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USA Today
6 days ago
- Automotive
- USA Today
IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Road America
The 2025 IndyCar Series season is past the halfway point. Alex Palou has won six races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won three. Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races. Alex Palou wins: IndyCar Xpel Grand Prix at Road America complete results, highlights IndyCar Series championship points 2025 (Through nine of 17 races) IndyCar Series rookie points Foster won pole position at Road America and took 11th in the race. Abel finished 23rd and Shwartzman 27th. IndyCar Series Leaders Circle standings 2025 IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season. Here are the cars around the bubble after IndyCar's race at Road America: 20. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 128 points 21. Andretti Global No. 8, 123 points 22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 102 points ------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 93 points 24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 89 points 25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 56 points
Indianapolis Star
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Road America
The 2025 IndyCar Series season is past the halfway point. Alex Palou has won six races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won three. Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races. Alex Palou wins: IndyCar Xpel Grand Prix at Road America complete results, highlights (Through nine of 17 races) Foster won pole position at Road America and took 11th in the race. Abel finished 23rd and Shwartzman 27th. IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season. Here are the cars around the bubble after IndyCar's race at Road America: 20. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 128 points 21. Andretti Global No. 8, 123 points 22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 102 points ------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 93 points 24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 89 points
Indianapolis Star
16-06-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Bommarito 500
The 2025 IndyCar Series season nearing its halfway point. Alex Palou has won five races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won three. Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races. Wild night in St. Louis: IndyCar results: Kyle Kirkwood earns third win of the season at St. Louis (Through eight of 17 races) Robert Shwartzman finished 10th at World Wide Technology Raceway, while Jacob Abel finished 21st and Louis Foster 26th after contact. IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season. Here are the cars around the bubble after IndyCar's race at World Wide Technology Raceway: 19. Andretti Global No. 28, 114 points 20. Chip Ganassi Racing No. 8, 112 points 21. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 104 points 22. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 88 points ------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 81 points 24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 78 points
Indianapolis Star
02-06-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Detroit GP
The 2025 IndyCar Series season nearing its halfway point. Alex Palou has won five races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won twice. Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races. (Through seven of 17 races) Robert Shwartzman had the best finish among rookies at the Detroit Grand Prix (16th). Jacob Abel finished 18th and Louis Foster 22nd after contact. IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season. Here are the cars around the bubble after the Detroit Grand Prix: 18. Chip Ganassi Racing No. 8, 97 points 19. Andretti Global No. 28, 96 points 20. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 76, 96 points 21. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 93 points 22. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 78 points ------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 76 points 24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 71 points
Indianapolis Star
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after the Indy 500
The 2025 IndyCar Series season is already a runaway. Alex Palou has won five races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood won on the streets of Long Beach. Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races. (Through six of 17 races) Robert Shwartzman made a lot of headlines by winning the Indy 500 pole position, but a disastrous pit stop left him in 29th place. Louis Foster ran a steady race to finish 15th, and Jacob Abel was bumped from the field in qualifying. IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season. Here are the cars around the bubble after the Indy 500: 19. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 79 points 20. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 76, 79 points 21. Chip Ganassi Racing No. 8, 67 points 22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 64 points ------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 61 points 24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 61 points
