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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
INDYCAR Driver 'Happy to Not Get Hit' While Stuck in Blind Spot
In the closing laps of the Java House Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, INDYCAR driver Marcus Ericsson high-centered on the exit of turn six, lost control, and slid into the gravel and back onto the racing surface before stalling. He then sat there for several laps trying to get the race restarted while the course was under a local yellow in his sector. INDYCAR on Fox broadcaster James Hinchcliffe noted on the replay of Ericsson's crash that he was lucky to stop and not go further into the racing line to get collected by the full-speed traffic at the time of the incident. "So lucky to not continue going driver's left and be collected by another car," Hinchcliffe said. "That could've been much, much worse." The problem was that Ericsson was marooned, unable to start, sidelined on the asphalt as drivers continued, not seeing the No. 28 Andretti Global until they were within a few yards of it. The INDYCAR on Fox broadcast showed a portion of the course from Pato O'Ward's helmet cam, highlighting just how close the drivers were before Ericsson came into view. The full-course yellow was thrown after several laps, and the Andretti of Ericsson was brought back to the pits for a DNF with heavy damage to the floor of the race car. When Ericsson was first released from the race care center and asked if he thought the yellow was thrown late, he said he didn't know since he was too focused on getting his car going. "I don't know," Ericsson answered Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass, "I was just trying to get the car started again, that was my main focus." Following the race, Ericsson posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was happy to be safe following being stuck in a blind spot for multiple laps. "Happy to not get hit whilst sitting at a blind spot on the track for 3 laps..." Ericsson wrote. "Onto Portland." You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
France 24
2 days ago
- Automotive
- France 24
Palou wins eighth IndyCar title of year at Monterey Grand Prix
The 28-year-old Spaniard won from the pole position for the second consecutive year to claim his 19th career IndyCar title after 95 laps over the 11-turn, 2.238-mile permanent road course at Laguna Seca in northern California. "What an amazing job by everybody to be as fast as we were," Palou said. "We had enough pace to open a small gap and get the win." Palou, the Indianapolis 500 winner, was in command from start to finish and with three races remaining could break the one-season win record of 10 set by A.J. Foyt in 1964 and matched by Al Unser Sr. in 1970. "It has been an awesome weekend, awesome year overall, but today was something else," Palou said. "Super fun to be here. One of my favorite tracks. I'm happy right now." Denmark's Christian Lundgaard finished second followed by American Colton Herta, Mexico's Pato O'Ward and New Zealand's Scott Dixon. Palou stretched his lead in the 2025 championship chase to a massive 121 points over O'Ward, who is now the only rival who can overtake him for the title. Palou is on 590 points with O'Ward a distant second on 469. Palou grabbed the lead at the start and kept it until a lap-25 pit stop under caution after American Kyle Kirkwood bumped Dutchman Rinus VeeKay. Palou returned to the track in second place but made an outside pass of American Nolan Siegel on lap 37 to reclaim the lead. The Spaniard stopped again on lap 52 and took over the lead once more only seconds after his return to the track. Palou made his final stop on lap 72 and returned to the course with a lead of more than eight seconds, then staying in front to the finish.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Palou wins eighth IndyCar title of year at Monterey Grand Prix
Alex Palou captured his eighth race of the IndyCar season on Sunday, dominating the Monterey Grand Prix to tighten his grip on a fourth season points crown in five campaigns. The 28-year-old Spaniard won from the pole position for the second consecutive year to claim his 19th career IndyCar title after 95 laps over the 11-turn, 2.238-mile permanent road course at Laguna Seca in northern California. "What an amazing job by everybody to be as fast as we were," Palou said. "We had enough pace to open a small gap and get the win." Palou, the Indianapolis 500 winner, was in command from start to finish and with three races remaining could break the one-season win record of 10 set by A.J. Foyt in 1964 and matched by Al Unser Sr. in 1970. "It has been an awesome weekend, awesome year overall, but today was something else," Palou said. "Super fun to be here. One of my favorite tracks. I'm happy right now." Denmark's