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Fox Sports
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Meyer Shank Duo Finds Home Cooking in Warmup; Race at 1 P.M. ET
INDYCAR Felix Rosenqvist and Marcus Armstrong produced a 1-2 result atop the time sheets for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian in the final warmup Sunday morning for The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport at the team's home track. MSR is based in Pataskala, Ohio, 55 miles south of the 13-turn, 2.258 circuit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, where today's race will start at 1 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). SEE: Warmup Results Rosenqvist, who qualified 16th, led the 25-minute session with a best lap of 1 minute, 6.2285 seconds in the No. 60 SiriusXM Honda featuring a special livery this weekend honoring iconic hard rock singer Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath. Armstrong, who qualified eighth, was second in the warmup at 1:06.5411 in the No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda. NTT P1 Award winner and runaway NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship leader Alex Palou was third at 1:06.5662 in the No. 10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. David Malukas, who qualified 14th, jumped to fourth in the warmup at 1:06.5723 in the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet of A.J. Foyt Enterprises. Six-time series champion Scott Dixon, who qualified ninth, rounded out the top five at 1:06.6323 in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Tire management will play a big role in the 90-lap race, as sunny skies and air temperatures expected to climb to 90 will test the durability of the Firestone Firehawk tires and the stamina of crews and drivers. recommended
Fox Sports
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Kyle Kirkwood Keeps Pressure on by Leading Mid-Ohio Practice
INDYCAR Don't tell Kyle Kirkwood that Alex Palou will waltz to his fourth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship this season. Kirkwood, the only driver besides Palou to win a race in 2025, led an eventful opening practice Friday for The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport with a top lap of 1 minute, 5.8272 seconds in the No. 27 Andretti Global Honda featuring a special Honda tribute livery this weekend. SEE: Practice Results 'We're really fast right now,' Kirkwood said. 'As long as we continue that, we'll be in a really good spot. We've come here this year with maybe a different philosophy, and it seems to be working out.' Reigning Mid-Ohio winner Pato O'Ward was second at 1:06.0160 in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. All teams are benefiting from this event being the first anniversary of the INDYCAR hybrid system as, for the first time on a road and street circuit, teams can return to their car setup notes from 2024. Palou still lurks near the top as he seeks his seventh victory this season, ending up third at 1:06.0409 in the No. 10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Kirkwood has won three races in 2025 and is second in the championship, 93 points behind Palou. Two-time Mid-Ohio winner Josef Newgarden made a good start by ending up fourth at 1:06.1791 in the No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet. Two-time Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Newgarden is a disappointing 17th in the season standings and is looking to jump-start the second half of his season this weekend. Another driver looking to salvage his season, Marcus Ericsson, rounded out the top five at 1:06.2324 in the No. 28 FOX INDYCAR Honda of Andretti Global. 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Ericsson is 21st in points. The tricky, roller-coaster nature of Mid-Ohio caught out a handful of drivers in the 80-minute session, which was split into two groups. David Malukas backed into the tire wall hard in Turn 9 in his No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet of A.J. Foyt Enterprises, while Colton Herta backed his No. 26 Gainbridge Honda into the tire barrier in Turn 6. The Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian crew was able to fix Herta's machine so he could return to the track. Neither driver was hurt. 2022 Mid-Ohio winner Scott McLaughlin spun into the gravel in his No. 3 Odyssey Battery Team Penske Chevrolet and continued. Felix Rosenqvist was forced to stop on track due to a mechanical problem in his No. 60 SiriusXM Honda of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian, adorned with a special livery saluting hard rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath. Up next is pre-qualifying practice at 10:30 a.m. ET Saturday, followed by NTT P1 Award qualifying at 2:30 p.m. (both sessions FS1, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). The 90-lap race starts at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network. recommended
Fox Sports
31-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
David Malukas Stays on Upswing with Fast Qualifying Performance
INDYCAR David Malukas is on the move in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. The 24-year-old driver piloting the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet for A.J. Foyt Enterprises entered this hectic Month of May in the 18th position in the season standings. Three races later, he is 10th – and charging. Malukas earned the second starting spot for Sunday's Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, which is where he stood after the official results of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge were posted. Clearly, the Chicago native has momentum. 'We're starting off (in Detroit) where we finished (in Indianapolis),' Malukas said, smiling. 'We're still in that (second spot), but that's a really good (qualifying) session. As soon as we unloaded the car, we knew we were (going to) have a good run. 