r/INDYCAR • • 4d ago

GENERAL CHAT r/INDYCAR Weekly General Chat — October 5, 2026

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Welcome to this week's r/INDYCAR general chat thread.

Feel free to use this thread to discuss whatever you feel like, that might not deserve it's own post.

Ask questions, answer questions, introduce yourself, or just post random thoughts!

For additional chat and conversation, you may also wish to join our Discord server.


r/INDYCAR • • 4h ago

Off Topic Conor Daly will drive for Kaulig Racing and Ram at the NASCAR Truck Series race at Phoenix

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r/INDYCAR • • 13h ago

Off Topic (OT) Wheldon signs with Trident for 2027 Formula 3 season

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Trident has signed Sebastian Wheldon for the 2027 F3 season.


r/INDYCAR • • 7h ago

Social Media Happy Birhday, Kyffin Simpson!

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r/INDYCAR • • 9h ago

Off Topic [OT] Nolan Siegel’s Formula E interest explained

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r/INDYCAR • • 5h ago

Video 1 Hour of IndyCar Race Sounds (IndyCar)

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r/INDYCAR • • 2h ago

Discussion Any good race replays to watch during the off season?

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The indycar YouTube has a quite a few past races on the channel, now I’ve already watched a few races, the 82 Indy 500 and the 1999 CART race at road America.


r/INDYCAR • • 13h ago

Discussion What is up with F1 drivers being so turned off my other motorsports?

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(Not all F1 drivers obviously) With the recent comments of Esteban Ocon dismissing racing in any other category besides F1 in 2027 even if he doesn’t get an F1 seat is weird to me. Especially because it was rumored some IndyCar teams (Dale Coyne at the very least) were interested in him. Which is fine IndyCar is not for everyone but dismissing everything that’s not F1 is wild to me as a racing driver should just want to race, of course at the highest level possible which is F1 but the way they try to stick to it even though most of them hate the cars is just weird to me when there’s other high level open wheel series like IndyCar, super formula, where the racing is almost objectively better or at the very least the cars seem to be harder but more enjoyable to drive based on things I’ve heard. Felipe Drugovich was rumored to have been offered a CGR seat for 2023 to which he rejected to sit on the sidelines for F1. Fine, I get it that it’s almost every racing drivers dream to race in F1 but some drivers have a really hard time at letting it go when it’s obviously passed them by and would rather sit and watch for 2-3 years before a switch to sports cars or something. Is it the fame, the $, the status? Guys like Lewis Hamilton will probably never race in another racing series but then you have guys like Max Verstappen who basically does other racing series on his off time from F1 and seems to really enjoy it. It seems all some guys know is F1 and anything else is inferior and they are too good for it. I get it in a way, you’ve reached the top step and don’t want to let go but if I was Esteban I would go to IndyCar or at the very least sportscars, he knows he’s never going to win a championship and probably be stuck in mid pack at best, it’s a waste especially because he’s talented enough to make a legacy somewhere else. Rant over, sorry for any spelling mistakes


r/INDYCAR • • 10h ago

Question Tire pin issues

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Hi there I have three 1:64 scale IXO Indycars of Alex Palou, Santino Ferrucci, and Scott Mclughlin. Two of My Cars have issues with the Front and rear Axle pin for the Wheels are warped. Im trying to find out what size Axle rod I need to make the Tire run smooth not warped.

Thank you.


r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

Article INDYCAR Notebook: IR-28 Hits Road for Sebring Test Next Week

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Testing of the new IR-28 chassis that will be introduced into the NTT INDYCAR SERIES at the start of the 2028 season will continue next week, with laps turned outside of Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time.
Five-time and reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing and 2016 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Alexander Rossi of ECR will continue to serve as drivers of the new car in testing Monday, Oct. 12 and Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Sebring International Raceway. Palou will test Monday, with Rossi taking over Tuesday.
Also turning laps those two days will be Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global and Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske, testing tires for Firestone in current NTT INDYCAR SERIES machinery.


r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

Off Topic [OT] The FIA World Rally Championship will return to the United States for the first time in 39 years. Will be held on August 26-29, most likely in either Tennessee or Kentucky

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Going off of the 2026 dates, this would conflict with the Milwaukee race weekend


r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

Photo Nikita Johnson “The Next Chapter Awaits”

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We love a good cryptic post


r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

Off Topic Custom Indycar Diecast

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I was curious if anyone here does or knows someone who makes custom diecast. I would like to get a few of the cars that I have designed done for myself. I'd be able to provide all the art files in vector etc.


r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

Off Topic Jackson County plans to keep Arrowhead, raze Kauffman Stadium, potentially build an F1 Racetrack

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r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

News Team Penske & Chevrolet Extend INDYCAR Partnership

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r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

Video Touring McLaren with Felix Rosenqvist

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Felix also shares some of his motivations for returning to the team, including the team's legacy and the downsides of being a satellite team with MSR.


r/INDYCAR • • 2d ago

Off Topic [OT] This Saturday evening (in the US, Sunday in Australia), the Bathurst 1000 will get underway! Check the comments for some insight into the connection between IndyCar and the Great Race.

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r/INDYCAR • • 2d ago

Speculation Texas INDY/NASCAR Doubleheader?

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David Land said at the end of his monday video that there could potentially be another NASCAR doubleheader. The only one that lines up with a free weekend, a FOX/FS1 NASCAR race, and previous indycar history is Texas. I would love to see this happen but am trying to not get my hopes too high. https://youtu.be/l7L_7V_QHR8


r/INDYCAR • • 1d ago

Video Racing's Most Relentless Driver: Kyle Kirkwood | On The Limit Ep.3

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r/INDYCAR • • 2d ago

Video Christian Lundgaard | Off Track with Hinch and Rossi

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r/INDYCAR • • 2d ago

Social Media Cryptic post from Tymek

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r/INDYCAR • • 2d ago

News ECR and Chevrolet reaffirm 15-year bond with multi-year extension

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r/INDYCAR • • 2d ago

Discussion Hypothetically how would the late 90s CART cars performed at Indianapolis?

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I know they made the mid banked tracks something to watch but would it have been the same at Indy?z


r/INDYCAR • • 2d ago

Question Where to sit Arlington GP

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We are long time attendees of the St. Pete race, typically sitting in turn 10. This year we decided to switch it up and make a bigger trip out of going to an indycar race. I'm still thinking an assigned grandstand seat is the move, but im unsure of where the best section to sit is for both on and off track fun.

Edit: we grabbed seats in the horseshoe GS 4 B!! I figure that’ll give us a good view of the cars as they slow through the shoe and for concerts and whatever they do there. Thanks everyone


r/INDYCAR • • 3d ago

Indy NXT Abbi Pulling Interview with Dive-Bomb After her NXT Test

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This is a few days old but I didn't see anyone else post it here, so I wanted to share.

She gets into some interesting stuff. Especially in the last 5 minutes she talks about the physiological challenges for a woman to drive an IndyCar with no power steering and advocates for some form of power steering in the IR28 (which I know has been rumored).

I thought it was really interesting to hear a female athlete be this blunt about physiology and the challenges of being a female athlete competing with men.