At the end of practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, Team Penske displayed that they still had the speed that led them to a 1-2 finish in the Indianapolis 500. Simon Pagenaud, the newest driver in Roger Penske's quartet, topped the charts with a lap of 24.2307 seconds.
After a wet-weekend in Detroit, the Verizon IndyCar Series is set to tackle the high-banks of Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. With safety concerns at a high due to three flips during Indianapolis 500 practice last month, INDYCAR has made some key changes to the aero kits entering this weekend. Hopefully that will keep all the cars on the ground and allow for a thrilling race for the fans on Saturday night.
INDYCAR announced on Wednesday, June 3 that Helio Castroneves' penalty that was assessed following the Augie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis has been reduced following the appeal process.
On Tuesday, June 2, INDYCAR announced they have implemented the usage of closure panels to the rear wheel guards for both Honda and Chevrolet's superspeedway aero kits beginning this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced on Tuesday, June 2 that Ryan Briscoe will be behind the wheel of the No. 5 Arrow/Lucas Oil Honda this weekend for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Following a pair of top-fives in the last two events for the Verizon IndyCar Series, Scott Dixon entered today's event in Belle Isle, Detroit with success on the mind. Unfortunately, contact with his teammate Charlie Kimball would end his race before the end.
In a race that started with wet conditions, Sebastien Bourdais played the right fuel strategy, having enough fuel at the end and outdriving Takuma Sato to win the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit Presented by Quickens Loans Race 2.
In the morning warm-up practice session ahead of the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit presented by Quickens Loans, Luca Filippi would top the charts with a lap of one minute and 16.7466 seconds behind the wheel of the No. 20 Fuzzy Vodka Chevrolet.
Will Power set the qualifying lap track record on the way to earning the Verizon P1 Award for Race 1 of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans.
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.
