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Fox News
07-07-2025
- Automotive
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Alex Palou's Rare Miscue Gifts Scott Dixon Win At Mid-Ohio: 'A Stupid Mistake'
Scott Dixon captured his first victory of the season, ending his teammate Alex Palou's dominance on road courses this year. Palou appeared as if he would cruise to his seventh win of the INDYCAR season, but he went off course on Lap 85 of the 90-lap race Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Dixon pounced, speeding by Palou and then holding him off — while still needing to save fuel — for the win. It was a rare mistake for Palou during this season, where he has still won six of the first 10 races. He extended his points lead to 113 points ahead of Kyle Kirkwood with seven races left in the season. "Just a stupid mistake, honestly," Palou said. "A mistake on my part. ... Nobody to blame by me. It sucks. It hurts a lot." It was the first win in more than a year for Dixon, who has won six series titles and celebrated his 59th victory. The veteran Dixon has now won in 23 different seasons and extended his streak of consecutive seasons with a win to 21. "It was definitely a tough race," Dixon said. "Full credit to everybody at Chip Ganassi Racing. ... It was just a joy to drive." Palou still finished second as the Chip Ganassi Racing driver continues to eye a fourth series title. Christian Lundgaard, who had started on the front row beside pole-sitter Palou, finished third with Colton Herta fourth and Pato O'Ward fifth. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
RNZ News
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Scott Dixon wins Indycar race for 21st consecutive season
picture id="4KBDZSY_cotty_png" crop="16x10" layout="full"]Scott Dixon has won his 59th career race. New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has won a race in Indycars for a 21st consecutive season. The 44-year-old won the Indy200 at Mid-Ohio, taking advantage of a mistake by championship leader and team-mate Alex Palou with five laps to go. Dixon, who started at ninth on the grid, won his 59th career race, holding out Palou over the final few laps. Dixon, who has six Indycars series to his credit, finished 0.421 seconds ahead of Palou for his first victory this year in the Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Palou made an error on turn nine with five laps to go when he went wide, slowing enough for Dixon to edge past. Christian Lundgaard finished third in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.. Of the other Kiwis, Marcus Armstrong finished seventh, while Scott McLaughlin was 23rd. "It was definitely a tough race,'' Dixon said afterwards on the Sky Sport broadcast. "So much fun, to try and pull off what we did and deal with what we had was fantastic.'' He said he was just hoping his rear tyres would hold on over the last few laps. It was a big family outing for the Dixon family at Mid-Ohio with his mother Glenys visiting from Auckland. "She has been here a couple of months so finally it has paid off for her.'' It was also his youngest child, 5-year-old Kit's first Indycar event. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
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- Yahoo
IndyCar Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio qualifying, starting lineup, time
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Championship points leader Alex Palou wins pole position for the IndyCar Series race in the Ohio countryside, his third pole start of the year. Christian Lundgaard will also start on the front row for the 90-lap race on Mid-Ohio's 13-turn, 2.26-mile road course. Scott Dixon has won 6 times at Mid-Ohio, most recently in 2019. Josef Newgarden has won twice and Pato O'Ward won in 2024. Advertisement Nathan Brown is your best IndyCar follow, and keep up with coverage throughout the season with IndyStar's motorsports newsletter. IndyCar starting grid for Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on July 6, 2025 Row 1 1, Alex Palou 2, Christian Lundgaard Row 2 3, Kyffin Simpson 4, Nolan Siegel Row 3 5, Colton Herta 6, Louis Foster Row 4 7, Kyle Kirkwood 8, Marcus Armstrong Row 5 9, Scott Dixon 10, Christian Rasmussen (will start 6 spots further back after making an unapproved engine change) Row 6 11, Marcus Ericsson 12, Alexander Rossi Row 7 13, Conor Daly 14, David Malukas Row 8 15, Pato O'Ward 16, Felix Rosenqvist Row 9 17, Santino Ferrucci Advertisement 18, Josef Newgarden Row 10 17, Sting Ray Robb 20, Graham Rahal Row 11 21, Scott McLaughlin 22, Will Power Row 12 23, Devlin DeFrancesco 24, Callum Ilott Row 13 25, Jacob Abel 26, Rinus Veekay Row 14 27, Robert Shwartzman Will Power is upset with Alex Palou after IndyCar practice at Mid-Ohio Who is leading IndyCar? 2025 IndyCar results Alex Palou has won six races and Kyle Kirkwood three. Palou's points lead is almost two full races of max points. Who won at Mid-Ohio in 2024? 