David Malukas Tops Day One At Phoenix As Penske Era Kicks Off With A Bang

2026 02 18

David Malukas - The Unser INDYCAR Open Test at Phoenix Raceway - Image Credit: Joe Skibinski via NICS (2026)

David Malukas Tops Day One At Phoenix As Penske Era Kicks Off With A Bang

David Malukas arrived at Phoenix Raceway on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and promptly turned the Unser INDYCAR Open Test into his personal welcome party for the Team Penske era. Slotted into the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet - freshly vacated by Will Power - he dropped a 172.605 mph lap that topped the timing screens, edging teammate Josef Newgarden for a clean 1-2 Penske punch on day one of the two-day shakedown.

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Phoenix Raceway Pre-Unser Open Test Press Conference Unfolds With Palou And O’Ward

2026 02 17

First of the 2026 on-site open test press conference with Pato O'Ward and INDYCAR series Champion Alex Palou at Phoenix Raceway. Drivers share a laugh about events about the tire test held at Sebring a week earlier. Image Credit: NICS ZOOM Call Video (2026)

Phoenix Raceway Pre-Unser Open Test Press Conference Unfolds With Palou And O'Ward

As the sun rose over Phoenix Raceway on a crisp February morning in 2026, and the paddock buzzed with the familiar hum of anticipation that only a season-opener test can generate. Here, in the desert air still carrying a hint of winter chill, two of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES' brightest stars - four-time reigning champion Alex Palou in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda and the ever-competitive Pato O'Ward piloting the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet - stepped to the microphones.

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From Horse Race To Horsepower On Pennsylvania Avenue

2026 01 31

The title "From Horse Race To Horsepower On Pennsylvania Avenue" evokes a grand sweep of American progress, one that leaps from the dusty tracks of the early republic to the thunderous roar of modern machinery tearing through the heart of the nation's capital. Image Graphic Credit: Edmund Jenks via GROK (2026)

From Horse Race To Horsepower On Pennsylvania Avenue

In the sweltering summer of 1801, as the Federal City was still finding its footing amid marshes and half-built monuments, President Thomas Jefferson - ever the Enlightenment figure with a farmer's appreciation for fine horseflesh - allegedly presided over or at least lent his prestige to a horse race in the fledgling Washington. The anecdote, dusted off and polished for contemporary telling, paints a scene of gentlemen in waistcoats and tricorn hats gathered near the President's House, wagering on blooded steeds pounding turf that would one day become Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Will Power Embraces Daytona Sportscar GT3 Debut With Enthusiasm, High Hopes

2026 01 18

For the second day in the row, the No.75 75 Express AMG of Kenny Habul/Maro Engel/Will Power/Chaz Mostert (1:47.612) set the best time of the day.. Image Credit: Chaz Mostert via FB/META (2026)

Will Power Embraces Daytona Sportscar GT3 Debut With Enthusiasm, High Hopes

For Will Power, the iconic banking of Daytona International Speedway has long represented unfinished business. The veteran IndyCar star, about to start in his first full campaign with Andretti Global, finally checked a major item off his personal bucket list this week, making his debut appearance at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 in the No. 75 75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3.

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Mick Schumacher’s INDYCAR Test Nets A Strenuous Track Day At Indianapolis

2025 10 14

Orientation to a test at IMS Road Course begins in earnest within the Pit Box of Rahal Letterman Lanigan with Mick Schumacher. Image Credit: Joe Skibinski via NICS (2025)

Mick Schumacher’s INDYCAR Test Nets A Strenuous Track Day At Indianapolis

By Edmund Jenks ... notes from The EDJE

Mick Schumacher climbed into the No. 75 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as the sun hung low over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, casting long shadows across the reconfigured IMS road course. This was no sentimental pilgrimage, no passion play steeped in the legacy of his father, Michael Schumacher, who conquered this hallowed ground five times in Formula 1. No, this was a grueling, methodical track day - a full-throttle immersion into the raw, unfiltered demands of NTT INDYCAR Dallara machinery. For Mick, a driver with 43 Formula 1 starts and a current World Endurance Championship campaign, this test was a calculated exercise in data collection, not an emotional homecoming.

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