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Takuma Sato, of Japan, leaves the pits during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
INDY DAY 1: Sato, Honda strong on opening day of practice

By Jenna Fryer 12 hrs ago

Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, looks at the results from practice for the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Column: Herta's profile elevated as he rolls into Indy 500

By Jenna Fryer May. 16, 2022 02:09 PM EDT

Colton Herta holds the trophy after winning an IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Herta makes all right moves to win wet, wild IndyCar GP

By Michael Marot May. 14, 2022 11:51 AM EDT

Will Power, of Australia, reacts after winning the pole for the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Power's late qualifying run puts him on pole for Indy GP

By Michael Marot May. 13, 2022 05:30 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, winner of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race, holds his trophy and a Miami Dolphins' helmet at the Miami International Autodrome, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR off to Kansas, Max wins, Indy 500 looms

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2022 11:17 AM EDT

O'Ward shifts focus away from contract and picks up victory

By Jenna Fryer May. 01, 2022 03:32 PM EDT
LEEDS, Ala. (AP) — All it took was a change of mindset for Pato O'Ward to turn around his season. Now he's on the verge of signing a new contract and...

Pato O'Ward, of Mexico, climbs into his car during testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
VeeKay wins pole at Barber as Rossi rebounds from crash

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 30, 2022 10:44 AM EDT

ARCHIVO - El mexicano Pato O'Ward se prepara para la carrera de la IndyCar en Madison, Illinois, el sábado 21 de agosto de 2021 (AP Foto/Jeff Roberson, archivo)
IndyCar field goes to Barber trying to stop Team Penske

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 29, 2022 05:04 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, celebrates on the podium after winning the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, in Imola, Italy, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Dover, IndyCar to Alabama

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2022 04:58 PM EDT

Newgarden moves Team Penske to 3-0 with Long Beach victory

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 10, 2022 06:01 PM EDT
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Colton Herta is so good on the downtown streets of Long Beach, and was so strong this weekend, that a second consecutive victory seemed...

Jimmie Johnson prepares for practice at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Johnson fractured his hand in a crash on Friday and was fitted with a carbon fiber splint that he tested in Saturday practice. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Colton Herta sets track record in winning pole at Long Beach

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 09, 2022 04:43 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after he won the Formula One Grand Prix it in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
AUTO RACING: Martinsville next in NASCAR's short track spree

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2022 08:35 AM EDT

FILE - Devlin Defrancesco stands on pit road before the start of the Rolex 24-hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. DeFrancesco made a mistake at Texas Motor Speedway, no ifs, ands or buts, he knows he caused the three-car crash that also wiped out veterans Helio Castroneves and Graham Rahal. But the rookie insists he's not a spoiled rich kid and is heavily invested in proving himself as an IndyCar driver. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
IndyCar's DeFrancesco out to change narrative after crash

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 24, 2022 03:07 PM EDT

Female engineer earns 1st victory as lead of Ganassi team

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 23, 2022 05:24 PM EDT
Exhausted after closing out the win in the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Earl Bamber gave the shoutout heard 'round racing when engineer Danielle Shepherd was one of the...

Scott McLaughlin makes a pit stop during the NTT IndyCar Series XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Newgarden passes McLaughlin in final turn to steal Texas win

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 20, 2022 03:26 PM EDT

Ganassi wins Twelve Hours of Sebring for 61st IMSA victory

Mar. 19, 2022 10:39 PM EDT
SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — Earl Bamber closed the victory for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Twelve Hours of Sebring to give the organization its 61st victory in IMSA sports...

Ty Gibbs, front left, celebrates after winning a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR's top two series head to Phoenix

By The Associated Press Mar. 09, 2022 04:27 PM EST

FILE - Car owner Chip Ganassi is seen in the paddock before an IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Sunday, July 4, 2021. Chip Ganassi Racing and PNC Bank marked International Women's Day with the launch of a campaign to drive gender equality in motorsports. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar, File)
Ganassi and PNC Bank launch Women in Motorsports campaign

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 08, 2022 02:08 AM EST

Joey Logano (22) and Kyle Larson, bottom right, lead the field during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Auto Club Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Fontana, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Las Vegas

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2022 06:39 PM EST

Driver Scott McLaughlin of Vax Imaging Team Penske (car 3) accelerates into the front straightaway during the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday, Feb.27, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. McLaughlin finished first in Sunday's race. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
McLaughlin wins 1st IndyCar race in St. Pete season opener

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 27, 2022 03:02 PM EST