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Face of history: Felix Rosenqvist’s immortal Indy 500 win comes to life

Face of history: Felix Rosenqvist’s immortal Indy 500 win comes to life

When the velvet cloth dropped inside Will Behrends’ studio, revealing a finely crafted clay head, Felix Rosenqvist came face-to-face with his own racing immortality. Months after winning the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 2026, in the closest finish in race history – 0.0233 seconds over David Malukas – the gravity of the achievement is finally setting in. Rosenqvist ... Keep reading

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Sep 23, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Gallery: Felix Rosenqvist's likeness immortalized for Borg-Warner Indy 500 trophy

Gallery: Felix Rosenqvist's likeness immortalized for Borg-Warner Indy 500 trophy

The 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 was a memorable one, with Felix Rosenqvist claiming victory with Meyer Shank Racing. He beat Team Penske's David Malukas in the closest photo finish in the race's history. At the checkered flag, they were separated by just 0.023s. Rosenqvist is just the third Swedish-born driver to ever win the Indy 500, joining Marcus Ericsson and Kenny Bräck. This ... Keep reading

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Sep 23, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
John Green got an astronomical following from his books. What came next? ‘I’m still competing for clicks’

John Green got an astronomical following from his books. What came next? ‘I’m still competing for clicks’

Returning with his first-ever adult novel, the bestselling author reflects on fame, YouTube and his brother’s AI controversy By his mid-30s, John Green had done pretty well for himself. His debut novel, Looking for Alaska, had won a prestigious award for young adult literature. He and his brother, Hank, had launched a popular YouTube channel, where they regularly posted videos about their lives. With their combined incomes, Green and his wife were able to cobble together a living, buying a house and starting a family in Indianapolis. And then, in 2012, he published The Fault In Our Stars. Continue reading...

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Laurin Heinrich keeps IMSA GTP title hopes alive with late surge to Indianapolis podium

Laurin Heinrich keeps IMSA GTP title hopes alive with late surge to Indianapolis podium

A relentless late-race charge by Laurin Heinrich secured a dramatic third-place finish for Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) at the Battle on the Bricks, keeping his own and the team's slim IMSA GTP driver and manufacturer championship hopes alive heading into the season finale. Drafted into the #6 Porsche 963 as part of the factory squad’s championship strategy - replacing Laurens Vanthoor - ... Keep reading

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Sep 21, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Rasmussen and Boulle coast to Indianapolis LMP2 victory for Era Motorsport with epic fuel save

Rasmussen and Boulle coast to Indianapolis LMP2 victory for Era Motorsport with epic fuel save

Era Motorsport used an aggressive fuel-saving strategy to earn its first LMP2 victory of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Sunday, winning the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Co-drivers Christian Rasmussen and Nick Boulle took the LMP2 class win in the #18 Oreca 07 Gibson on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course. Rasmussen finished 15.004s ahead of Harry ... Keep reading

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Sep 21, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Ford beats Corvette in last-lap IMSA GTD Pro fight at Indianapolis

Ford beats Corvette in last-lap IMSA GTD Pro fight at Indianapolis

In a fierce, wheel-banging finish between two legendary American marques, Dennis Olsen and Ben Barker claimed Ford Racing’s first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Pro victory of the season at the Battle on the Bricks. The outcome came down to the final lap of the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, where Olsen, driving the #64 Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 ... Keep reading

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Sep 21, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Sheldon van der Linde passes Earl Bamber late to win IMSA Indianapolis thriller

Sheldon van der Linde passes Earl Bamber late to win IMSA Indianapolis thriller

Sheldon van der Linde pulled off a late dramatic pass on Earl Bamber to win the Battle on the Bricks. Driving the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8, van der Linde made the winning move on Bamber’s #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R into Turn 12 as the pair navigated traffic with 5m30s to go in the final sprint round - and penultimate race - of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The South African ... Keep reading

