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INDY 500 Winners Racing at IMS Next Week
Oct 3 - Two IndyCar drivers will be competing in the Indianapolis 8 Hour race next
weekend. The GT3 endurance race will be ran on the IMS road course.
2025 Indy 500 Winner Alex Palou will be joining Luca Stolz and Lin Hodenius driving
the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG in the GT World Challenge series PRO
class.
Oct 3 - Two IndyCar drivers will be competing in the Indianapolis 8 Hour race next
weekend. The GT3 endurance race will be ran on the IMS road course.
2025 Indy 500 Winner Alex Palou will be joining Luca Stolz and Lin Hodenius driving
the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG in the GT World Challenge series PRO
class.
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| Marcus Ericsson, Hampas Ericsson & Derek DeBoer will be racing the No. 99 BMW M4 GT3 EVO |
10/03 - INDY 500 Winners Racing at IMS Next Week
10/19 - Chris Griffis Memorial Test
10/23 - IndyCar Races in Spain in 2027
10/19 - Chris Griffis Memorial Test
10/23 - IndyCar Races in Spain in 2027
2022 Indy 500 Winner Marcus Ericsson will join his younger brother Hampus
Ericsson and Derek DeBoer in the No. 99 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3
EVO in the Pro-Am class.
Marcus has previous GT3 experience, including driving in this year’s Rolex 24 At
Daytona in a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2. The Ericsson brothers teamed up for
the first time in a Leiper Motorsport Lamborghini in the Michelin 12 Hour Malaysia race
last December at Sepang International Circuit.
Hampus also competed last month in the Battle on the Bricks event at IMS, racing in
the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course.
Indianapolis 8 Hour Race Information - Updated with Race Results
Ericsson and Derek DeBoer in the No. 99 Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3
EVO in the Pro-Am class.
Marcus has previous GT3 experience, including driving in this year’s Rolex 24 At
Daytona in a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2. The Ericsson brothers teamed up for
the first time in a Leiper Motorsport Lamborghini in the Michelin 12 Hour Malaysia race
last December at Sepang International Circuit.
Hampus also competed last month in the Battle on the Bricks event at IMS, racing in
the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course.
Indianapolis 8 Hour Race Information - Updated with Race Results
Alex Palou will be sharing driving duties of this Mercedes-AMG
Alex Palou is also competing this weekend in IMSA's Petit LeMans - a 10-hour
endurance race at Road Atlanta. He will be piloting the No.93 Meyer Shank Racing
Acura along side Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande in the GTP class.
Other Indy drivers competing include Scott Dixon, piloting the #60 Meyer Shank
Racing Acura alongside Colin Braun and Tom Blomqvist, also in the GTP class.
Kyle Kirkwood is racing in the GTD PRO class with teammates Jack Hawksworth
and Ben Barnicoat in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus.
Indy NXT champion Nikta Johnson is also competing in the GTD PRO class, while
2025 IndyCar driver Jacob Abel is running the LMP2 class.
endurance race at Road Atlanta. He will be piloting the No.93 Meyer Shank Racing
Acura along side Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande in the GTP class.
Other Indy drivers competing include Scott Dixon, piloting the #60 Meyer Shank
Racing Acura alongside Colin Braun and Tom Blomqvist, also in the GTP class.
Kyle Kirkwood is racing in the GTD PRO class with teammates Jack Hawksworth
and Ben Barnicoat in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus.
Indy NXT champion Nikta Johnson is also competing in the GTD PRO class, while
2025 IndyCar driver Jacob Abel is running the LMP2 class.
Chris Griffis Memorial Test
Oct 19 - The annual Fall Combine testing for the IndyCar feeder series were held on the road
course at the Indy Speedway over three cool days.
22 drivers participated Friday in the Indy NXT series practices. IndyCar Champion Alex Palou
filled in for CGR's Indy NXT driver, Carson Etter, who was recovering from shoulder surgery.
Palou, who has never driven an Indy Lites car before, helped CGR gather setup information on
the car.
Oct 19 - The annual Fall Combine testing for the IndyCar feeder series were held on the road
course at the Indy Speedway over three cool days.
22 drivers participated Friday in the Indy NXT series practices. IndyCar Champion Alex Palou
filled in for CGR's Indy NXT driver, Carson Etter, who was recovering from shoulder surgery.
