Few tipped Will Power as a candidate for a second IndyCar title before the season began, but the 41-year-old beat a field packed with upcoming young talents.
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Power clinches second IndyCar title as Palou takes dominant Laguna Seca win
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou won the final IndyCar race of 2022 but Will Power became champion for the second time despite a superb charge by rival Josef Newgarden.
Power breaks IndyCar pole record as his title rivals falter before finale
IndyCar
Posted onWill Power took a record-breaking pole position at Laguna Seca, while his title rivals Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon were knocked out in the first round of qualifying.
No repeat of last year’s final-round title bid for Palou or O’Ward
IndyCar
Posted onReigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou and his rival Pato O’Ward have dropped out of contention for this year’s title with one race remaining.
Ericsson admits IndyCar title hopes are now “far away” ahead of finale
IndyCar
Posted onMarcus Ericsson led the IndyCar championship by 35 points after his Indy 500 win but goes into this weekend’s finale with only an outside chance of taking the title.
McLaughlin dominates in Portland as Power heads to finale with points lead
IndyCar
Posted onA third win of the season for Scott McLaughlin kept his slim title hopes alive but second placed Will Power leads by 20 points heading into the season finale.
Championship dark horse McLaughlin on pole in Portland in all-Penske front row
IndyCar
Posted onScott McLaughlin and Will Power will share the front row for IndyCar’s penultimate race of the season after a six-place grid penalty drops Josef Newgarden to eighth.
Too close to call as seven-way IndyCar title fight enters final two races
IndyCar
Posted onThe next two weekends will decide who wins the 2022 IndyCar title. But from seven contenders and four clear leaders it’s hard to pick a favourite.
Newgarden waits out rain delay to win in Gateway, close within three points of Power
IndyCar
Posted onJosef Newgarden scored his fifth win of the season in the St. Louis 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park, and took a major leap forward towards his third IndyCar title.
Power ties Andretti’s pole position record at Gateway
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar points leader Will Power secured a record-equalling 67th career pole position in qualifying for the 500km oval race at Gateway.
IndyCar’s newest race still needs more work to lose its ‘Crashville’ reputation
IndyCar
Posted onSunday’s IndyCar race in Nashville proved that the carnage seen in the inaugural event was no one-off. Does the event have a future?
Dixon snatches improbable victory in another crash-strewn Nashville race
IndyCar
Posted onScott Dixon won from 14th on the grid with a damaged car, thrusting himself into championship contention as Will Power and Marcus Ericsson were among many to hit trouble in Nashville.
McLaughlin, Grosjean qualify on front row in Nashville
IndyCar
Posted onMarcus Ericsson will start from the same place he won from last year in the IndyCar Music City Grand Prix – down in 18th place, behind his main title rivals.
Rossi enjoys “relief” of ending victory drought before bidding farewell to Andretti
IndyCar
Posted onAlexander Rossi admitted he didn’t want to leave Andretti at the end of the season without ending a winning streak which lasted over three years.
Alpine’s other graduate of 2021 heading for top rookie honours in IndyCar
IndyCar
Posted onChristian Lundgaard, who swapped F2 for IndyCar last year, says he and his team are on ‘the right path’ after taking a breakthrough second place at the Brickyard Grand Prix.
Rossi ends win drought after more heartbreak for Herta
IndyCar
Posted onAlexander Rossi ended his 49-race win-less run at Indianapolis after team mate Colton Herta suffered more misfortune while leading.
Rosenqvist captures Indy pole as disaster strikes points leader Ericsson
IndyCar
Posted onFelix Rosenqvist took pole position for this weekend’s IndyCar race on the Indianapolis road course. Championship contenders Will Power and Pato O’Ward share the second row.
Breakthrough or blip? Johnson delivered an IndyCar result to match the hype at Iowa
IndyCar
Posted onAt Iowa Jimmie Johnson scored his best result since he arrived in IndyCar last year. Has the seven-times NASCAR champion finally got a handle on single-seaters?
Newgarden kept in hospital overnight after post-race collapse in Iowa
IndyCar
Posted onJosef Newgarden was kept in hospital overnight for observation after suffering a fall at Iowa Speedway following his race-ending crash.
O’Ward wins Iowa 300 after Newgarden crashes out of race lead
IndyCar
Posted onPato O’Ward took his second win of the season in the second, 300-lap race at Iowa Speedway after Josef Newgarden crashed out of the lead.