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Josef Newgarden beats teammate Will Power in pit-stop challenge after tough week for Team Penske

Josef Newgarden beats teammate Will Power in pit-stop challenge after tough week for Team Penske

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden beat teammate Will Power in the finals of the Indianapolis 500 pit-stop challenge on Friday, giving the whole of Team Penske something to feel good about after a trying week leading up to “The Greatest Spectacle in
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Hot diggity dog! Wienermobiles put on riveting race in Wienie 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Hot diggity dog! Wienermobiles put on riveting race in Wienie 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Give the Borg-Wiener Trophy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the Wienermobile affectionately known as Slaw Dog.
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Josef Newgarden fastest in final Indy 500 practice. Takuma Sato and other contenders have problems

Josef Newgarden fastest in final Indy 500 practice. Takuma Sato and other contenders have problems

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden spent the final 2-hour practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday carving through a track full of cars. He'll have to do the same thing when it counts on Sunday.
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A sold-out Indy 500 packed with drama, from firings to Larson's double to Newgarden threepeat bid

A sold-out Indy 500 packed with drama, from firings to Larson's double to Newgarden threepeat bid

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There has been so much drama ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 that Kyle Larson's attempt to complete the 1,100-mile NASCAR double doesn't even crack the top attention-getters.
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F1 hopes extra pit stops bring more excitement in the glamorous but dull Monaco Grand Prix

F1 hopes extra pit stops bring more excitement in the glamorous but dull Monaco Grand Prix

The Monaco Grand Prix may be “the jewel in Formula 1’s crown” but the race itself is rarely must-see TV. Sometimes, it’s downright dull. F1 and its governing body, the FIA, hope a rule change for Sunday’s race will change that.
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Trimble to become primary sponsor on Buescher, Preece NASCAR Cup Series cars beginning in 2025

Trimble to become primary sponsor on Buescher, Preece NASCAR Cup Series cars beginning in 2025

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing announced Friday a multi-year sponsor partnership with Trimble beginning in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Trimble will be the primary sponsor on Ryan Preece’s No.
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Holy cow! Pato O'Ward finally milks a cow before Indy 500, hoping to break his streak of heartbreak

Holy cow! Pato O'Ward finally milks a cow before Indy 500, hoping to break his streak of heartbreak

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O'Ward learned this week that it behooves Indianapolis 500 drivers to take part in the rookie tradition of milking a cow if they ever want to drink the stuff in victory lane upon winning “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
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2-time Daytona 500 champ William Byron receives 4-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports

2-time Daytona 500 champ William Byron receives 4-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — William Byron received a four-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports on Friday that will keep the 27-year-old driver with the team through the 2029 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Pato O'Ward looking to change his Indianapolis 500 thirst for victory by finding a cow to milk

Pato O'Ward looking to change his Indianapolis 500 thirst for victory by finding a cow to milk

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward understands winners drink milk at the Indianapolis 500. He just doesn't want a small oversight to cause him any more race day consternation.
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Scott McLaughlin angrily defensive, utterly motivated after Team Penske penalties ahead of Indy 500

Scott McLaughlin angrily defensive, utterly motivated after Team Penske penalties ahead of Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott McLaughlin will have a new strategist and engineer for the Indianapolis 500 because of a rules infraction that concerned a part on Team Penske cars other than his own, and that has left him both angrily defensive and utterly
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