Following a dramatic, three-wide battling all race long event at Auto Club Speedway, the Verizon IndyCar Series will return to the track this weekend with the ABC Supply Co. Inc. Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest. With the oval being shorter and less banked, the racing should be more tame with less three-wide racing, but still highly competitive with the depth of competition in the field.
Battling for every position in the late stages of the race, the jocking back and forth for each position in the three, four-wide racing pack was full of action for the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers. Though sometimes, everything doesn't go according to plan.
With his seventh top-five finish of the season in the 11 races thus far in 2015, Juan Pablo Montoya was able to stretch his points lead out some more ahead of Team Penske teammate Will Power. With only a couple months remaining of the season, Montoya now leads Power by 46 points.
After posting a one-two finish in the Honda Indy Toronto, CFH Racing was hoping to carry the momentum through the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, posting a strong finish for both of their cars. However, that wouldn't be the case as a crash at lap 158 took both cars out of contention.
Racing three, four and sometimes five-wide for the lead, the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers put on a show at Auto Club Speedway in Saturday afternoon. In the end, Graham Rahal got to take his first trip to victory lane since winning in his rookie season at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
During one of his scheduled pit stops, Tristan Vautier would make contact with front tire changer Owen Trower upon leaving his stall, hitting the crewmen's leg.
In a one-two sweep for Team Penske, Simon Pagenaud would top the charts in qualifying with a lap of one minute and 5.7679 seconds. Pagenaud is searching for his first win of the season since leaving Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to join Penske during the off-season.
In the pair of practices ahead of qualifying for the MAV TV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, it'd be Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon topping the pair of sessions.
After a race filled with strategy and speed on the streets of Toronto, the Verizon IndyCar Series drivers are set to focus on solely turning left in the next three races as they begin a stretch of three unique oval events. That stretch will begin on Saturday night with the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway.
In 28 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Spire Motorsports has logged four top-20 finishes. Michael McDowell owns the team's best finish, a 12th-place effort earned in March 2025.
Entering Rounds Three and Four of the 2026 INDY NXT by Firestone season, HMD Motorsports heads to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 27–29 focused on contending at the front.
