The Kiwi won the Jim Clark Trophy at the MotorSport New Zealand Awards on Saturday night, where the country's sports

The 109th running Sunday is loaded with storylines, from Team Penske firings to cars failing inspections, Shwartzman making history and Newgarden’s 3-peat bid.

Scott McLaughlin, the 2024 Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter, crashed during practice Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. McLaughlin did a half-spin and crashed hard into the Turn 2 wall.

Scott McLaughlin crashed in Sunday’s practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for next Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. McLaughlin got loose in Turn 2, losing control of his No.

Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph.

Scott McLaughlin believes the Penske scandal was exaggerated and defended team owner Roger Penske on Thursday. It gives him extra motivation ahead of Sunday's race.

The Indianapolis 500 will be even tougher for Scott McLaughlin and Team Penske to win, with the drivers having new strategists to work with.

Kiwi IndyCar racer Scott Dixon is looking forward to Monday (NZ time) morning’s 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 despite some pretty big crashes in practice and qualifying. Of the three New Zealanders in the field,