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Alex Palou rallies for a 9th place finish at the Indianapolis 500

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Pittsburgh Racing Now) – Alex Palou’s second Indianapolis 500 mile race was running smoothly, starting second and trading the lead back and forth with teammate Scott Dixon, until a caution flag on lap 70 closed the pits as Palou was entering. The closed pits meant Palou had to drive through the pits without stopping and rejoin the field.

The AMR Safety team meanwhile was attending to Callum Ilott, who brought out the caution. Palou circled the track but had to make an emergency pit stop for fuel.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES rules state that anyone pitting for unapproved service must restart at the rear of the field.

Palou restarted last and by lap 87 he was 27th, by lap 150 he gained ten more spots and was 17th. On the final restart after Jimmie Johnson’s wreck brought out a red flag Palou was 8th.

The same scenario nearly happened to Dixon on lap 106 when Romain Grosjean wrecked in Turn 2. Dixon was going to pit but stayed out and almost ran out of fuel. Luckily Dixon was able to coast around the track at times for a lap and pit road opened. Unfortunately Dixon was caught speeding on pit road on his final pit stop and dropped from the lead to the last car on the lead lap after being penalized.

Palou lost a spot during the frenzied final two laps to bring it home ninth and salvage some key points in the double-points race.  Palou, the defending Series Champion, heads to Detroit in third place, 14-points back of teammate and 500 winner Marcus Ericsson and one behind second place Pato O’Ward.

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Felix Rosenqvist wins the 110th Indianapolis 500

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 24, 2026) Felix Rosenqvist passed David Malukas on the last lap just before the yard of bricks to win the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race.

Rosenqvist was sitting in third place when the race restarted with one lap to go, two spots behind his Meyer Shank Racing teammate Marcus Armstrong and second place David Malukas and got beside Armstrong going into turn one, through the South short chute and raced side-by-side down the back stretch.

Rosenqvist was behind Malukas coming off Turn 4 and masterfully used the draft to get beside the No. 12 down the front stretch, pushing the No. 60 SiriusXM/Morgan Wallen Honda to the front by just less than half-a-car length at the yard of bricks.  The margin of victory was 0.233-seconds, the closest finish in the history of the race.

“Massive thanks to the team,” said Rosenqvist. “We had two cars there in the win at the end. I think we were the best car today. I felt like in all situations we kind of had it under control. I just had a flat-out lap on the high line and it stuck. It’s just the coolest way you can finish and win an Indy 500.”

“I just don’t know what I could have done,” said Malukas. “We were the fastest car the whole race. I gave it 150-percent. We did everything we could. A big thank you to this team.”

Scott McLaughlin came home third in the No. 3 Pennzoil Chevrolet, giving Team Penske two cars in the Top 5. McLaughlin talked afterward about the agony of defeat.

“Alright, hear me out on this,” McLaughlin explained, “It’s Christmas, but not everyone gets presents. Only one guy gets to go home with one.”

Pato O’Ward finished fourth in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, giving O’Ward four Top 5’s in the last four Indy 500’s.

Armstrong finished fifth in the No. 66 Acura Honda giving MSR two cars in the Top 5.

Editor’s Note: This story will be updated as post-race activities are still taking place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Newgarden and Chevy lead final Indy 500 practice

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 22, 2026) – Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden led a quartet of Chevrolets atop the speed chart at the final ‘Carb Day’ practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Newgarden’s fast lap of 228.342 mph led four Chevys at the top of the speed chart with Ed Carpenter Racing’s second at 227.474, David Malukas in third at 226.525 and Conor Daly in fourth at 226.341.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Takuma Sato, a two-time 500 winner as well, led the Honda powered cars with the fifth fastest speed at 226.244.

Defending 500 winner and four-time NTT IndyCar Series Champion Alex Palou was sixth quick in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda at 225.986.

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Alexander Rossi, Pato O’Ward and Romain Grosjean involved in multi vehicle crash during Indy 500 practice

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 18, 2026) – Alexander Rossi, Pato O’Ward and Romain Grosjean are losing valuable practice time after being involved in a multi-vehicle crash during Indianapolis 500 practice Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The crash was triggered when Rossi lost control of his No. 20 Java House Chevrolet in turn 2 and slammed into the outside wall.

O’Ward was two cars behind Rossi and when the No. 20 went sideways, O’Ward turned the wheel and jumped on the brakes in an attempt to avoid the crash but as Rossi came off the wall, O’Ward’s No. 5 Chevrolet crashed into Rossi.

Grosjean was an innocent victim getting collected in the meelee.

O’Ward and Grosjean were checked and released from the infield care center. Rossi exited his car under his own power, went to the infield care center where IndyCar Medical Director Dr. Julia Vaizer said in a statement that Rossi was awake, alert, and in good spirits.

Vaizer later stated that Rossi ‘is being transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.

Rossi will have to go to a backup car while O’Ward and Grosjean’s machines will need to make significant repairs.

Rossi will not lose his No. 2 starting spot according to the IndyCar rulebook:

  • 8.1.7.1. If a Qualified Car is involved in an incident, INDYCAR allows a Backup Car to replace the Qualified Car. The Backup Car will start the Race in the same position in the Starting Lineup as the Qualified Car.
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