#Chip Ganassi Racing

When Alex Palou crossed the line with one of IndyCar's biggest margin of victories in recent memory - over 30 seconds - at the end of the Laguna Seca finale, he still wasn't sure how his racing future would look in 2023. But his rivals only had two days to enjoy the fact that the 2021 champion, who had just delivered such a crushing performance -…

Former IndyCar champion Alex Palou had barely started his first live grand prix session behind the wheel of a Formula One car when he declared the feel and speed of the McLaren "insane." Moments later, Williams' Logan Sargeant was complaining of losing tire grip like a seasoned veteran. Friday at the United States Grand Prix saw a parade of…

If your eyeballs did the around-the-world-360 every time NASCAR driver Ty Gibbs showed up for interviews holding a can of Monster Energy last season, then be prepared for many more orbits. Details are forthcoming, but a report on Thursday said the beverage company will play a significant role in sponsoring Gibbs' No. 54 Toyota in his first full Cup…

The 2023 NASCAR season will begin soon and we are bound to see new faces at the top. Further below, you will find the NASCAR odds for each race over the course of the year. If you're looking to get an idea of every driver's odds of winning the next NASCAR race, you've come to the right place! We will also provide odds for the NASCAR Cup Series…

Today's question: What's your New Year's prediction for INDYCAR? Curt Cavin: Predictions can get a guy in trouble, like last year when I didn't think Scott McLaughlin could finish any higher than seventh in the point standings and likely would end up in the 8-10 range (he finished fourth). This year, my attention is on a couple of drivers,…

The year 2022 was a tumultuous season for Alex Palou. It started as an IndyCar title defence, unravelled under a lawsuit brought about by his own team and finished with him making his Formula 1 weekend debut for McLaren (even though McLaren had lost out in the saga around that lawsuit). No matter how many times you write that, it never becomes…

Justin Marks employs two drivers coming off breakthrough seasons. Kyle Larson works for the most successful team in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series. Racing fans are about to learn what they can accomplish in motorsports by working together. - Trackhouse Racing (@TeamTrackhouse) December 27, 2022 Justin Marks is entitled to take a victory lap…

It's the end of December. I don't know if I should go back to the previous season or turn to the next one. How about both? Here are my attempts at a version of the awards for 2022 - with winner predictions for 2023. Best Pilot 2022: Joey Logan Logano was at his best when it mattered most - later in the season. He took everything he learned over the…

America's biggest form of motorsport, NASCAR, is very traditional. There's a staid way of doing things and, even if the unexpected occurs every now and then, the rule of thumb is that the powerhouse teams always win. What doesn't happen is a start-up operation arrives at its top level, bragging a co-owner who's a Grammy Award-winning megastar. It…

Alex Palou was named a Formula One reserve driver for McLaren Racing on Thursday, confirming the end of a prolonged battle for the IndyCar champion and the F1 team. The Spaniard, who won the 2021 IndyCar championship for Chip Ganassi Racing, last July said he was declining to return to Ganassi next year and instead would drive for McLaren. Ganassi…

All he wanted was a chance. All Trackhouse Racing wanted was a chance. It was a perfect match. However, before you can get to Ross Chastain and Trackhouse making their first Championship 4 appearance in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Phoenix on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN), you first have to go back to the 2014 season. Chastain, was…

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of four stories examining why each Championship 4 driver could win the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series championship. For more on Chastain and the Championship 4, tune in to the "Race for the Championship" docuseries at 10 p.m. ET Thursday on USA Network or set your DVRs. Tuesday: Joey…

Before the final four drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series race for the final time, here's everything you need to know about how we got here and what to expect. The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has come down to this - one more race, with four drivers battling it out for the championship. The situation heading into this final race is simple:…

Life moves fast in NASCAR, and we don't mean 190 mph on the big ovals on Sundays. In just the past few days, Kevin Harvick went off on NASCAR over the slow pace of safety improvements, Bubba Wallace became the latest non-playoff driver to win a playoff race, and Kyle Busch apparently finalized plans to move to Richard Childress Racing. It feels…

The NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs are finally underway after a relatively typical weekend at Bristol. Noah Gragson managed to collect his third straight win as we head into the playoffs, giving him six total on the year. The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series will open the next playoff round at Texas Motor Speedway and as has been discussed in…