan Hunter-Reay Dominates Sonoma While Scott Dixon Wins Title No. 5

2018 Indycar Sonoma Danny Peters Scott Dixon

(Photo: Danny Peters)

Andretti Autosport won the battle, but Scott Dixon won the war Sunday (Sept. 16) at Sonoma Raceway. Andretti driver Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Grand Prix of Sonoma after starting from the pole and leading 80 laps. But Dixon finished a strong second, more than enough to clinch his fifth career Verizon IndyCar Series title. Dixon’s …

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The “Danica Double” Isn’t Memorable, But Patrick Left Her Mark in Auto Racing

2018 Indianapolis Indycar Zach Catanzareti Danica Patrick

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

After crashing out of her final NASCAR race in the 2018 Daytona 500, Danica Patrick had one more chance to leave auto racing on a high note. Patrick, driving for Ed Carpenter Racing, qualified seventh for the 102nd Indianapolis 500, but after 67 laps, she wrecked on the exit of Turn 2. And thus ends …

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Track Position and Grip Prove to be King in Indianapolis

Mike Harding

(Photo: Mike Harding / INDYCAR Media)

The biggest story of the offseason was the new aerodynamic package that all IndyCar Series teams would run throughout the 2018 season. For the series’ marquee event, the 102nd Indianapolis 500, the new car produced multiple self-induced crashes. Ed Jones, Danica Patrick, Sebastien Bourdais, Helio Castroneves, Sage Karam and Tony Kanaan all spun and crashed …

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IndyCar Racing in the Rain: The Perspective of a NASCAR Journalist

Alexander Rossi Exits Turn One At Barber

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to cover the Verizon IndyCar Series in Birmingham, Alabama. For roughly 13 years, I have attended and covered only NASCAR racing so it was certainly a different experience. Then along came Mother Nature to intervene. She added an extra level of unfamiliar territory I had never seen before, …

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