Josef Newgarden was the first driver among the contenders for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship to move chips toward the center of the table in this high-stakes confrontation, leading practice Friday for the season-ending Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey.
The five NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers still in contention to lift the Astor Challenge Cup made an early-morning pit stop Thursday at one of golf’s most iconic locations – the 17th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.
As the 2022 NTT INDYCAR Series (NICS) season roars to a close at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (WTLS) on Sunday, three Team Chevy drivers are among the five that are mathematically eligible to win the INDYCAR Championship and take home the Astor Cup.
Team Penske announced today that it has reached a multi-year contract extension with current NTT INDYCAR SERIES star and former Australian Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin, which will keep the 2021 INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year with the team for years to come.
With one race remaining on the schedule, qualifying and every pass for position in today’s Grand Prix of Portland was vital. The battle for the NTT INDYCAR Series Championship coming to Portland International Raceway was tight with seven drivers mathematically eligible, separated by 58 points.
Scott McLaughlin made winning look easy Sunday in the Grand Prix of Portland. Predicting who will NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship a week from today will be a lot tougher.
SCOTT McLAUGHLIN, NO. 3 FREIGHTLINER TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: “I don’t think the car really felt good in that first stint but as the race went on, it got a little bit worse.
The 29-year-old McLaughlin from Hamilton, New Zealand, remains one of five competitors left standings to contend for the 2022 IndyCar title with his third victory of the season at Portland.
The 29-year-old Majeski from Seymour, Wisconsin, led the final 56 of 200 laps and rallied from a pass-through penalty for jumping the restart in the first stage to score his first elusive Truck victory of 2024 at Lucas Oil IRP.
The 17-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 89 of 205 over-scheduled laps and fended off William Sawalich during an overtime attempt to win at Lucas Oil IRP for his third consecutive ARCA Menards Series East victory in recent weeks.
Santino Ferrucci, driver of the No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Racing, set the pace for Team Chevy and finished sixth in the first practice on the Streets of Toronto.