Mark Glendenning
Editor at Racer
Mia's Dad. Mel's husband. Trail runner. Mediocre bassist. Editor at @RACERmag. 🇦🇺🇺🇸
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2 days ago |
racer.com | Mark Glendenning
Newly-minted Indy 500 winner Alex Palou clearly had a fast car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. But that alone isn’t what got him to victory lane. “It was a little bit of everything,” he said. “My car was very capable. But I didn't really have the best balance, especially towards the end of the tire life. I would say from lap 20 onwards, I was struggling very much to follow very closely.
'I thought he wasn't going to go for it' – Ericsson disconsolate after falling short at Indy | RACER
2 days ago |
racer.com | Mark Glendenning
Marcus Ericsson expects to be haunted by what-might-have-beens after a chance at a second Indy 500 win was lost to Alex Palou on Sunday. The Andretti driver was leading and had a fuel and tire advantage heading into the final phase of the race, with two backmarkers ahead and Palou just behind. He left the door open on the inside at Turn 1 with 13 laps to go and admitted he was surprised when Palou – who was trying to save fuel – took advantage and made what proved to be the winning pass.
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2 days ago |
racer.com | Mark Glendenning
Alex Palou has spent the last few years answering questions about what it would mean to add an Indy 500 win to his vast list of achievements. He’s answered just as many questions about when he’d finally earn that first oval win. He won’t have to answer either of them anymore. On a day that started off being mostly defined by chaos and mishaps, it all came down to patience and calculation.
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2 days ago |
racer.com | Mark Glendenning
ShareThis is disabled until you accept Social Networking cookies. By Mark Glendenning - May 25, 2025, 9:27 AM UTCPole for the Indianapolis 500 is a highlight-reel moment for any driver or team, even the ones who earn it relatively often. For Robert Shwartzman and PREMA, leading the field to the green this afternoon reframes the entire season. For decades a powerhouse across European development series, PREMA is counting down the hours to its sixth-ever IndyCar race, and its first on an oval.
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4 days ago |
racer.com | Mark Glendenning
Chip Ganassi Racing team manager Barry Wanser (pictured above) and broadcast statistician Russ Thompson are this year’s joint recipients of the Robin Miller Award.
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It's great to have @m_glendenning in the stock car world for the first time in a long time, and even better to have someone to tag team stories with this weekend in Chicago:
Pretty cool piece of silverware (except I think it's brass) waiting for whoever comes out on top at #NASCARChicago tomorrow https://t.co/CnNwmEIM46
RT @David_A_Bell: It's pretty common. Part of the charm of living in Arizona. :)
