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Indy 500: Ericsson fastest in Sunday practice at over 235mph

The defending Indy 500 race-winner lapped the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 38.1854s to set the fastest practice time of the week in the final running before qualifying resumes.

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Ganassi and McLaren set for “amazing” Indy 500 pole fight

Based on the evidence of the opening day of qualifying, both teams have the potential to take the top spot with multiple drivers – as engine manufacturers Chevrolet and Honda also go head-to-head.

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Indy 500: Rossi leads Palou after opening qualifying runs

Following the guaranteed runs available to all cars, Rossi took advantage of a favourably early draw inside the opening hour to set the four-lap average pace of 233.528mph, with a fastest single-lap at 234.177mph.

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Dixon admits Indy 500 qualifying “compromised” by engine swap

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dixon suffered an issue with his 2.2-litre, twin-turbo Honda V6 on his final run in Friday practice that he said puts his team “on the backfoot”. He has started on pole for the last two Indy 500s, and has five to his name compared to Mears' all-time…

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Dixon admits Indy 500 qualifying "compromised" by engine swap

Chip Ganassi Racing's Dixon suffered an issue with his 2.2-liter, twin-turbo Honda V6 on his final run in Friday practice that he said puts his team "on the backfoot". He has started on pole for the last two Indy 500s, and has five to his name compared to Mears' all-time…

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Indy 500: Kanaan fastest in Saturday morning practice at 233mph

Kanaan – who says he will retire after next Sunday’s race – lapped the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 38.6223s, a speed of 233.026mph, in his Chevrolet-powered car.

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Indy 500: Ericsson fastest in Thursday practice at 229.6mph

Ericsson lapped the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 39.1974s, at a speed of 229.607mph in his Honda-powered Chip Ganassi Racing car.

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Indy 500: Sato tops 229mph to lead Ganassi 1-2 in practice

Sato lapped the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 39.2261s, a speed of 229.439mph – faster than the quickest lap in regular boost-level practice last year.

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Palou surprised IndyCar rivals didn’t use his winning tyre strategy in Indy GP

Palou started third in his Chip Ganassi Racing entry but was into the lead before the end of the first lap, having taken advantage of the extra grip from the red-sidewalled Firestones.

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O’Ward, Rossi impressed by McLaren’s “massive step forward”

O’Ward and Rossi finished second and third while their teammate Felix Rosenqvist was fifth. For O’Ward it was a third runner-up finish in five races, while for Rossi it was the first podium finish since switching from Andretti Autosport at the end of last year.

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Spain's Palou wins IndyCar's GMR Grand Prix

Washington (AFP) - Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing won IndyCar's GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis on Saturday to take over at the top of the championship standings.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Palou beats McLaren drivers to claim points lead

Palou's team played the tire strategy perfectly to allow the 2021 champion to lead 52 of the 85 laps, while McLaren team-mates Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi were able to pass Lundgaard's Rahal Letterman Lanigan car to complete the podium.

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IndyCar GP Indy: Palou perfect, beats McLaren drivers, Lundgaard

The Ganassi #10 team played the tire strategy perfectly to allow Palou to lead 52 of the 85 laps and climb to the top of the points standings, while both Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi were able to outfumble and ultimately outpace the #45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan car of Lundgaard…

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IndyCar GP Indy: Ericsson leads Rossi in warm-up

On alternate tires, Rossi, along with Conor Daly of Ed Carpenter Racing were up at the top of the times, soon to be joined by Rossi’s teammate Pato O’Ward, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou, and Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Lundgaard beats Rosenqvist, Palou for first pole

The Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver took his first series pole with a 1m09.3321s on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

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IndyCar GP Indy: Lundgaard beats Rosenqvist, Palou for first pole

Rahal Letterman Lanigan sent Lundgaard and Jack Harvey out on used reds, as did Arrow McLaren for Felix Rosenqvist, and Harvey went top with a 1m09.4220s.

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IndyCar Indy GP: Palou tops second practice, Rahal Letterman Lanigan shines again

With the entire field working on setups for primary tyres, the times were remarkably close in the first 25 minutes.

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IndyCar GP Indy: Palou tops second practice, RLL shines again

With the entire field working on setups for primary tires, the times were remarkably close in the first 25mins. Felix Rosenqvist, who has taken two poles on the Indy road course, was top for Arrow McLaren with a 1m10.4167s, until with 17 minutes to go he was deposed by Alex…

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IndyCar Indy GP: O’Ward leads first practice as Rahal Letterman Lanigan star

Inevitably the rookies hit the track first, using their extra set of Firestone primaries, but then it was the Rahal Letterman Lanigan team who sprung to the fore, with first Christian Lundgaard and then Jack Harvey hitting the top of the times.

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IndyCar GP Indy: O’Ward leads first practice, RLL star

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Grosjean: Fifth IndyCar runner-up finish “hurt” after leading so much in Barber race

After fending off fellow two-stoppers Pato O’Ward and Alex Palou in the opening laps, polesitter Grosjean controlled the opening stint.

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Happiness and frustration at RLL as Lundgaard stars at Barber

Starting from a highly encouraging sixth place with a two-stop strategy, Lundgaard initially struggled on the Firestone primary compound and fell to tenth by Lap 4. But as those who had started on alternate tires started to feel their tires fade away, and the three-stoppers pitted, the Danish sophomore moved…

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O’Ward “on wrong strategy… That’s the roll of the dice”

The Arrow McLaren driver passed Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou on the opening lap before falling back behind him a few corners later, and then he concentrated on conserving fuel. He stopped a lap before Palou, a fellow two-stopper, and got ahead of him but he couldn’t find a way…

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Grosjean: Fifth runner-up finish “hurt” after leading so much

After fending off fellow two-stoppers Pato O’Ward and Alex Palou in the opening laps, polesitter Grosjean controlled the opening stint. But Sting Ray Robb’s Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda ground to a halt just a few laps after Grosjean’s first of two stops, and it also prompted the fastest three-stoppers…

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Kiwi McLaughlin captures first win of IndyCar season in Alabama

Los Angeles (AFP) - New Zealand's Scott McLaughlin held off Romain Grosjean in a strategic duel for the IndyCar Alabama Grand Prix on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham.

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