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Fantastic Five of 2025: Bommarito Automotive Group 500

Kyle Kirkwood (photo) broke through for his first oval victory in a scintillating NTT INDYCAR SERIES race in primetime under the lights at World Wide Technology Raceway.
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Eric Smith

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Marcus Armstrong Delivered Under Pressure for Career Year

The New Zealand native (photo) finished a career-best eighth in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings in 2025, his first season with Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian.
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Curt Cavin

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First Test Whets Appetite for More for Rising Star Kakunoshin Ohta

The standout Japanese sports car and open-wheel racer (photo) impressed in his first test of NTT INDYCAR SERIES machinery Oct. 1 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
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Dennis Hauger Hustles in ‘Pretty Cool’ First Run in Coyne Car

The 2025 INDY NXT champion (photo) tested with Dale Coyne Racing on Oct. 1 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, his first sampling of NTT INDYCAR SERIES machinery.
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Curt Cavin

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Testing, Testing: Teams, Drivers Staying Busy on Track in October

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (photo) is one of the tracks that will host NTT INDYCAR SERIES team testing during a busy October.
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Japanese Driver Kakunoshin Ohta To Test This Week for Meyer Shank

Kakunoshin Ohta (photo) has three victories and is third in the Japanese Super Formula Championship open-wheel series this season in between his IMSA sports car commitments with Meyer Shank Racing.
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Podium Steps Climbed by Many Drivers This Season

Christian Lundgaard (photo, left), Alex Palou (photo, center) and Pato O'Ward (photo, right) finished on the podium more than any other NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers in 2025.
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2025 by the Numbers: Pole Winners, Qualifying

Robert Shwartzman of PREMA Racing (photo) pulled off the most surprising qualifying performance of the season by winning the NTT P1 Award for the Indianapolis 500 and becoming the first rookie pole sitter for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" since Teo Fabi in 1983.
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Curt Cavin

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Record Number of Drivers Led the Pack in Exciting Season

A trend of many lap leaders in 2025 started immediately at the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (photo), which featured seven leaders, one shy of the event’s all-time high.
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Inside Line: Your Three-Driver Fantasy Team for 2026?

Four-time series champion Alex Palou (photo) was an easy choice for all four Inside Line panelists when asked to pick three drivers for a fantasy team in 2026, but the rest of the picks might surprise you.
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Chairs Filling Fast as ‘Silly Season’ Music Reaches High Volume

Will Power's (photo, right) switch from Team Penske to Andretti Global was one of the major driver moves revealed this week, while David Malukas (photo, left) could be at the center of a major future announcement.
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Power Rankings: Palou Leads Wire to Wire in Dream Season

A third-place finish at Nashville helped Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin (photo) continue his steady climb in the Power Rankings.