Bruce Martin

6 days ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

DETROIT — Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global scored his second victory of the NTT IndyCar Series season in Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on the streets of Detroit. Kirkwood, who one week ago was sixth at the checkered flag in the 109th Indianapolis 500, only to have his car fail post-race technical inspection and moved to 32nd, got redemption on Sunday. Kirkwood’s No. 27 Siemens Honda defeated Santino Ferrucci’s No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet by 3.5931 seconds.

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

DETROIT — Colton Herta won the pole for the second-straight year at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, knocking David Malukas off the pole with a fast time of 1:00.4779 around the 9-turn, 1.645-mile street circuit. It was the Andretti Global driver’s fist pole since Toronto in 2024. It was Herta’s 15th career IndyCar pole. “It was such an unknown and we were not really strong on the softer tires but the guys did a great job overnight,” Herta said.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Bruce Martin

DETROIT – Last Sunday’s 109th Indianapolis 500 included a grandstand sellout of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since 2016, and FOX Sports produced the largest television audience for an Indy 500 in 17 years. With 7.01 million viewers, including a peak audience of 8.05 million from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske could take a victory lap.

1 week ago | speedsport.com | Bruce Martin

DETROIT — With the 109th Indianapolis 500 complete and Alex Palou continuing his historic streak of success, it’s time for IndyCar to turn the page and get on with the rest of the 2025 season. That began Friday on the streets of Detroit in the opening practice session for Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Palou has a whopping 112-point lead over Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren in the battle for the 2025 IndyCar Series Championship with 11 races remaining in the season.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Bruce Martin

INDIANAPOLIS – For just the third time in the last three decades, Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 will be the most watched motorsports event on American television as 7.01 million viewers tuned into the FOX broadcast with a peak of 8.5 million for the climactic ending from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. By comparison, 6.4 million viewers watched February’s Daytona 500, also on FOX. The only other times the Indy 500 has received a higher rating than the Daytona 500 was in 1995 and 2021.