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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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Curt Cavin

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Reality Sinks in for David Malukas in First Test as Penske Driver

David Malukas (photo) tested for the first time as a Team Penske driver Oct. 7 at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis.
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Fantastic Five of 2025: 109th Indianapolis 500

This new series features a look back at the five best races of the 2025 season, as determined by INDYCAR.com writers, starting with Alex Palou's career-defining victory in the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in May.
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Curt Cavin

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September Scorecard: Offseason? What Offseason?

Will Power's (photo) quick move from Team Penske to Andretti Global was one of the early big stories of a month full of INDYCAR news in September.
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2025 by the Numbers: Race Records, Other Stats

The final installment of this series taking a statistical deep dive into the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season looks back at a variety of milestones, including a season-high 685 on-track passes at the Milwaukee Mile (photo).
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Curt Cavin

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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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Inside Line: Biggest Surprise of 2025 Season?

It maybe wasn't surprising Alex Palou (photo) achieved a three-peat of series titles this season for Chip Ganassi Racing, but his total domination surprised one member of the Inside Line panel.
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Curt Cavin

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Plenty of History, New Layout Await INDYCAR’s Return to Phoenix

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES last competed on the unique, 1-mile oval at Phoenix Raceway in 2018 (photo).
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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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2025 by the Numbers: Races, Starters

Kyle Kirkwood (photo) of Andretti Global enjoyed a breakthrough year with a career-best three victories and was one of seven different drivers to win a race this season.
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Scott Dixon Already Fired Up for 2026 after Consistent Season

Scott Dixon (photo) of Chip Ganassi Racing won a race for the 23rd season in his illustrious 25-year career.
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Eric Smith

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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.