Christian Lundgaard finished second followed by American Colton Herta, Mexico's Pato O'Ward and New Zealand's Scott Dixon. Palou stretched his lead in the 2025 championship chase to a massive 121 points over O'Ward, who is now the only rival who can overtake him for the title. Palou is on 590 points with O'Ward a distant second on 469. Palou grabbed the lead at the start and kept it until a lap-25 pit stop under caution after American Kyle Kirkwood bumped Dutchman Rinus VeeKay. Palou returned to the track in second place but made an outside pass of American Nolan Siegel on lap 37 to reclaim the lead. The Spaniard stopped again on lap 52 and took over the lead once more only seconds after his return to the track. Palou made his final stop on lap 72 and returned to the course with a lead of more than eight seconds, then staying in front to the finish. The next race, the 15th of 17 IndyCar season events, will be at Portland in two weeks. js/rcw
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Andre', Excellent Lass, Laguna Seca, Alamgir, Mazal Tov and Whirlwind shine
Andre', Excellent Lass, Laguna Seca, Alamgir, Mazal Tov and Whirlwind shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (July 23). Inner sand: 600m: Aatherv (Sai Kiran) 40. In fine trim. Power Point (Sai Kiran), White Secret (R. Pradeep) 39. Former finished six lengths ahead. Silicon Star (R. Pradeep) 40. Note. Monterio (R. Pradeep), Emeraldo (Rozario) 39.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. 1000m: Gloriousness (Suraj) 1-6.5, 600/39. Pleased. Eclipse Pulse (rb) 1-6.5, 600/39.5. Strode out well. 1200m: Grenoble (Hindu S) 1-22, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/40.5. Moved well. Outer sand: 600m: Gandolfini (R. Pradeep) 42. In fine trim. Vortex Wind (D. Antony), Striker (Peter) 45. They moved freely. Royal Whisper (rb) 46. Easy. Phoenix Surprise (Pavan) 44. Moved well. Irish Coffee (Anish) 45.5. Easy. Power Of Gold (R. Pradeep) 41. Impressed. Breeze Bluster (koshi K), Sling Shot (rb) 44.5. They finished level. Pole Star (Robert) 45.5. Shaped well. Romping Home (Suraj) 41.5. Impressed. 1000m: Sir Winston (rb) 1-15, 600/42.5. Strode out well. Ashwa Kali Bhani (Suraj) 1-11, 600/43. In fine nick. Highland Dream (rb) 1-15, 600/42. Worked well. Selection (rb) 1-13, 600/42. Impressed. Thessalian (Dhanu S) 1-16, 600/44. Moved freely. Excellent Lass (Suraj) 1-10, 600/41.5. Maintains form. Power Of Beauty (Dhanu S) 1-10, 600/41.5. Pleased. Chinky Pinky (P. Trevor) 1-16, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Time And Tide (Akram) 1-15, 600/45. Moved freely. Monteverdi (Hindu S) 1-13, 600/43. Moved impressively. Chiraag (Afsar), Bruce Almighty (Anish) 1-14.5, 600/42.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Mazal Tov (Sachin) 1-8, 600/41. In fine condition. Final Call (D. Patel) 1-9, 600/42.5. Moved attractively. 1200m: Inspire (Antony) 1-30, 1,000/1-15, 600/45. Moved freely. Cigar Galaxy (Arvind) 1-31, 1,000/1-16, 600/45. Easy. Shine (Hindu S) 1-27, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43.5. Strode out well. Verrazzano (rb) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/43.5. In fine trim. Divine Right (Hindu S) 1-31, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/43. In good shape. Knotty Scotty (Akshay) 1-31, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/43.5, In fine shape. Hushed (R. Pradeep), Aces Up (Sai Kiran) 1-27, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/41.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Golden Empire (Suraj) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/44. Moved on the bit. Dedicate (Hindu S), Vivaldi (Ritesh G) 1-24, 1,000/1-11.5 600/44. Former started six lengths behind and finished level. 1400m: Andre' (P. Trevor) 1-37, 1,200/1-21.5, 1,000/1-8, 600/41. Catch the eye. Schoenberg (Hindu S) 1-43, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. Pleased. Royal Mysore (Girish) 1-45, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-12, 600/41. Moved impressively. Laguna Seca (Hindu S) 1-38.5, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/40.5. A fine display. Pristine Glory (Koshi K) 1-42, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-13, 600/46. Easy. Alamgir (Pavan), Mandarino (rb) 1-37, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-9, 600/41.5. They put up a pleasing display. Whirlwind (Hindu S) 1-43, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-11, 600/40.5. A good display. Darrington (Pavan), Sapporo (Arvind) 1-42, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-14, 600/45.5. They moved on the bit. Night Raider (Arvind), Zorawar (Pavan) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 59. They moved freely. 1600m: Sea Diamond (Shinde) 2-0, 1,400/1-42.5, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44. Moved impressively.