2024 IndyCar results at Mid-Ohio Pato O'Ward edged Alex Palou at the finish line, swapping their starting positions. Scott McLaughlin completed the podium after starting 7th. Advertisement Alex Palou to Formula 1? Williams boss has 2 reasons for why not, and Palou agrees 'I missed it': Ex-Team Penske IndyCar leader relishing new chapter with Arrow McLaren Back to full strength: Team Penske names new leadership atop IndyCar, sports car teams IndyCar expert picks, predictions for Mid-Ohio From Nathan Brown, IndyStar We're in the back half of a 17-race season, and Palou and Kirkwood are the only drivers to take checkered flags. Is anyone besides Alex Palou or Kyle Kirkwood allowed to win a race? If so, who? Marcus Ericsson. Of all the drivers in the field sorely in need of a pick-me-up, the fact that Ericsson sits 21st in points just a single top-10 is one of the year's biggest headscratchers. And yet, he heads to a track where he's finished in the top 6 in 4 of his last 5 starts, and where he started and finished 5th a year ago. He's finished on the podium here before (2021, runner-up), and this is a track where Andretti Global has shown speed in years past. Advertisement What is something no one sees coming? Amazingly, we finally get our third winner of the year in Colton Herta. He has only done that in two of his last 10 pole starts. It will be his 10th career victory and Andretti Global's fourth of the year, its most since 2018. IndyCar Series schedule at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio (All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218) IndyCar schedule at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio, on Sunday, July 6 9:30-10 a.m.: IndyCar warmup, FS1 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Indy NXT race, FS1 1 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox What channel is IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio, on? TV: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, June 22, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 1:22 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters. Advertisement How can I stream the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio, on Sunday, July 6? Fox Sports app. Watch free with a Fubo trial How can I listen to IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio, on Sunday, July 6? IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) Will it rain during the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio? Sunday: Sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 80s. IndyCar at Mid-Ohio push-to-pass, tire allotment Push-to-pass: Drivers have 200 total seconds, in increments of up to 20 seconds. Advertisement Tire allotment: Five sets primary (hard/black sidewall) and five sets alternate for the weekend. Rookie drivers are allowed one additional set of primary tires. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of alternate tires unless wet conditions are declared. 2025 IndyCar Series schedule The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval) March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou) March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou) April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou) Advertisement May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou) May 25, Indianapolis 500 * (Winner: Alex Palou) June 1, Detroit % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) June 15, St. Louis * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin & (Winner: Alex Palou) July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 1 p.m. July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m. July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 1 p.m. July 20, Toronto %, noon July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m. Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m. Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m. Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m. IndyCar drivers for 2025 (Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only) IndyCar Series 2025 points championship points (Through nine of 17 races) Advertisement Alex Palou, 386 points Kyle Kirkwood, 293 Pato O'Ward, 275 Felix Rosenqvist, 231 Scott Dixon, 231 Christian Lundgaard, 228 Will Power, 197 Scott McLaughlin, 190 Santino Ferrucci, 184 Colton Herta, 184 Marcus Armstrong, 183 David Malukas, 174 Alexander Rossi, 161 Rinus Veekay, 157 Christian Rasmussen, 150 Kyffin Simpson, 141 Josef Newgarden, 137 Conor Daly, 133 Graham Rahal, 133 Nolan Siegel, 128 Marcus Ericsson, 123 Robert Shwartzman, 104 Louis Foster, 102 Sting Ray Robb, 93 Devlin DeFrancesco, 89 Callum Ilott, 78 Jacob Abel, 56 Takuma Sato, 36 Helio Castroneves, 20 Ed Carpenter, 16 Jack Harvey, 12 Ryan Hunter-Reay, 10 Kyle Larson, 6 Marco Andretti, 5 This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyCar Mid-Ohio qualifying results, starting lineup for Honda Indy 200
Fox Sports
21-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Christian Lundgaard Wastes Little Time To Reach Top at Road America
INDYCAR Efficiency bred speed for Christian Lundgaard in the second practice for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMR on Saturday. Lundgaard led the pre-qualifying practice session at 1 minute, 45.3412 seconds in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet despite turning just 10 laps on the 14-turn, 4.014-mile permanent road course. Lundgaard was fifth in the opening practice Friday. SEE: Practice Results 'We decided to go out on new tires in the beginning, and I think the track was potentially a little better,' Lundgaard said. 'Our run plan was to go out and see what we have and try the items we wanted to try and don't necessarily try any more. 