Kurt Darling

Fishers, Indianapolis

News Reporter and Anchor at WIBC-FM (Indianapolis, IN)

Anchor @93wibc. TV Voice of @TheSIFC. @IndyCar/@ButlerMBB/@NDFootball beat writer @1075TheFan. @IndianaState alum. Retired T&F Athlete. Opinions are my own.

Articles

Kirkwood Wins Third Race Of Season At Gateway

1 week ago | wibc.com | Kurt Darling

MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Kirkwood was not a name that was being widely discussed to come away with a win late Sunday night on the outskirts of St. Louis. Yet, somehow and some way, he and his Andretti Global crew found a way to get the job done as Kirkwood would take the checkered flag for the third time this season in the Bommarito 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway. “The starts and the restarts were big,” “We were not to happy with the car (during qualifying).
Kirkwood Runs Away With Win At Detroit; Palou Crashes Out

3 weeks ago | 1075thefan.com | Kurt Darling

DETROIT — The question in the race following the Indianapolis 500 every year is how the winner will follow up his historic victory. For Alex Palou, the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix would be the worst finish for an Indy 500 champion in the next race in the last decade as he crashed following a restart late in the race. The result snapping his hot streak of having won five of the first six races.
Picture Perfect! Alex Palou Wins Indianapolis 500!

1 month ago | wibc.com | Kurt Darling

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — In a feat that has only ever been seen once before in the sport of North American Open-Wheen racing, Alex Palou took the checkered flag in the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. The win is his fifth win in the first six races of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series. Only AJ Foyt has ever matched that start to an IndyCar season when he won five of the first six races in the 1979 USAC Championship season. “I cannot believe it,” Palou said. “What and amazing day.
Shwartzman The First Rookie To Take Indy 500 Pole In 42 Years

1 month ago | 1075thefan.com | Kurt Darling

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — It a stunning turn of events, a rookie will be starting on pole for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. The new sweetheart of the fans. without a doubt, is Robert Shwartzman. The Israeli rookie with no oval experience and very little IndyCar experience to boot, dazzled the crowd at IMS with an impressive run on Saturday. He replicated the results on Sunday with an average of 232.790 mph, good enough to start in the top spot on Memorial Day weekend.
Bring On The Boost! Newgarden Leads Day Three Of Indy 500 Practice

1 month ago | 1075thefan.com | Kurt Darling

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — On a day that was finally completely rid of the rain, Josef Newgarden continued to show consistent race pace as he led Day Three of practice for the 109th Indianapolis 500. It’s the third day in a row the two-time winner has been in the Top Five of the speed chart. The fast laps came in the first 45 minutes of the session at 226.632 mph, after which he was not seen on track for a solid four hours heading into Happy Hour after 5pm.
Power, Newgarden Pace Rain Shortened First Day Of Indy 500 Practice

1 month ago | wibc.com | Kurt Darling

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — It was a day of cat and mouse with the weather as drivers and teams opened the first day of practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. The forecast called for spotty showers on and off all day, and that’s what we got as practice was due to go off at Noon Eastern Time on Tuesday. Delayed by just over two hours, the rain finally let up and practice was able to begin just before 3pm.
And Then It Was Four! Palou Outmatches Rahal To Win Sonsio GP

1 month ago | wibc.com | Kurt Darling

CLOSE SPEEDWAY, Ind. — In a series of events that have not been seen since the mid-2000’s, Alex Palou continues to rewrite the history books. Despite a valiant effort by Graham Rahal, Palou was able to simply outmatch the rest of the field as he won the Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS road course.
Palou Pummels Again! Will Start On Pole For Sonsio Grand Prix

1 month ago | wibc.com | Kurt Darling

CLOSE SPEEDWAY, Ind. — For the second weekend in a row, Alex Palou, who is already leading the championship and in number of wins this season, will lead the field to the green flag. Palou dominated the Firestone Fast 6 of qualifying for the Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS Road Course on Friday. His lap of 1:09.341 was tops of the day.
Alex Palou Runs Away From The Field To Win At Barber

1 month ago | wibc.com | Kurt Darling

CLOSE BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The phrase ‘sheer dominance’ would not give enough credit to Alex Palou’s performance in the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting from the pole position, Palou simply, and quite literally, drove away from the rest of the field as he cruised to his 14th career IndyCar Series win at Barber Motorsports Park. “It was the perfect day, the perfect weekend,” Palou said.
Crashes Mar The Day For Sato, Larson At Indy 500 Open Test

2 months ago | 1075thefan.com | Kurt Darling

CLOSE SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The second day of open testing for the Indianapolis 500 brought both more speed and consequently, more crashes. After every driver coming through the first day of testing on Wednesday (mostly) unscathed, the second day saw drivers try something that has never been done before in April testing: qualifying simulations.