Chip Ganassi Racing’s Bad Luck Permeates Through Good Luck at Indianapolis
While Chip Ganassi Racing won the Indianapolis 500, three of the teams’ five drivers had tremendous setbacks in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
Marcus Ericsson
Marcus Ericsson Wins Indianapolis 500
Ericsson held off a hungry Pato O’Ward to win the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 in a dramatic two-lap shootout.
Techbench Tuesday: Marcus Ericsson’s 2022 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Run
Marcus Ericsson and race engineer Brad Goldberg have great trust in each other, and that brings out the best in both at Chip Ganassi Racing.
Entry List: ROAR Before the 24/Rolex 24 at Daytona
IMSA released the official entry list for the ROAR Before the 24 Wednesday (Jan. 12). 61 teams will be testing at Daytona International Speedway the weekend of Jan. 21-23, an increase of 12 entries over 2021. As per IMSA rules, any team that plans to compete in the Rolex 24 at Daytona must participate in …
Chip Ganassi Racing Rounds Out Rolex 24 Lineup With INDYCAR Drivers, Kevin Magnussen
Chip Ganassi Racing revealed its full driver lineups Friday (Jan. 7) for this month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. As previously announced back in October, the No. 01 Cadillac DPi-V.R. will be shared for the full season by the returning Renger van der Zande and Sebastien Bourdais. The new No. 02 Cadillac will be shared by …
Nashville Showed IndyCar Promise. Let’s Give It Another Go
The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix was an eye-catching, cringy, chaotic spectacle of a race weekend. It wasn’t always pretty, but it’s worth trying again next year. Let’s start this by acknowledging the elephant in the room — that race was legitimately hard to watch early on. Excitement turned to trepidation, which then gave …
A Closer Look at Marcus Ericsson’s Nashville IndyCar Win
“There was a man, and he was flying!” While yes, Conor Daly was referring to Tony Kanaan during the 2020 INDYCAR iRacing Challenge race at Watkins Glen, that statement also applied to Marcus Ericsson during Sunday’s (August 8th) Music City Grand Prix, the 11th race of the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season. The 80-lap race …
Marcus Ericsson Wins in Nashville as Dominant Colton Herta Crashes Out
Marcus Ericsson led teammate Scott Dixon to the checkered flag in the inaugural Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tenn. on Sunday (Aug. 8th). Ericsson led the final quarter of the race without error to secure the second win of his career, firmly placing himself in the championship discussion as IndyCar’s season approaches its final …
2021 IndyCar Summer Break Update: The Improvers
Sometimes preseason predictions can be a bit off for the NTT IndyCar Series, and in 2021 that was certainly the case with a couple of our Improvers. For example, an excerpt from the preseason preview about Alex Palou: “Expect Palou to get a couple of podiums in 2021 if the 2020 season was just a …
Marcus Ericsson Comes Up Short, Finishes 2nd at Mid-Ohio
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Marcus Ericsson could almost taste his second NTT IndyCar Series win. Unfortunately, Josef Newgarden was just too good. As the final 15 laps drew to a close in Sunday’s (July 4th) Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ericsson’s No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda drew closer and closer to Newgarden’s …
Marcus Ericsson’s Journey to IndyCar Victory Lane
Marcus Ericsson was at a crossroads. After spending four years in GP2 and five years in Formula One, the Swedish racer had to look for a new ride after being informed that Alfa Romeo would not keep him in Formula One. The NTT IndyCar Series and Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports came calling and Ericsson embraced …
What Mattered for IndyCar at Detroit
Two races, two winners and a swap of the points lead were among some of the bigger storylines coming out of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix as the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series reaches its halfway point. Pato O’Ward is now the man to beat. The No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet was the first car …