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Inside IndyCar: Frontstretch’s Favorite Indy 500s, Pt. 2

Helio Castroneves, driver of the No. 06 Honda, climbs the fence after winning the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2021.

(Photo: James Black/Penske Entertainment)

There is nothing in sports quite like the Indianapolis 500, with its 106-year history of glory, tragedy, spectacle and speed. Four Frontstretch writers were asked to share the story of their favorite 500.

Scott Dixon On IndyCar Return: ‘We’re All In This Business To Win’

Scott DIxon

(Photo: Chris Owens/IndyCar Media)

Scott Dixon was the unquestioned star of the NTT IndyCar Series’ long-awaited return on Saturday (June 6), as the five-time champion easily won the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. The victory was Dixon’s third at the track, the most of any active driver in the series, and gave him his 18th consecutive season with …

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Driven to the Past: There Was Some Pretty Good Stock Car Racing in the Midwest Back in the Day, Too

I’ve talked about the USAC Stock Car Series before, most notably the road race at Indianapolis Raceway Park and a race at Salem that I had a hand in helping Larry Moore with. One of the best races I ever saw was during that series’ heyday in 1964, when the factories were throwing everything they …

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