Latest news with #WillPower
Newsweek
22-06-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
How to Watch XPEL Grand Prix at Road America: Live Stream IndyCar Racing, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The NTT IndyCar series is in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America. Last year, Will Power drove to victory in this race. Can he repeat in 2025? Tune in to FOX on Sunday afternoon to find out. Will Power, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet poses during INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg during on February 28, 2025 in St Petersburg, Florida. Will Power, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet poses during INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg during on February 28, 2025 in St Petersburg, Florida. Photo by Miguel to Watch XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025 Time: 1:30 PM EDT Channel: FOX, FOX Deportes Stream: Fubo (Try for free) Power's win was his second at Road America after the track joined the IndyCar circuit in 2016. Power won that inaugural race from the pole. Last year, he started fifth. Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood rounded out the top five in last year's race, while polesitter Linus Lundqvist finished 12th. Last weekend, IndyCar was in St. Louis for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500, which Kirkwood won. It was the second win in a row and the third overall this season for Kirkwood. He and Palou have been dominant in 2025, winning every race thus far. That's created a strong lead for Palou at the top of the standings as he's 73 points ahead of Pato O'Ward, while Kirkwood has struggled a bit outside of his wins and sits in third, 75 points behind Palou. You can watch the entire NTT IndyCar season on FOX, which is available to stream via Fubo. Start your free trial now so you don't miss out on any more of the racing action in 2025. Live stream the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America on Fubo: Start your free trial now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
Fox Sports
20-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Favorites and Sleepers: Road America
INDYCAR Winning nine of the 10 races since the NTT INDYCAR SERIES returned to Road America in 2016, Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske are the organizations to beat. Alexander Rossi's win for Andretti Global in 2019 is the lone exception. CGR boasts five wins in that span, including four victories in the last six tries. Also, CGR driver Alex Palou is 3-for-3 on natural terrain road courses this season with victories at The Thermal Club, Barber Motorsports Park and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Team Penske has four wins at Road America since 2016, including a sweep of the podium last season with Will Power, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin finishing first, second and third, respectively. Can anyone new join the fray for Sunday's 55-lap XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMR? Live coverage starts at 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network. Favorites Josef Newgarden (No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet) Newgarden has six top-three finishes in his last nine Road America tries. He led 32 laps but suffered a mechanical failure while leading on a late-race restart in 2021. He led 26 laps in his 2022 win and finished runner-up the last two years. Scott McLaughlin (No. 3 XPEL Team Penske Chevrolet) He's 0-for-4 at Road America but has finishes of 14th, seventh, eighth and third, respectively. McLaughlin led 18 laps last year. Over his last 16 natural road course starts, McLaughlin has five podiums, six top-five finishes and 11 top 10's. Pato O'Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet) O'Ward has five top-10 finishes in his last six Road America starts, including a third-place finish after qualifying second in 2023. He finished runner-up to Palou at The Thermal Club and on the IMS road course. O'Ward also has three podium finishes in the last four races this season. Alex Palou (No. 10 Solo Cup Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) Palou is undefeated on natural road courses this season and has a pair of wins in his last four Road America starts. He finished fourth last year. Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet) Power had four top-five finishes at Road America, including a 2016 win and a pair of runner-up results, in a five-year span. He's had two over the last five, including a 2024 victory. Power finished sixth at The Thermal Club this spring, fifth at Barber Motorsports Park and third on the IMS road course. Sleepers Christian Lundgaard (No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet) In three Road America starts, Lundgaard finished 10th in 2022, seventh in 2023 and 11th last year. In his first season driving with Arrow McLaren, Lundgaard has been strong on natural road courses by finishing third at The Thermal Club, second at Barber Motorsports Park and 16th on the IMS road course. Colton Herta (No. 26 Gainbridge Honda) The Andretti Global driver led 33 laps from the pole in 2023 at Road America. If not for the decision to pit a lap too soon, Herta was well on his way to a victory. Instead, he finished second. Herta has seven top-eight finishes in as many Road America starts, including five of the last six ending in the top five. Also, since the start of last season, Herta has eight top-eight finishes in nine natural road course starts. The outlier was a 25th-place finish in this year's Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS road course. Kyle Kirkwood (No. 27 Siemens Honda) Can he score the season hat trick of wins on a street circuit, oval and road course? Kirkwood has improved all three opportunities at Road America, going from 20th as a rookie for AJ Foyt Racing in 2022, to ninth and fifth, respectively, the last two seasons with Andretti Global. Kirkwood also finished eighth in The Thermal Club this season, 11th at Barber and eighth on the IMS road course, leading to nine consecutive top-11 finishes on natural road courses. Marcus Ericsson (No. 28 Fresh Connect Central Honda) Ericsson boasts six consecutive top-10 finishes at Road America, including results of fourth, sixth, second, sixth and ninth, respectively, in his last five starts in Wisconsin. Ericsson has four top-10 finishes in his last seven natural road course starts overall. Marcus Armstrong (No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda) Road America was the site of Armstrong's breakout performance in 2023. He had a top-five car, leading five laps, before going off track late in the race. He qualified third last year, but a mechanical failure relegated him to 26th. Armstrong was seventh at The Thermal Club, 17th at Barber and seventh on the IMS road course. He also has three top-10 finishes in the last four races this season. recommended
