Sports The 2025 IndyCar season promises to manufacture on a 2024 campaign that featured seven varied winners in 17 events and a struggle for the championship that went down to the excellent escape.
As the sequence looks to be like forward to 2025 — the predominant season with all races telecast on FOX — right here is a peek at one of the most necessary end storylines to note:
1. Indy 500 and Kyle Larson
The Indianapolis 500 is the largest storyline yearly in IndyCar, and this year will tag the 2d time Kyle Larson attempts the Indy 500-Coke 600 double. And it has to head better than excellent year when a storm system delayed the 500, the build he performed 18th, and he got to Charlotte as the rains arrived to entire that escape earlier than he might well maybe presumably maybe additionally ever fetch into the automobile (Justin Allgaier started the escape). And whereas Larson’s crossover racing allure will add eyes to the largest motorsports tournament, all eyes will seemingly be on all 33 drivers, in particular whether or no longer Josef Newgarden can three-peat. And this might well maybe presumably maybe be the predominant Indy 500 with the brand new hybrid engine system.
2. Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward
The 2 IndyCar drivers own blended for 16 profession victories and predicament their first IndyCar titles. Herta performed 2d in the standings excellent year whereas O’Ward has been top-5 in the standings in four of the previous 5 seasons. Can they snag that elusive title — and as they carry out, will they’ve an notice on a imaginable System 1 plod? Herta is a imaginable candidate for the Cadillac effort that begins in 2026 as prolonged as he can compose his sizable license. O’Ward is a reserve driver for McLaren and did a pair of tests excellent tumble.
3. Alex Palou championship and saga
Palou will scurry for his fourth IndyCar title and third in a row. He still seeks his first oval victory, though, and that pursuit is restful a storyline. His off-the-notice drama still is winding by technique of the United Kingdom courts in the battles between him, his attorneys and McLaren, nevertheless up to now that hasn’t impacted the efficiency of this driver, who appears to be like cemented in the Ganassi fetch.
4. Andretti Global
With Michael Andretti stepping support from day-to-day operations, how the organization operates below majority proprietor Dan Towriss and new president Jill Gregory remains to be viewed. The Andretti title is synonymous with IndyCar racing and whereas there mustn’t be any tumble in efficiency, if there might well be any, the scrutiny on new leadership seemingly will attain fleet and indignant.
5. Scott McLaughlin
The affable McLaughlin from Unique Zealand enters his fifth IndyCar season. He has performed third the excellent two years in the standings, nevertheless 2024 proved a a exiguous bit breakout year as he won two races on ovals. If there goes to be a year in which he need to still initiating up to contemptible with the sequence leaders all over the season and misfortune for a title, this might well maybe presumably maybe be the one.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent many years covering motorsports, in conjunction with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Wearing Recordsdata, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Seaside) Recordsdata-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @ bobpockrass .
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