'I've just been really happy.' Malukas felt he had a car quick enough to beat Colton Herta, the driver of the No. 26 Gainbridge Honda of Andretti Global w/Curb-Agajanian who won the 15th pole of his career, but Herta edged him by .1713 of a second over the nine-turn, 1.645-mile downtown street circuit. Malukas said 'just a few tweaks' to the car's setup likely would have made a difference for him to swap positions with Herta. Malukas did outqualify Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood, who edged him for the INDY NXT by Firestone championship in 2021. Kirkwood won 10 of the 20 races that season; Malukas won seven, Linus Lundqvist three. Kirkwood will start third in Sunday's race in the No. 27 Siemens AWS Honda. Malukas still doesn't have a pole in his 51 events in this series, although this will be the third time he has started a race from the second position. The other two front-row starts came last year on oval tracks – World Wide Technology Raceway and the Milwaukee Mile – while driving for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian. This was Malukas' first appearance in the Firestone Fast Six qualifying round since earning the sixth starting position in last year's Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. He finished sixth in that race. Malukas said this momentum has been building for some time as he and the Foyt crew have gotten to know one another in their first season together. Specifically, Malukas singled out the recent tips he has received from Derek Miller, one of Chevrolet's trackside engineers. 'I think having that whole month (in Indianapolis), being with the (team) guys, understanding what we want (out of the car setup),' Malukas said of the reason for the competitive rise. 'Having Clarience Technologies on board with us – those guys have been ecstatic. I think the mood has really lifted us up, and we can see this momentum carrying (on). 'Man, what a good car, what a good group of guys here, what a good run here.' Malukas also doesn't have a race win in this series, although as with pole pursuits, he has been close. His best result was a second-place finish in the 2022 race at World Wide Technology Raceway when he split a pair of Team Penske drivers in a late-race shootout. Josef Newgarden scored his third consecutive win in the event that year. Sunday might offer Malukas' best chance to break through and become a race winner in this series. He is extremely fond of this circuit, although a 23rd-place finish in the 2023 race is his only start on it. 'Man, it's just so technical,' he said. 'It's something that I love, and I think (Saturday's) cooler temperatures are something that I've always been suited to ever since go-karting as a little kid. Yeah, everything kind of lined up for us today.' It's worth noting that Malukas' first appearance in a Firestone Fast Six round came on Detroit's Belle Isle circuit in 2022. He qualified sixth that afternoon for Dale Coyne Racing w/HMD Motorsports. He likes the mojo of the Motor City, which could be just the lift he needs to win the 100-lap race (12:30 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). 'That was kind of the first big transition for me, knowing that I actually had a strong opportunity to be quick and get good results here in INDYCAR,' he said. 'So, Detroit is my turnaround (event).' recommended
Indianapolis Star
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Alex Palou wins the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500
INDY 500 Christine Tannous/IndyStar Christine Tannous/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) celebrates Sunday, May 25, 2025, after winning the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar Grace Hollars/IndyStar Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward (5), Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian driver Felix Rosenqvist (60) and Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) pull out of the pits Sunday, May 25, 2025, during the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) crosses the yard of bricks Sunday, May 25, 2025, to win the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10), center, signs an autograph on Sunday, May 25, 2025, ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor, \3024333\ Christine Tannous/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) looks on on Sunday, May 25, 2025, ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor, Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) stands by his car Sunday, May 18, 2025, during Top 12 qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor, Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) prepares to get in his car Wednesday, May 14, 2025, during a practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10), Andretti Global driver Marcus Ericsson (28) and Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (9) stand on the track during introductions Sunday, May 25, 2025, ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bob Goshert/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) takes the track Saturday, May 17, 2025, during qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Garrett Hall/For IndyStar Race fans watch Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) on Friday, May 23, 2025, during Carb Day pit stop challenge ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) talks with a team member on Friday, May 23, 2025, during Carb Day practice ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Grace Hollars/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) stands by his pit box Monday, May 19, 2025, during a practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) signs a hat for Andy Bowman on Monday, May 19, 2025, during a practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor, Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) makes his way out of turn one Monday, May 19, 2025, during practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) celebrates Sunday, May 25, 2025, after winning the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) stands in his pit box Monday, May 19, 2025, during a practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) climbs into his car Sunday, May 18, 2025, during Top 12 qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) walks on pit lane Sunday, May 18, 2025, during Top 12 qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tyler