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Scott McLaughlin ‘mans up’ after crashing Romain Grosjean; Power is also broken

Scott McLaughlin Romain Grosjean ST PETERSBURG, Florida – A battle royal between last year’s winner, Scot McLaughlin, and this year’s incumbent, Romain Grosjean, at the Firestone Grand Prix in St. Petersburg Sunday. It was clear that McLaughlin’s Team Penske and Grosjean Andretti Autosport had the two best cars in Sunday’s class. That’s the kind of …

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Marcus Ericsson wins wild IndyCar opener after late engine trouble at Pato O’Ward

Marcus Ericsson IndyCar opener ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marcus Ericsson won the dark IndyCar season opener, leading the final four laps of the St. Petersburg City Fire. Petersburg after Pato O’Ward had engine trouble. O’Ward finished second by 2.4113 seconds and 23 laps ahead of his No. The 5 led Dallara-Chevrolet experienced a brief loss …

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Marcus Ericsson wins the IndyCar season opener as a massive two-car aerial crash in St. Petersburg

The NTT IndyCar Series 2023 season kicked off with a bang — or rather, a crash — Sunday at the Firestone Grand Prix in St. Petersburg In a race that saw Andretti Autosport teammates Devlin DeFrancesco and Kyle Kirkwood both airborne in a huge separate crash that ended DeFrancesco’s day and included nearly half of …

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Follow the hunting poles from the streets of St. Petersburg

Marcus Ericsson in the IndyCar series season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sunday. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Marcus Ericsson claimed the NTT series 2023 season opener through the streets of St. Petersburg, passing Pato O’Ward with three laps to go and holding on for the win. For much of the …

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Marcus Ericsson wins a tough IndyCar season-opening race

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jack Harvey was taken to the hospital for observation and Helio Castroneves needed an ice pack and X-rays. A pair of cars went airborne, the drivers crashed into each other and the entire Andretti Autosport fleet was destroyed. Meanwhile, Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson won IndyCar’s opening race of the …

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Five storylines to watch for the 2023 season and the St. Pete opener

IndyCar Viewers Guide 2013 Since the 2013 NTT IndyCar Series season set to start todaythe viewer’s guide to the key stories with the green flag on the streets of St. Petersburg, falls in Florida.12:30 pm ET, NBC and Peacock) ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Hate sells. It is the key to any competition in running. If …

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Follow the hunting poles from the streets of St. Petersburg

New Zealand’s Scott McLaughlin claimed his maiden IndyCar series at St. Petersburg in 2022. (Photo Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) The North American open wheel series returns from its offseason as IndyCar takes over the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, this weekend. The NTT series stage 17 races this seasonsummit at Laguna Seca on Sept. 10 …

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Follow the hunting poles from the streets of St. Petersburg

New Zealand’s Scott McLaughlin claimed his maiden IndyCar series at St. Petersburg in 2022. (Photo Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) The North American open wheel series returns from its offseason as IndyCar takes over the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, this weekend. The NTT series stage 17 races this seasonsummit at Laguna Seca on Sept. 10 …

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An airborne wreck causes a red flag in the IndyCar opener on lap St. Pete (VIDEO)

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Devlin DeFrancesco the air is gone but he was wounded by seven beasts through a hole in his lap of the NTT IndyCar season opener. DeFrancesco No. 29 Dallara-Honda has gone to heaven (watch the video above or click here) with slow stocks after citing No. 55 Dallara-Chevrolet of rookie Benjamin …

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Follow the hunting poles from the streets of St. Petersburg

New Zealand’s Scott McLaughlin claimed his maiden IndyCar series at St. Petersburg in 2022. (Photo Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) The North American open wheel series returns from its offseason as IndyCar takes over the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, this weekend. The NTT series stage 17 races this seasonsummit at Laguna Seca on Sept. 10 …

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