'Obviously, the car was fast enough. It got hotter at the end of the session. I think we're looking good for qualifying. We've been fast all weekend.' Air temperatures are expected to climb into the low- to mid-90s in Wisconsin today after reaching the mid-80s Friday. NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship leader Alex Palou climbed to second after ending up ninth Friday, turning a top lap of 1:45.5916 in the No. 10 SOLO Cup Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Reigning Road America winner Will Power continued a steady, fast weekend so far in third at 1:45.6809 in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Kyle Kirkwood, quickest Friday, dropped to fourth today at 1:45.7126 in the No. 28 Siemens Honda of Andretti Global. His teammate Colton Herta rounded out the top five at 1:45.7160 in the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda. Up next is NTT P1 Award qualifying at 2:30 p.m. ET (FS1, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). The 55-lap race starts at 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday (FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). recommended
Fox News
18-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox News
Pato O'Ward Leading Arrow McLaren Charge But Still Work To Be Done
With two drivers in the top four in points, Arrow McLaren can feel closer to challenging for an INDYCAR title. Pato O'Ward, who finished second in the INDYCAR trip to St. Louis last week, sits 73 points behind series leader Alex Palou. Christian Lundgaard, in fourth, is 129 points back. For O'Ward, he feels good about where he's currently positioned. "All we need to do is just keep on our wagon and keep pushing forward, and we'll see if we're sitting pretty in Nashville [the season finale]," O'Ward said. So how pretty are things at Arrow McLaren — an organization whose parent now competes for wins on a regular basis in Formula 1? If you are McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, you have to be happy with O'Ward and Lundgaard. Lundgaard came from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and in his first year with the team last season, he finished 11th in the standings. Alexander Rossi, who Lundgaard replaced, finished 10th in the standings last season. Rossi is now at Ed Carpenter Racing and is 10th in the current standings. Arrow McLaren's somewhat rookie Nolan Siegel is 21st, a disappointing start to the season. A few weeks ago in Detroit, Brown indicated he wasn't going to have a fast trigger after a season last year when two drivers ran that car until Siegel was hired for the final 10 races of the season. "I'm not changing any drivers this year," Brown said. "My big thing is progress ... and seeing that he's continuing to grow as a driver." That being said, Brown indicated that "more is needed" from Siegel. Brown always keeps people thinking, both with his own team and how he views the series as a whole. His ideas can seem extreme but also honest, so that can make him a polarizing figure. The love-hate relationship in the Formula 1 paddock for him is on full display in the Netflix series "Drive to Survive." He's frustrated by INDYCAR's slow progress to design a new race car, which Brown believes could increase the quality of racing. Teams were told last week that the car won't be ready until the 2028 season. "We are in sore need of a new car," Brown said prior to that decision. "I understand we're waiting on the engine formula, which will drive what type of car you need. But I think at the end of the day, we've done a lot of Band-Aids on this car, and it's why it weighs so much, it's not fast enough, et cetera, et cetera." Now that the team knows it must race this car for at least another two years, there shouldn't be (if there was) any waiting to focus on the development of the new car and not the current one. If McLaren wants to be a factor — Ganassi and Andretti have won all the races this year with Palou and Kyle Kirkwood — and you've got to believe Penske will eventually emerge, McLaren will need O'Ward to remain consistent, Lundgaard to be even more consistent and Siegel to show more than flashes of potential. O'Ward, who has four podium finishes this year, is positive when talking about trying to catch Palou, who has won five races this year. "The guy has been on a run," O'Ward said. "He has five wins or something. I've got zero wins. I've just got a handful of podiums. "We need to start racking up some wins, and that'll make that points count come down a lot faster than what you're seeing now." Lundgaard's emergence with the team is a test for O'Ward in some ways, as it could create a similar dynamic to their Formula 1 team of two drivers with similar results trying to establish themselves as the top driver on the team. O'Ward has held that role for the last four years. "I think it's great for the team," O'Ward said last month. "I think it's great that we have two cars that are fighting. Nolan is coming up to speed quickly this year, and I think that that's a boost that the team needed. "To be fairly honest with you, I feel like my biggest competitor is myself. Always is. Always has been. I'm very confident with what I could do with the race car when it's what I need. ... I've always been on my own island. Still am." He also quipped that "I love that the media is making a big deal out of it right now." That's the attitude one would expect from athletes. They have to embrace the competition. Time will tell if O'Ward will continue to embrace at the least the outward resemblance of an intrateam competition. But he's right. For now, he needs to be on his own island trying to catch Palou. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