Ward, Tyler Ward/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) looks out on the track Sunday, May 18, 2025, during Top 12 practice ahead of qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gary Mook/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) climbs into his car Sunday, May 18, 2025, during Top 12 practice ahead of qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) moves around the track Saturday, May 17, 2025, during practice ahead of qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) walks through Gasoline Alley on Saturday, May 17, 2025, during practice ahead of qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) signs autographs Thursday, May 15, 2025, during a practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bob Goshert/For IndyStar Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou (10) chats in the pit area on Friday, May 23, 2025, on Carb Day ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar, Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar
Indianapolis Star
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
See the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade cruise through downtown Indianapolis
Spectators cheer for the Chi Dog Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Scouts help set up folding chairs along the parade route Saturday, May 24, 2025, ahead of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar Balloons are inflated on American Legion Mall Saturday, May 24, 2025, ahead of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Ramona Bartlett (left), 9, dances with Erika Bartlett as the Circle City Ghostbusters assemble Saturday, May 24, 2025, ahead of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Janet Karsas holds ropes attached to an American flag ballon Saturday, May 24, 2025, before the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators cheer from a parking garage Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Young spectators wave flags and laugh Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Janelle Taylor snacks on Cheetos Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Pacemates perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Clayton Anderson sings the national anthem Saturday, May 24, 2025, before the start of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A Pacemates dancer stands behind the color guard Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Kelsey Hart performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, to kick off the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Volunteers wrangle the American flag balloon Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators dance with parade participants Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators watch as kids run to ask Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta for autographs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta signs an autograph for a young fan Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta accepts several friendship bracelets from a fan Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta cheers after receiving several friendship bracelets from a fan Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators wave checkered flags as they watch the parade Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar One of Chi Dog Oscar Mayer Wienermobile team members dances while sitting on top of the Wienermobile Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar Fans wave checkered flags Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators and parade participants dance Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Circle City Ghostbusters march Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar PREMA Racing driver Callum Ilott signs autographs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A parade participant blows bubbles and waves a checkered flag Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar The The 500 Festival Princesses and 500 Festival Queen wave to spectators Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Beadwork adorns the attire worn by a dancer with Ballet Folklorico Mosaicos Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A spectator cheers Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Granny Smith signs autographs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A fan clutches her sweater and runs back to her seat after receiving an autograph from A. J. Foyt Enterprises driver David Malukas Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar National Bands Association Indiana All-Star Marching Band Performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Parade participants wave to spectators Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A parade participant high fives spectators Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Borg-Warner trophy is paraded through downtown Indianapolis Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar PREMA Racing driver Robert Shwartzman signs an autograph as a fan takes a selfie Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Twins Janet Karsas and Judy Mathis hold ropes tied to an American flag balloon Saturday, May 24, 2025, before the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Both are Indianapolis natives, but Mathis now lives in Lafayette. Mathis, a retired middle school teacher, said she returns to the city annually for the parade and that her volunteer work keeps her busy in retirement and gives her a reason to get up every day. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Pacemates perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Purdue marching band performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Jade Glaser points to a float Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Dragon dancers with the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Dragon dancers with the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators cheer Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar DRR-Cusick Motorsports driver Jack Harvey signs an autograph for Henleigh Mann Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar
