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14 hours ago
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Power Rankings: Alex Palou Solidifies Top Spot
INDYCAR Pato O'Ward and Alex Palou split victories in the Sukup INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway, an event offering 550 laps of racing across two grueling races in as many days. Chevrolet swept the podium in Saturday's Synk 275 powered by Sukup, while Honda responded with a podium sweep of its own in Sunday's Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup. As the series heads north for Sunday's Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto (noon Et, FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network), three drivers re-enter the Power Rankings. 10. David Malukas (No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet; Last Rank: NR) Malukas returned strong after missing the rankings post-Mid-Ohio. He finished 12th in Race 1 but climbed to fourth in Race 2, notching his third top-seven finish in the past seven events, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. This marks his fifth time in the Power Rankings top 10 over the last six race weekends. 9. Christian Rasmussen (No. 21 ECR Splenda Chevrolet; Last Rank: NR) The second-year driver impressed with top-10 finishes in both Iowa races – he was sixth in Race 1 and eighth in Race 2 -- making him one of just six drivers to do so. This is his second appearance in the rankings, having last been ranked 10th after World Wide Technology Raceway. All four of his top-10 finishes this season have come on ovals. 8. Josef Newgarden (No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet; Last Rank: NR) Newgarden led a combined 304 laps at Iowa, including 232 in Race 1 where he finished second. However, ill-timed cautions in Race 2 shuffled him back to 10th. Despite Iowa's promise, recent results -- 22nd, 9th, 25th, 25th, and 27th -- keep his ranking modest. Still, this is his first Power Rankings appearance since he was fourth after the season opener at St. Petersburg. 7. Christian Lundgaard (No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet; Last Rank: 7) Lundgaard rebounded from a 21st-place finish in Race 1 to finish sixth in Race 2, marking his second top-six result in the last three races. He also stood on the podium at Mid-Ohio with a third-place finish, his fourth podium of the year. 6. Felix Rosenqvist (No. 60 SiriusXM Honda; Last Rank: 5) Rosenqvist continues a steady stretch with three top-seven results in the last four events. Highlights include a second-place finish at Road America and sixth at Mid-Ohio, keeping him solidly in the conversation near the top half of the rankings. ↓5. Kyle Kirkwood (No. 27 SukUp Honda; Last Rank: 3) Kirkwood slips for the second straight weekend after a rough Iowa outing. A practice crash Saturday morning foreshadowed a 26th-place result in Race 1 and a tough 18th-place finish in Race 2. Still, his five top-eight finishes in the last eight races -- including three wins -- keep him in the top five. 4. Marcus Armstrong (No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda; Last Rank: 6) Armstrong matched his career-best finish with a third-place result in Race 2 at Iowa, his second podium of the career (Detroit 2024). He's surged from 16th to seventh in the points standings over the last six races, earning top-10s in all of them. This is his highest Power Rankings position to date. 3. Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 2) Dixon followed up his Mid-Ohio victory with a runner-up finish to teammate Palou in Sunday's Iowa race, giving Chip Ganassi Racing its second 1-2 finish in three events. With five consecutive top-10 finishes, Dixon remains firmly among the championship contenders. ↑2. Pato O'Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet; Last Rank: 4) O'Ward finally broke through for his first win of the season in Iowa Race 1 and followed it with a solid fifth-place finish in Race 2. He now has eight top-seven finishes in the last nine races, including four top-two results. Notably, he also ranked second in the Power Rankings after Iowa last season. ↔1. Alex Palou (No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda; Last Rank: 1) Palou earned his seventh win of the season, which marks the first time since Al Unser Jr. in 1994 that a driver has won seven of the opening 12 races to a season. Unser won the championship by 47 points over Team Penske teammate Emerson Fittipaldi that season. Palou has scored nine top-two finishes this season and holds a commanding 129-point lead over O'Ward entering Toronto. recommended Item 1 of 3
Fox Sports
2 days ago
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- Fox Sports
Alex Palou Runs Season Win Total to Seven at Iowa Speedway
INDYCAR Alex Palou's historic NTT INDYCAR SERIES season continued Sunday with a win in the Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup at Iowa Speedway. The driver of the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda won his seventh win of the season, becoming the first driver since Al Unser Jr. in 1994 to win this many times in the first 12 races of the season. Five races remain as Palou chases the all-time record of 10 held by A.J. Foyt (1964) and Al Unser (1970). Palou also gave Honda its 11th win in 12 races this season. Chevrolet's victory came Saturday when Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward won the Synk 275 powered by Sukup. This story will be updated. recommended Item 1 of 3