Fox News
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
INDYCAR Power Rankings: Pato O'Ward Dethrones Alex Palou, Moves To No. 1
Print Close Published July 21, 2025 Yes, Alex Palou is expected to win the championship. A couple of wins by Pato O'Ward isn't going to change that. But O'Ward winning two of the last three races? Yes, Palou won the race between, but that's enough to lift O'Ward to the top of the rankings. And that's because Pato's other finish was a fifth, while Palou has a fifth and a 12th in the two races he didn't win. How long will he stay there? Both drivers are strong at Laguna Seca Raceway, the site of the race this weekend. Here are this week's power rankings after Toronto: Dropped out: Josef Newgarden (Last Week: 8), Santino Ferrucci (Last Week: 10) On the verge: Conor Daly, Josef Newgarden, Will Power 10. Rinus VeeKay (Last Week: Not Ranked) VeeKay enjoyed his first podium finish in three years with a second at Toronto. But it also was his seventh top 10 of the season. Few would expect that from a Dale Coyne driver. 9. Colton Herta (Last Week: Not Ranked) A fourth-place finish might have been mildly disappointing for the Andretti driver, considering he won from the pole last year. But it still was a more than respectable finish and his fourth top five of the season. 8. David Malukas (Last Week: 9) Malukas finished ninth at Toronto for his fourth top 10 in his last eight starts. Maybe the most impressive thing about his ninth-place finish was that he started 15th. 7. Christian Lundgaard (Last Week: 7) Lundgaard finished 13th in a little bit of an off-day in a race where an Arrow McLaren teammate won. He's still fifth in the season point standings. 6. Felix Rosenqvist (Last Week: 5) Rosenqvist battled an ill-handling car after suffering damage early and ended up hitting the wall with a few laps remaining. The Meyer Shank driver is sixth in the season standings. 5. Marcus Armstrong (Last Week: 4) Armstrong got an early penalty for avoidable contact and never could dig himself out of the hole with the strategy, as he finished 14th. A frustrating day for the Meyer Shank driver after starting third. He is seventh in the season standings. 4. Kyle Kirkwood (Last Week: 6) Kirkwood started sixth and finished sixth at Toronto and moved up a spot to third in the standings. It wasn't the great street-course race he has had at times earlier this year, but the Andretti driver just needed a good day after a horrible Iowa. 3. Scott Dixon (Last Week: 3) Dixon finished 10th in a race where the Ganassi drivers didn't come out on the right end of the strategy. He now sits ninth in the series standings. 2. Alex Palou (Last Week: 1) No one will cry for Palou. His strategy to start on primary tires ended up not being the right one, and he finished 12th. He still has a comfortable points lead at 99 over O'Ward with four races remaining. The Ganassi driver doesn't have much to worry about. 1. Pato O'Ward (Last Week: 2) O'Ward should enjoy having won two of the last three races and that hey came on two different tracks — a short oval (Iowa) and a street course (Toronto). That win on Sunday was a big one and shouldn't be underestimated on what it could do for him and his future. 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. Print Close URL