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Sep 20, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Russell Ward blasts IMSA race control for "bad call" in fiery interview

Russell Ward blasts IMSA race control for "bad call" in fiery interview

Russell Ward and co-driver Philip Ellis entered the Indianapolis round of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in control of the GTD points lead. The Winward Racing duo was due to start from pole after GTD qualifying was cancelled because of lightning, but a pre-race penalty sent the No. 57 Mercedes to the back of the grid, a decision Ward strongly criticised. According to race ... Keep reading

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Sep 20, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
IMSA Indianapolis starting lineup: Tom Blomqvist puts Acura Meyer Shank on pole

IMSA Indianapolis starting lineup: Tom Blomqvist puts Acura Meyer Shank on pole

Tom Blomqvist put Acura Meyer Shank Racing on pole in a weather-impacted qualifying round in the Battle on the Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Driving the team’s #60 Acura ARX-06, Blomqvist delivered a flying lap of 1m14.674s to take the top spot on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course. It marks Blomqvist’s seventh career pole, and the 25th pole in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar ... Keep reading

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Sep 19, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Josef Newgarden will always want to race Bristol but knows the chances are slim

Josef Newgarden will always want to race Bristol but knows the chances are slim

Josef Newgarden is very content with his life as a perennial IndyCar Series contender but there are very specific NASCAR things he wants to do someday no matter how historically unrealistic it might be. The now 35-year-old two-time IndyCar Series champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner is driving the pace car on Saturday in the Bristol Night Race in his native Tennessee. His NASCAR ... Keep reading

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Sep 19, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Conor Daly returns to NASCAR Truck Series with Kaulig at Kansas

Conor Daly returns to NASCAR Truck Series with Kaulig at Kansas

Veteran IndyCar driver Conor Daly will be taking part in next weekend's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. This will be Daly's eighth career NASCAR Truck Series start and his second of the 2026 season. He will again be driving the No. 25 RAM 1500 for Kaulig Racing. Earlier in the summer, he started 29th and finished 26th for the team at IRP. “Indianapolis was all ... Keep reading

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Sep 17, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Abbi Pulling headlines 11-driver Indy NXT test at Indianapolis

Abbi Pulling headlines 11-driver Indy NXT test at Indianapolis

Abbi Pulling and George "G3" Argyros III headline an 11-driver entry list on Monday, Sept. 21, as five Indy NXT teams evaluate 11 prospective drivers on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The full-day session will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Andretti Global will evaluate British driver Pulling, who enters the Brickyard as a standout prospect in single-seaters. An Alpine Academy ... Keep reading

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Sep 17, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Porsche inching closer to Cadillac in Indianapolis BoP

Porsche inching closer to Cadillac in Indianapolis BoP

Jack Aitken’s quest to virtually wrap up the championship early is in full swing. Should the Briton leave Indianapolis with a buffer of more than 166 points over his rivals, his car would only need to cross the starting line at the Road Atlanta finale to secure the title. However, doing so will be no easy task at Indy. While the Cadillac V-Series.R has received a relatively steady BoP for the ... Keep reading

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Sep 17, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Christian Rasmussen reunites with Era Motorsport for IMSA’s Indianapolis sprint round

Christian Rasmussen reunites with Era Motorsport for IMSA’s Indianapolis sprint round

Fresh off his second full-time IndyCar Series campaign with ECR, Christian Rasmussen is reuniting with Era Motorsport for this weekend’s Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 26-year-old Dane will co-drive the #18 Oreca 07 Gibson in the LMP2 class alongside the previously confirmed Nick Boulle. Rasmussen brings familiar winning pedigree back to the squad, having ... Keep reading

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Sep 15, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
From Värnamo to victory lane: Hometown hero Felix Rosenqvist set for Sweden celebration

From Värnamo to victory lane: Hometown hero Felix Rosenqvist set for Sweden celebration