Fox Sports
4 days ago
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Inclement Weather Postpones Action at Iowa Speedway
INDYCAR Inclement weather forced the cancellation of the first day of NTT INDYCAR SERIES action at Iowa Speedway, setting up a busy two days for the Sukup INDYCAR Race Weekend. NTT INDYCAR SERIES races will be held as scheduled. The Synk 275 powered by Sukup is set for 5 p.m. ET Saturday followed by the Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Both races will air live on FOX, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES will be first on the .894-mile oval Saturday with install laps beginning at 9:55 a.m. followed by 30 minutes of high-line group running. All cars will get 45 minutes of regular practice beginning at 10:45 a.m. FS2 will air live coverage of the sessions. The 75-lap INDY NXT by Firestone at Iowa Speedway race will be held at noon ET on FS1. NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying will move to 1:30 p.m. on FS1. Each car will be permitted two timed laps, the first helping to set the starting lineup for the Synk 275 powered by Sukup. The second lap will do the same for the Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup. recommended Item 1 of 1 in this topic
Fox Sports
5 days ago
- Automotive
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Team Penske, Chevy Look To End Dry Spells at Iowa Doubleheader
INDYCAR It's a two-for-one weekend on tap for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES at Iowa Speedway. The Synk 275 presented by Sukup will be held at 5 p.m. ET Saturday, with the Farm to Finish 275 presented by Sukup set for 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Both races will air live on FOX, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network. SEE: Event Details The action starts with practice at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday on FS2. The NTT P1 Award qualifying session to set the starting order for both races is noon Saturday on FS1. Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou (No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) enters the weekend with a 113-point lead over Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood (No. 27 Sukup Honda). As this weekend offers two of the four remaining oval races this season, the results of these two drivers will go a long way to deciding the series championship. Palou, the winner of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in May, does not have a short oval victory among his 17 career race wins, although he led 103 laps and finished second in Iowa's second race last year. Kirkwood, a five-time race winner, captured his first oval win in last month's race at World Wide Technology Raceway. A look at five additional key storylines heading into the weekend: Dixon Still Impressing With 59 career NTT INDYCAR SERIES race victories, it would seem Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon has won at every track offered to him. But the six-time series champion hasn't, and this weekend offers Dixon another chance to check one off the list. For reference, Dixon has won 25 series oval races on 14 different tracks. His 20 road course wins have come at eight different venues, and 14 times he has conquered the seven street circuits. That's 29 different tracks, including wins on both the oval and the road course at Twin Ring Motegi and both of Detroit's offerings (the Belle Isle circuit and the downtown street course). It's not as if the driver of the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda has been a slouch at Iowa's .875-mile oval – he certainly hasn't been. While competing in all 21 series races held since 2007, he has finished in the top six 16 times, including the past nine races, with a pair of second-place finishes mixed in. He also has won the pole three times. Iowa is one of five active tracks where he has not won. The others: the Streets of St. Petersburg, Barber Motorsports Park, Portland International Raceway and The Thermal Club. O'Ward a Double Winner at Iowa Team Penske is winless this season, but its drivers have won eight of the past nine series races held at Iowa Speedway, including a sweep of the past two doubleheaders. Oddly, Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward is the only non-Penske driver in this field to have won a series race at this track, having captured the second race in 2022 after Team Penske's Josef Newgarden crashed in Turn 4 late in the race after leading 148 laps. O'Ward, who is third in the standings after 10 races, also won the INDY NXT by Firestone races in 2018 at Iowa. The driver of the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet will celebrate his 100th series start Saturday. He will become the ninth active driver with as many. The Kings of Corn Country Team Penske drivers