Marshall Pruett

Hayward, San Mateo

Sports Car Reporter at Racer

Shabral's husband. Racecar mechanic, engineer, team manager, writer/reporter for @RacerMag + @ESPN + @RoadandTrack. Host, The Marshall Pruett Podcast.

Articles

Palou tops stop/start second day of Indy 500 practice

18 hours ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

It was a stop and start and stop again kind of day for the second day of Indianapolis 500 practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and between the brief bouts of rain in the afternoon, the fastest lap was produced by Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou, moving Will Power’s Tuesday benchmark of 227.026mph to 227.546mph on Wednesday in the No. 10 Honda.
Palou keeping his focus on IndyCar, not F1

1 day ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett |Chris Medland

Breakaway IndyCar Series championship leader Alex Palou says he appreciates the fans who continually call for his hiring by the Cadillac Formula 1 team or other F1 programs in need of talent. But the 28-year-old Spaniard, who signed an extended contract with Chip Ganassi Racing, moved his family from Spain to Indiana and has designs on winning his fourth championship in five years, also says he’s found a long-term home in the U.S. “We built a house!” Palou told RACER. “Took us like 14 months.
Rain stretches the wait for Kanaan at IMS

1 day ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

Tony Kanaan was meant to climb into Kyle Larson’s No. 17 Arrow McLaren/Hendrick Motorsports Chevy on Tuesday. Almost a year of anticipation — the chance to drive again at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ,where he last competed in 2023 — came to naught as rain delays deleted the window for the 2014 Indy 500 winner to make his return to lapping at IMS.
Power tops rain-shortened opening day of Indy 500 practice

1 day ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

Team Penske was the fastest program on Tuesday's opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 as 2018 race winner Will Power topped all 34 drivers with a lap of 227.026mph in the No. 12 Chevy. Defending, back-to-back Indy winner Josef Newgarden was second-fastest at 226.971mph in the No. 2 Chevy, and the third member of the trio, 2024 Indy polesitter Scott McLaughlin, was fifth-fastest in the No. 3 Chevy at 225.005mph as most drivers spent the afternoon making use of aerodynamic tows.
The RACER Mailbag, May 14

1 day ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett |Chris Medland

Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to [email protected]. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely to be published. Questions received after 3pm ET each Monday will be saved for the following week. Q: Seeing Rahal qualify second at the Indy GP was something special. Power still has speed and Dixon seems to be struggling in qualifying this season. Add in Helio doing the 500, and what do you have?
Newgarden looking for a season reset at Indy

1 day ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

The start to Josef Newgarden’s season has not gone according to plan. It began with promise as a third-place finish at St. Petersburg showed what was possible for his No. 2 Team Penske Chevy entry, but then the downhill slide arrived with a forgettable run to 17th in qualifying at The Thermal Club and a mild improvement to 13th in the race.
Sonsio Grand Prix TV audience down, but season average remains higher than last year

2 days ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

By Marshall Pruett - May 13, 2025, 4:35 PM UTCSaturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix, won by Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou delivered an average audience of 710,000 viewers on the FOX network, a 23.3-percent decline from the 875,387 who tuned in to watch last year’s race on NBC, won by the Spaniard as well.
FOX announces streaming service details

2 days ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

By Marshall Pruett - May 13, 2025, 4:01 PM UTCWith IndyCar switch from NBC and its Peacock streaming subscription service to FOX during the offseason, fans who preferred the use of Peacock were disappointed to learn that FOX lacked a similar service, but a solution will be in place shortly after the end of the season.
How one phone call changed Pagenaud's recovery – and GM's engineering muscle | RACER

2 days ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

By Marshall Pruett - May 13, 2025, 3:46 PM UTCSimon Pagenaud put on his racing suit and helmet, just as he’d done a thousand times before. But this time was different. The 2016 IndyCar Series champion and 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner was in an uncomfortable intersection where nervousness and excitement and anxiety came together and clashed.
McLaughlin to have Pagenaud in his corner again for Indy 500

2 days ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett

Scott McLaughlin will reunite with Simon Pagenaud for another attempt to win the Indianapolis 500. The Team Penske driver from New Zealand and Team Penske alumni from France who won the great race in 2019 came together last May at McLaughlin’s request. Based on the fruits of their collaboration with pole for the No. 3 Chevy and a career-best run to sixth in the race, the Kiwi asked for the mentorship to continue.