New York Times
20-06-2025
- Automotive
- New York Times
How to watch the 2025 IndyCar XPEL Grand Prix at the iconic Road America
As the NTT IndyCar season hits its midpoint, three names top the marquee for Sunday's XPEL Grand Prix at Road America: reigning series champion Álex Palou, two-time Elkhart Lake winner Josef Newgarden and defending race winner Will Power. The venue? A racing cathedral. Road America is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and its 4-mile, 14-turn layout remains as punishingly raw as it was in its 1955 debut: long straights, blind crests, massive braking zones and the infamous Carousel, where staying flat requires sheer bravery and absolute balance. Advertisement Venue: Road America — Elkhart Lake, Wis. Dates: June 20-22 Race coverage can also be streamed via the Fox Sports app. Fox is available over the air with a broadcast antenna. The championship chase is tightening. Palou still leads with 335 points, but Pato O'Ward (262) and Kyle Kirkwood (260) are closing fast. O'Ward has claimed four podiums so far in 2025 — three of them second-place finishes. Kirkwood is on a tear, with three wins (Long Beach, Detroit and his first oval at World Wide Technology Raceway). Road America is a bellwether. Since 2016, the winner here has finished outside the championship top three only twice, making this race far more than just a picturesque backdrop. Practice and qualifying carry weight. Last season's weekend was unusually tidy, but fans should heed the warning from 2023 — Palou, Dixon and Power all wrecked their cars in a single practice session before qualifying. Road America punishes hesitation and rewards nerve, making every session breathtaking. It's old-school, wide-open and worth watching start to finish. Expect a weekend as rewarding as it is ruthless. Read more from The Athletic's motorsports team ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix at Road America: 'There's some people who don't see or don't read the race early on. They probably look only at the first stint of the race and they don't look that it's a three-stop race. You need to get first at the end, not at the beginning. That's been something that has been working for me, but it's not that I invented it or suddenly I'm more intelligent than everybody else. I'm able to do that because I have a good car and a good team around me that makes me see that.' Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Álex Palou: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / Getty Images)
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
IndyCar odds: Favorites to win at Road America in June 2025
IndyCar odds: Favorites to win at Road America in June 2025 The NTT IndyCar Series is ready to compete in the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America for the ninth race of the 2025 season. In 2024, Road America represented the seventh race of the campaign, marking a notable difference from the previous year, 2025. Will Power entered victory lane in last year's race at Road America, with Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin rounding out the top three spots. It was Power's first of three victories during the 2024 season. However, who are the favorites to win this weekend? Below, you can check out the IndyCar odds via BetMGM for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America as of Wednesday, June 18! IndyCar odds for Road America (June 2025) Alex Palou: +175 Josef Newgarden: +425 Scott McLaughlin: +575 Colton Herta: +575 Kyle Kirkwood: +625 Pato O'Ward: +800 Will Power: +825 Scott Dixon: +1600 Christian Lundgaard: +1600 Marcus Armstrong: +3000 David Malukas: +3000 Felix Rosenqvist: +3500 Alexander Rossi: +3500 Marcus Ericsson: +4500 Santino Ferrucci: +5000 Rinus VeeKay: +6000 Graham Rahal: +6000 Conor Daly: +10000 Christian Rasmussen: +10000 Delvin DeFrancesco: +10000 Louis Foster: +12500 Kyffin Simpson: +12500 Callum Ilott: +20000 Robert Shwartzman: +20000 Sting Ray Robb: +25000 Jacob Abel: +25000 Nolan Siegel: +25000 More: How to watch IndyCar live at Road America in 2025, schedule
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
More Races Need Pyrotechnics
IndyCar put on a heck of a show on Sunday night under the lights at World Wide Technology Raceway just a few miles from the St. Louis Arch National Park, and it all started with a massive bombastic pyrotechnics display as the cars drove down the back straight under formation heading to green flag to start the race. With dozens of cannons of fire aiming straight up into the late evening sky, loaded down with flammables for a display that would easily pass for a strafing in a Hollywood production of a war film, the WWT team was really prepared for a show, and the 325-mile race absolutely delivered. While WWT Raceway has traditionally set off a pyro display at the start of its IndyCar races, this one was above and beyond anything we've ever seen. The massive explosion scared the crap out of Will Power's wife Liz, for example, and front-row starter Scott McLaughlin took to Twitter after the race ended to say "Brother that head through the helmet was intense." It was definitely enough to make me jump backward from the television screen watching it happen live. Yeah, it's wasteful and bad for the local environment, and probably could have killed an entire flock of birds, but it looks cool and makes the fans excited for the race to come, and I think that's all the more reason to do this more often. I want to see big balls of flame at every race I go to. This is truly an IndyCar kind of thing, F1 could never. Read more: These Are The Cars You Love Getting As Ubers And Lyfts There was more to this race than just a few dozen giant balls of flame, though, because the racing across the so-called Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was truly stellar and at times even more explosive. Polesitter Will Power hit the wall with a cut tire early on. Onetime race leader Josef Newgarden drove full-speed into the side of Jacob Abel's spun car, causing one of the worst-looking crashes I've seen in quite a few years, with thankfully both drivers walking away unscathed from a crash that would likely have been career-ending 15 years ago. In the end it was another victory for Kyle Kirkwood, holding off Pato O'Ward for his third win from the last six races, and his first win on an oval. Despite the strong field of drivers and fighting at the front, only Kirkwood and series points leader Alex Palou have won races this season. Anyway, I, uh, really like fire. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