Palou, who has never driven an Indy Lites car before, helped CGR gather setup information on
the car.
Alex Palou
Tymek Kucharczyk
Max Taylor
Max Garcia
Tymek Kucharczyk
Max Taylor
Max Garcia
Chip Ganassi
HMD Motorsports
Andretti Global
HMD Motorsports
HMD Motorsports
Andretti Global
HMD Motorsports
1:14.50
1:14.82
1:14.84
1:14:94
1:14.82
1:14.84
1:14:94
TEAM
TIME
SPEED
117.85
117.35
117.31
117.16
117.35
117.31
117.16
| SESSION |
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
DRIVER
| Fastest INDY NXT Drivers on Friday: |
Brad Majman
Lucas Nanji
Lucas Nanji
Pabst Racing
Pabst Racing
Pabst Racing
1:21.17
1:24.73
1:24.73
TEAM
TIME
SPEED
108.18
103.63
103.63
| SESSION |
4
3
3
DRIVER
SERIES
USF PRO 2000
USF 2000
USF 2000
| USF Fastest Times from Saturday & Sunday |
Not shown: USF 2000 Juniors series.
The three USF series practiced on Saturday and Sunday in six sessions each.
In the USF PRO series, Anthony Martella was quickest in the first two session on Saturday.
Vivek Kanthan was fastest in the last session on Sunday.
Brad Majman was fastest in the other 3 sessions.
Karol Pasiewicz was the fastest in the last session in USF 2000.
Lucas Nanji was at the top of the speed chart in the other 5 test sessions.
In the USF PRO series, Anthony Martella was quickest in the first two session on Saturday.
Vivek Kanthan was fastest in the last session on Sunday.
Brad Majman was fastest in the other 3 sessions.
Karol Pasiewicz was the fastest in the last session in USF 2000.
Lucas Nanji was at the top of the speed chart in the other 5 test sessions.
| Tymek Kucharczyk - INDY NXT |
| Jeshua Alianell - USF PRO |
IndyCar Races in Spain in 2027
Oct 23 - The new 2027 IndyCar Schedule was released today and there are some changes
toward the end of the season.
The race at the Nashville Super Speedway has been dropped, thus lowering the number of
oval tracks from 6 to 5.
While the Washington D.C. street race was a huge success this year, it was a one-off
special race celebrating America's 250th birthday, and is not on the 2027 schedule. So, the
number of street races drops from 6 to 5 as well.
The big news is that IndyCar will be racing in Spain next year at the Barcelona Circuit.
IndyCar champion Alex Palou is from Spain, and his countrymen are sure to be excited
about this new event.
The last time Indy cars raced in Europe was in 2007, when CART held events in Belgium
and the Netherlands. That would be their final season.
The track, formally known as Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, has been used for years by
Formula 1 and MotoGP. A new track was constructed in Madrid this year and F1 raced at
both tracks. They are dropping Barcelona and just racing in Madrid next year.
The course is 2.89 miles long and contains 16 turns. The main straight is 0.65-miles long.
See Track Layouts, Corner Maps & Facility Maps
Oct 23 - The new 2027 IndyCar Schedule was released today and there are some changes
toward the end of the season.
The race at the Nashville Super Speedway has been dropped, thus lowering the number of
oval tracks from 6 to 5.
While the Washington D.C. street race was a huge success this year, it was a one-off
special race celebrating America's 250th birthday, and is not on the 2027 schedule. So, the
number of street races drops from 6 to 5 as well.
The big news is that IndyCar will be racing in Spain next year at the Barcelona Circuit.
IndyCar champion Alex Palou is from Spain, and his countrymen are sure to be excited
about this new event.
The last time Indy cars raced in Europe was in 2007, when CART held events in Belgium
and the Netherlands. That would be their final season.
The track, formally known as Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, has been used for years by
Formula 1 and MotoGP. A new track was constructed in Madrid this year and F1 raced at
both tracks. They are dropping Barcelona and just racing in Madrid next year.
The course is 2.89 miles long and contains 16 turns. The main straight is 0.65-miles long.
See Track Layouts, Corner Maps & Facility Maps
| 2023 Formula 1 Race at Barcelona Circuit |
| Aerial View of Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya |