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FILE - Gordon Johncock wears a wreath after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race, May 30, 1973. (AP Photo, File)

Gordon Johncock, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, dies at 90

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Alex Palou (10) of Spain stands during the National Anthem before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Palou wins his record-tying fourth straight IndyCar season championship

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Kyle Kirkwood (27) makes a pit stop for gas during the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kirkwood gives the Freedom 250 an American winner on the streets of downtown Washington

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Liam Griffin and Matt Delaney got an inside look at the National Mall's transformation into a racetrack, speaking with Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation, Jonathan Bailey, president of operations at Penske Corp. and IndyCar driver Marcus Ericsson.

WATCH: 140,000 fans, seven turns, one weekend: D.C.’s first high-speed street race

IndyCar Series driver David Malukas drives a race car down West Executive Drive during an event with President Donald Trump to promote the upcoming Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

Racers, organizers finalize Freedom 250 Grand Prix preparations

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou drives into the pit lane to test a new IndyCar model, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Marot)

Alex Palou, Alexander Rossi provide rave reviews after 1st weekend of testing the new IndyCars

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

FILE - Alexander Rossi attends a practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis GP auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Aug. 11, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Delayed full-course caution in Indianapolis GP prompts IndyCar officials to make rule change

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

FILE - Alex Palou celebrates after winning the IndyCar championship Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

A rule change is causing confusion among IndyCar drivers as season restarts at Indianapolis GP

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Ambassador Monica Crowley, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as IndyCar officials unveiled the circuit for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, which will come to the National Mall on Aug. 23. (Liam Griffin/The Washington Times)

Pennsylvania Avenue at 180 mph: IndyCar unveils Freedom 250 Grand Prix circuit

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

FILE - IndyCar owner Roger Penske speaks to the media during a news conference announcing the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington to be held in 2026 in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron, File)

Roger Penske sells a third of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar to Fox

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

President of Team Penske Tim Cindric, left and driver Josef Newgarden wait for the start of during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization as part of cheating scandal

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

President of Team Penske Tim Cindric, left and driver Josef Newgarden wait for the start of during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Roger Penske fires top three, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar as part of cheating scandal

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Scott Dixon celebrates after winning the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race in Detroit, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Dixon drove entire IndyCar opener with no radio communication, still finished second

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Alex Palou, of Spain, prepares to drive during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 19, 2023. Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou admits he breached his contract with McLaren Racing when the Spaniard did an about-face and stayed at Chip Ganassi Racing. The admission came in Palou's response to a lawsuit filed against him by McLaren in September seeking to recoup at least $23 million in losses the team calculated Palou's reversal cost the organization. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) **FILE**

Palou dominates IndyCar’s first all-star race since 2008

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

FILE - In this image provided by Jimmie Johnson Racing II, Inc., seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson poses with an IndyCar during testing with Chip Ganassi Racing on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Indianapolis. Jimmie Johnson will transition from NASCAR to IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing in a partnership that could pair two of the most dominant drivers of this generation on one team. The seven-time NASCAR champion will work with the Ganassi organization to finalize sponsorship on a two-year program for Johnson to run the road and street course races on IndyCar's schedule. If funding is secured, Johnson would be teammates with five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon. (Jimmie Johnson Racing II, Inc. via AP, File)

Jimmie Johnson teams with Ganassi on 2-year IndyCar program

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 26, 2019, file photo, Simon Pagenaud, of France, leads the field through the first turn on the start of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis. The once frosty schism between the two biggest racing series in the United States has thawed and NASCAR's elite Cup Series will share a venue with IndyCar on the same weekend for the first time in history. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

NASCAR and IndyCar collide for racing extravaganza at Indy

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, Jason Priestley waves the green flag to start an IndyCar auto race in Toronto. The stars of IndyCar were in Florida preparing to start their season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before the green flag. Almost three months later, the series is finally set to go racing. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

IndyCar ready to race after pandemic delayed start of season

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 10, 2017, file photo, Will Power, of Australia, pumps his fist as he crosses the finish line under yellow to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

IndyCar restart at Texas before another month to race again

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

Graham Rahal (15) races into turn two before finishing second in the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday, March 11, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

NBC lands Indy 500 and promises IndyCar increased exposure

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2013 file photo, Will Power (12), of Australia, races towards victory in the IndyCar auto race at the Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, Calif. IndyCar has reached a multi-year agreement with Verizon that will make the telecommunications giant the title sponsor of the series. Verizon replaces former title sponsor Izod and its sponsorship of what will now be known as the Verizon IndyCar Series launches with the March 30 season opening race. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

Verizon becomes title sponsor of IndyCar Series

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