Fresh off his victory at the 2026 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, Felix Rosenqvist will return to his Swedish hometown of Värnamo for a free, family-friendly public celebration on Saturday, Dec. 5. Central Värnamo will open its doors to locals, motorsports fans, and visitors to honor the hometown hero's May 24 triumph. Rosenqvist earned his first win in "The Greatest Spectacle in ... Keep reading

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Sep 15, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

Will Poulter is heading to Indianapolis to be honored at the 35th annual Heartland Film Festival. The actor will attend a special presentation of his recent drama “Union County” from Oscilloscope Laboratories on Oct. 17. Poulter and Noah Centineo play brothers Cody and Jack Parsons who are navigating a court-mandated drug rehabilitation program in a […]

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Sep 14, 2026 · byVariety
From ‘American Hostage’ to Podcasts, Hollywood Digs Deeper Into Digital IP — But Will the Same Stories Told on Different Platforms Hurt Business?

From ‘American Hostage’ to Podcasts, Hollywood Digs Deeper Into Digital IP — But Will the Same Stories Told on Different Platforms Hurt Business?

Watching the MGM+ limited anthology series “American Hostage” with exec producer and star Jon Hamm at its Sept. 12 Toronto fest premiere, you might be reminded of last year’s Sept. 7 Toronto premiere, Gus Van Sant’s thriller “Dead Man’s Wire,” about the same 1977 Indianapolis hostage crisis. Or the 2022 podcast “American Hostage” with Jon […]

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Sep 12, 2026 · byVariety
IndyCar releases final TV ratings for 2026, up 23% from previous year

IndyCar releases final TV ratings for 2026, up 23% from previous year

Felix Rosenqvist won in the closest Indianapolis 500 finish in history, Alex Palou claimed his fifth title in the past six years, Scott McLaughlin secured the final win of the year at Laguna Seca, and the 2026 IndyCar season is officially over after 18 rounds of racing. IndyCar on FOX saw a +23% jump from 2025 (1.362mil), and +57% from numbers in 2024 (1.073mil). IndyCar also boasted about a ... Keep reading

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Sep 11, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
IMSA drivers react to tougher officiating ahead of Indianapolis

IMSA drivers react to tougher officiating ahead of Indianapolis

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Battle on the Bricks Sept. 18-20, marking the final sprint race of the season with a 44-car grid spanning GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD. Recent penalties have also put driving standards and race control’s approach to contact back in focus. At the most recent IMSA race – the GTD sprint round at Virginia ... Keep reading

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Sep 11, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Palou concludes successful IR-28 oval validation test for IndyCar at Indy

Palou concludes successful IR-28 oval validation test for IndyCar at Indy

Five-time IndyCar Series champion and 2025 Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou completed the second day of IndyCar’s IR-28 oval validation test Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, wrapping up running 15 minutes early after finishing his team's full checklist. Palou, representing Honda teams for Chip Ganassi Racing, took over testing duties following Wednesday's initial oval runs by ... Keep reading

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Sep 10, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
IMSA confirms 44-car field for Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis

IMSA confirms 44-car field for Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is gearing up for its return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, revealing a stacked 44-car entry list for the upcoming TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks. Scheduled for September 20, the event serves as the penultimate round of the season and marks the championship's first sprint-format contest at The Brickyard since 2023. The four-class field will ... Keep reading

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Sep 10, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Alexander Rossi drives next-gen IndyCar IR-28 into new era at Indianapolis

Alexander Rossi drives next-gen IndyCar IR-28 into new era at Indianapolis

The IndyCar Series took a major step into its future on Wednesday as Alexander Rossi completed the first-ever oval laps in the superspeedway configuration of the series' next-generation IR-28 chassis at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Navigating temperatures climbing into the low 90s on a hot and humid afternoon at the 2.5-mile oval, the ECR driver logged crucial baseline mileage to launch the ... Keep reading

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Sep 10, 2026 · byMotorsport.com