Alex Palou sealed a fourth IndyCar championship after his only challenger Pato O’Ward lost power in his Arrow McLaren car early in the Portland round. O’Ward needed to outscore Palou by at least 14 points to keep the championship open to the penultimate round of the season at Milwaukee. He started from pole after an engine penalty for his team-mate …
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Pato O’Ward shocked by ICE-related ‘Speedway Slammer’ post
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touts plans for an immigration detention center in Indiana dubbed “Speedway Slammer,” and includes a car with the same number as the only Mexican driver in the series. “It caught a lot of people off …
Read More »O’Ward makes the right calls to win in Toronto
It was bound to happen. Alex Palou won more than one of his seven races this year with the perfect race strategy calls, but going against the grain at the Honda Indy Toronto turned his fortunes upside down as multiple decisions to stay out while others pitted during cautions took the championship leader out of contention and ensured Arrow McLaren’s …
Read More »O’Ward fires off win in 100th IndyCar start at Iowa Speedway
Josef Newgarden dominated all aspects of the Sukup 275 at Iowa Speedway through the final pit stop, but a slow tire change and a dogged out lap by Pato O’Ward saw the lead change hands and the Arrow McLaren driver hold on to first the rest of the race and earn his first win of the year. It was O’Ward’s …
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