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Christian Lundgaard Wins the Indianapolis Grand Prix and Hopes to Carry Momentum Into Indy 500

Christian Lundgaard Wins the Indianapolis Grand Prix and Hopes to Carry Momentum Into Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Christian Lundgaard made all the right moves Saturday. He waited for the perfect moment to set up a daring outside move with 18 laps to go, then nudged his way past David Malukas through three sweeping turns on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course and sped away from the field to win the Indianapolis Grand Prix. Now he’s going to find out if it helps him in the Indianapolis 500. The Danish driver snapped a 47-race winless streak, beating Malukas to the yard of bricks by 4.763 seconds for the second win of his career and first in nearly three years. It gives the Arrow McLaren team a boost of confidence heading into IndyCar’s biggest race of the season. “At the end of the day, I had nothing to lose,” Lundgaard said. “I had so much unfinished business here. For me, it wasn’t that I wanted to win. I have enough second places in the past year and a half, I wanted to win and I was kind of willing to do whatever …

Alex Palou Lands a Multi-Year Ganassi Contract Extension After a Banner Week at Indy

Alex Palou Lands a Multi-Year Ganassi Contract Extension After a Banner Week at Indy

Since joining Chip Ganassi Racing six seasons ago, Spanish driver Alex Palou has shown to be a generational talent who is quickly working his way through IndyCar’s record books. For that, Palou has earned a multi-year contract extension on his current deal that ran through the 2027 season. The extension was finalized following this week’s two-day Indianapolis 500 test. Ganassi never publicly discloses contract terms. The reward capped a celebratory week for Palou, who drove into Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the defending Indy 500 winner for testing and saw a larger-than-life banner of himself chugging the traditional winner’s milk. It’s the main banner as you enter the speedway — key placement he’d seen reserved for rival drivers the previous six years. “I took a picture when I was driving by and sent it to my parents,” Palou said. Palou has won four IndyCar championships in five years, including the last three consecutive titles. He won eight times last season, including the 500, as he’s blossomed in IndyCar since joining Ganassi in 2021. Ahead of the …