haven't just regularly visited Iowa's victory lane in recent years: They have done so in commanding fashion. Consider this nine-race stretch where one of the team's three drivers have won: They have led 1,922 of the 2,350 laps. That's 81.8 percent, a staggering figure even for an oval as short as this one. Newgarden has led 1,224 laps of the total (52 percent), but he hasn't had the only team car at the front of the field. As a group, there have been 13 instances where at least one driver has led at least 50 laps in a race. Newgarden has done that seven times, Will Power three, Scott McLaughlin twice and Simon Pagenaud once. Driving for three different teams since 2012, Newgarden has led 1,699 laps at this track. By comparison, the driver with the second-highest career total is Helio Castroneves with 644. The other drivers in this weekend's field have combined to lead 502 laps at this track. Iowa Is Chevrolet's Recent Playground Honda has had Chevrolet's number this season in the engine manufacturer battle, stringing 11 consecutive race wins together beginning with Colton Herta's victory in last year's season-ending race at Nashville Superspeedway. But Iowa Speedway represents a golden opportunity for Chevrolet to score its first win of the season. Chevrolet has won the past nine races at this track: Five by Newgarden and one each by Pagenaud, O'Ward, McLaughlin and Power. Honda's domination this season is an aberration given the competitiveness of the five previous seasons. In those 82 races, Honda won 42, Chevrolet 40, with each manufacturer alternating as the season leader dating to their 7-7 tie in 2020. Honda has won the past three oval races with three different drivers: Herta at Nashville, Palou in the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge and Kirkwood at WWTR. Conor Daly (No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet) had the fastest lap in last month's test at Iowa Speedway. Weekend Modifications Tied to Downforce, Tires INDYCAR has provided teams will a host of modifications for this weekend's doubleheader to enhance the thrill of oval-track racing. Dependence on aerodynamic downforce will be moved from the underwing of the cars to their rear wins. This will increase drag, benefiting a trailing car as it follows more closely. INDYCAR will set weekend engine boost levels to the same number used in the Indianapolis 500. Firestone is providing a different tire combination that was used last year at Iowa Speedway. This configuration will feature left-side compounds and construction to be the same as was used in this year's '500.' Right-front tires will be of the same compound but different construction from last year's Iowa races and last month's test. The popular high-line practice used on oval tracks will be extended, with teams allowed to make setup changes during the session. recommended Item 1 of 1
Fox Sports
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Race Names Unveiled for Sukup INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa
INDYCAR Celebrating speed, precision and innovation – hallmarks in racing and modern agriculture – Sukup Manufacturing Co. and INDYCAR announced May 28 the race names for the two NTT INDYCAR SERIES 275-lap races during the upcoming Sukup INDYCAR Race Weekend, July 11-13 at Iowa Speedway. The Saturday, July 12 race in Iowa will be the Synk 275 (5 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network) while the race Sunday, July 13 will be the Farm to Finish 275 (1 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX Sports App, INDYCAR Radio Network) at the 'Fastest Short Track on the Planet.' As a family-owned leader in grain storage and handling solutions, Sukup – title sponsor of Sukup INDYCAR Race Weekend – will bring its legacy of innovation to its home track as the Sheffield, Iowa-based company will highlight American farmers and the cutting-edge technologies that support the farming industry during the event. Saturday's NTT INDYCAR SERIES race will focus on Sukup's latest advancements in grain management systems. Honoring Sukup's revolutionary Synk product line, which unifies grain monitoring and measurement systems into one streamlined, easy-to-use platform, the Synk 275 will serve as the 11th round of the 17-race NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Focused on celebrating and supporting America's grain farmers, Sunday's Farm to Finish 275 will close out what promises to be an action-packed weekend at the unique, .894-mile oval in Newton, Iowa. Iowa Speedway's doubleheader weekend – the only on the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule – is set to deliver even more high-speed drama in 2025. Both NTT INDYCAR SERIES races will be extended to 275 laps, 25 more than last year's twin 250-lap contests. This change increases each race distance from approximately 218 to 240 miles and is part of a broader initiative by INDYCAR and FOX Sports to enhance the fan experience by lengthening six of the 17 races on this year's NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule. The goal is to amplify the intensity, the strategy and the spectacle that define INDYCAR racing. recommended
