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Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle/Motorsports Today (WWT Raceway 2026) Avondale, AZ- All about opportunity. Tyler Reddick takes advantage of Kyle Larson’s bad day to vault himself back into contention for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. Reddick surged from fourth to first on the last restart of the Freeway Insurance 500 to take his sixth win of the season on Sunday. "This group never lost motivation, never lost the drive to keep searching and keep tryi

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle/MotorsportsToday (WWT Raceway 2026) Avondale, AZ- It was too little, too late for Sam Mayer late-race rally in the Timberland Pro 200, as Jesse Love held him off to solidify a dominant victory at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday night. With the win, Love takes over the points lead from Sheldon Creed for a 36-point advantage over championship runner-up Justin Allgaier. “Found my happy place there at the end to kind of make just enough

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Photo Courtesy Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Avondale, AZ- With the right adjustment at the right time, Kaden Honeycutt stole the win from Ty Majeski with a late race resurgence in the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150 Powered by Poet at Phoenix Raceway on Friday night. He led 52 laps en route to his fourth win of the season and his second in The Chase. Honeycutt couldn't earn this victory alone, as it was his pit crew who put him in position late. O

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) Myles Rowe rewrote history at World Wide Technology Raceway, going from last to first to win his third career INDY NXT victory. He became the first driver to win an INDY NXT race after starting in the rear. Alessandro de Tullio and Josh Pierson rounded out the podium places in second and third, respectively. “I knew just the pace of the car, I knew with the right technique and just execution and patienc

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Redemption. After getting spun from the lead by Max Taylor in the first race of INDY NXT’s doubleheader at Barber Motorsports Park, Alessandro de Tullio gets his redemption, leading 30 laps for his first INDY NXT victory on Sunday. Max Taylor and Nikita Johnson rounded out the podium. “It's a great feeling to finally get it done here. We had some racing stuff happen in Arlington, starting on pole. S

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Nikita Johnson was three seconds back from the lead with nine laps to go. All it took was lap traffic to change the complexion of the race, as Max Taylor utilized the traffic to catch and pass leader Alessandro de Tullio, but an advantageous move by both drivers in turn 16 gave Johnson the victory. "It's great to win again. I can't thank the team enough for everything they've done,” Johnson said. “

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernendez Jr (Motorsports Today, 2026) Nikita Johnson ends Max Taylor’s perfect weekend, passing him on the opening restart of the INDY NXT by Firestone GP of St. Petersburg, leading 42 laps for his maiden INDY NXT SERIES victory on Sunday, March 1. "I knew I just wanted to get to the front," Johnson said. "That's the biggest thing. Just wanted to control the race. I know that I'm pretty good at that, so I knew that I was going to d

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) Scott McLaughlin took pole in Fast Six qualifying on the Streets of St. Petersburg ahead of Marcus Ericsson and rookie Dennis Hauger. Not only was it the 12th pole of the New Zealander’s career, but it was also his back-to-back poles for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. “Just really proud of the execution, because I felt like we nearly actually missed the [advancing past the first q

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) A costly mistake by Ty Majeski proved detrimental. After taking the lead on the final restart of the race, a lock-up in turn 12 allowed Layne Riggs retake the lead for his first win of the season, and Front Row Motorsports' second win in three races. “I feel like coming into this weekend, we really need some help. And my first two races, which were at super speedway-style race tracks, didn't g

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) The INDY NXT SERIES wrapped both its practice sessions ahead of the series’ qualifying session on Saturday afternoon. Max Taylor led an Andretti Global 1-2-3 in the first practice session on Friday, Feb.27, and carried that momentum into the second session, topping the session as it timed out. After the last season’s INDY NXT champion Dennis Hauger swept every session at St. Petersburg last se

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) Action around the Streets of St. Petersburg ended under red-flag conditions as the persistent weather over the Tampa Bay area fell over the race track, ultimately cutting NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice short and forcing qualifying positions to fall back to owner points. Connor Mosack, driver of the No.7 Spire Motorsports Silverado, assumed pole, his second career for the OnlyBulls Gre