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Inside Line: Most Interesting Part of 2026 Schedule?
One Inside Line panelist is pleased by the return to the 2026 schedule of Phoenix Raceway (photo), which last hosted an INDYCAR SERIES race in 2018.
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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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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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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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Inside Line: Lasting Memory of Will Power at Team Penske?
Will Power's wild reaction to winning the 2018 Indianapolis 500 (photo, above) was a highlight of his 17-year tenure at Team Penske. But all four Inside Line panelists chose other events as their most memorable of Power's career with the team.
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FOX Sports Ends Epic First Season with Big Viewership Growth
Ratings for the season finale at Nashville were up a staggering 136 percent over 2024, helping FOX drive a season-long ratings increase of 27 percent over last year. This is the most-watched INDYCAR SERIES season in 17 years.
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Inside Line: Alex Palou’s Defining Moment This Season?
Alex Palou (photo) clinched his fourth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship in the last five years with two races to go in a season for the ages with Chip Ganassi Racing.
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iRacing Studios To Produce Standalone INDYCAR Video Game in 2026
iRacing Studios will release an INDYCAR title for PlayStation, Xbox and Steam in the second half of 2026, the first dedicated INDYCAR game in more than two decades.
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Inside Line: Next First-Time Oval Winner?
One member of the Inside Line panel thinks David Malukas of A.J. Foyt Enterprises (photo) will break through with his first oval victory -- and first NTT INDYCAR SERIES win overall -- either at Milwaukee or Nashville to close the 2025 season.
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Inside Line: What Caught Your Eye at Portland Other Than Obvious?
Alexander Rossi's (photo) first top-five finish this season for Ed Carpenter Racing grabbed the attention of one member of the Inside Line panel at Portland.
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Inside Line: Who Will Break Into Win Column in Last Three Races?
One member of the Inside Line panel thinks Christian Rasmussen of Ed Carpenter Racing (photo) will win one of the last two oval races of the 2025 season.