Alex Palou won eight INDYCAR races during a historic 2025 season, including a victory in the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. He picked up right where he left off on Sunday, beginning the 2026 season with a dominant performance at the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg. The Winner Is … Alex Palou, driver … Read more
St. Petersburg, Fla. — One of the biggest questions entering the 2026 INDYCAR season is: Will Team Penske rebound? And the answer going into the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday (noon ET, FOX) is a little bit of apparently yes, and a little bit of not so sure. Scott McLaughlin won … Read more
St. Petersburg, Fla. — Dario Franchitti was glad he had hard contact with James Hinchcliffe in the opening laps of the truck race Saturday on the streets of St. Petersburg. Well, sort of. Franchitti just didn’t want to ruin the day for a driver who was running for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title. With … Read more
The 2026 INDYCAR season has an incredible amount of hype around it after Alex Palou won his fourth season championship. That win vaulted Palou into a conversation among the sport’s greats. With the INDYCAR season starting on March 1 on FOX (and all races this season being broadcast on FOX networks), and a deep group … Read more
St. Petersburg, Fla. — INDYCAR is officially back! Drivers get on track Friday for the first time in the 2026 INDYCAR season as they prepare for the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Sunday’s race (Noon ET on FOX) will be the first time Will Power drives for Andretti Global after 17 years at Team … Read more
Will Power swears he doesn’t view 2026 as a revenge tour. He hasn’t thrown out his old Penske clothes. He feels the narrative that fans will see an unleashed Will Power is more created drama than reality. But he also can’t avoid the reality that there are several Will Power personalities. The commercial for FOX … Read more
INDYCAR returned to Phoenix Raceway for the final preseason test ahead of the 2026 season. Twenty-five car-and-driver combinations participated in the two-day Open Test, and Alexander Rossi came out on top. Former NASCAR Cup Series and Daytona 500 champion (and NASCAR on FOX analyst) Kevin Harvick and FOX INDYCAR play-by-play voice Will Buxton reflected on … Read more
Alex Palou is clearly the driver to beat in INDYCAR this season after winning three straight titles. However, FOX INDYCAR broadcaster Will Buxton argued — during the premiere of “SPEED With Harvick And Buxton” — that the four-time INDYCAR champ is certainly beatable in 2026. Who could dethrone Palou, though? In the debut episode of … Read more
Here’s what’s happening this week Inside The Garage: Two weeks of NASCAR-INDYCAR synergy Sheldon Creed finally finds Victory Lane Looking ahead to the Indy 500 entertainment lineup EchoPark Speedway (Hampton, Ga.) — The NASCAR Cup Series drivers know their cars will look slow at Phoenix Raceway in a couple of weeks when they are on … Read more
Phoenix International Raceway (Avondale, Ariz.) — INDYCAR drivers enjoyed some sun, some wind and, well not so much, some rain during their two-day test at Phoenix. The series hasn’t competed on the 1-mile oval since 2018, and while the basic car is the same, the aeroscreen and hybrid systems make the handling much different. Drivers … Read more