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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Paddock Buzz: Alex Palou Will Step on Gas To Win Title This Weekend

News, notes and quotes from the paddock Friday in Milwaukee, where the four-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion (photo) has no plans to coast to the title.
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Paul Kelly

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Josef Newgarden Leads Eventful Opening Practice in Milwaukee

The Team Penske driver (photo) already has two victories this season on short ovals like the Milwaukee Mile.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

David Malukas Bracing for Return to Form at Milwaukee Doubleheader

The Chicago native (photo, front) has scored more points on ovals than any NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver this season in his first year with Team Penske.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Favorites and Sleepers: Milwaukee

Josef Newgarden of Team Penske (photo, left) and Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren (photo, right) are among the favorites to win one or both races during the Snap-on INDYCAR Weekend.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Alex Palou’s Rivals Hope To Create Double Trouble at Milwaukee

Christian Rasmussen of ECR (photo, right front) broke through for his first career NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory in a thrilling race last year at the Milwaukee Mile.
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Alex Zanardi To Be Honored With Return of Lightning Bolt on No. 10

Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing will remember team legend Alex Zanardi by running this special livery at the season-ending INDYCAR Grand Prix of Monterey on Sept. 4-6 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Surging Andretti Global Trio Puts Pressure on Leader Palou

Kyle Kirkwood (photo, left) and Will Power (photo, right) are two of the three Andretti Global drivers in the top four of the Power Rankings after the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Andretti Global Rides Wave of Momentum After Markham, D.C. Wins

Will Power (photo, left) and Kyle Kirkwood (photo, right) continued Andretti Global's recent uptick in form by finishing third and first, respectively, last Sunday in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Title Fight Brewing in Milwaukee or Crown Still on Tap for Alex Palou?

The gap between leader Alex Palou and second place Kyle Kirkwood has slimmed to 91 points with three races left, but Palou can still clinch his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship this weekend.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Instant Recall: Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.

The first-ever motor race around the National Mall and other historic buildings and monuments in the nation's capital was a successful spectacle unlike any other in INDYCAR SERIES history.
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Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Paddock Buzz: Freedom 250 Grand Prix Electrifies D.C. With Pageantry

News, notes and quotes Sunday from the paddock in the nation's capital, where there was as much pomp and patriotism on display for a huge crowd as any event in INDYCAR SERIES history.
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Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

Bad D.C. Day Puts Hitch in Alex Palou’s March Toward Fifth Title

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver and four-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion (photo) suffered his second-worst finish of the season Sunday in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.