JUNE 10, 2026

(Photo of Josef Newgarden by Joe Skibinski/Penske Entertainment)

The king of World Wide Technology Raceway has returned to his throne. Josef Newgarden (No. 2 Team Penske Astemo Chevrolet) won for the sixth time in 11 starts at the 1.25-mile oval just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, enduring two rain delays during the race Sunday night to win a feverish, fascinating Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline. The victory was Newgarden's second this season, as he also won in March at the 1-mile Phoenix Raceway oval. The two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion has captured 15 of his 34 career victories on ovals shorter than 1.5 miles. This win came as he was still recovering from a lower leg injury suffered two weeks ago in the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. “Great job to the group,” Newgarden said. “Just a methodical night. We had a good car to start. It wasn’t perfect, but it really came to us just when we needed it. It was a track position day.”

Newgarden, who started eighth, drove to victory by .6613 of a second over the No. 28 Delaware Life Honda of fellow Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, who still managed a season-best finish. Christian Rasmussen finished a season-best third in the No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Splenda Chevrolet. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to INDYCAR Media)

(Photo of Josef Newgarden by James Black/Penske Entertainment)

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In a historic drive for the ages, Myles Rowe climbed from 24th and last in the starting field Sunday to win the INDY NXT by Firestone race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It was the longest climb to victory in the 40-year history of the INDYCAR development series. The previous lowest starting spot for a race winner was 18th, set by Esteban Guerrieri in the 2012 Freedom 100 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. “It’s a chess game out there,” Rowe said. “Confidence is key in motorsports. The Abel Motorsports Force Indy guys, they really gave me a car today to have that kind of confidence to have a plan and to be able to execute it. I’m so thrilled I could give this to them, especially after the disappointment yesterday and having to start from the back. This is no doubt awesome.” Rowe drove his No. 99 Abel Motorsports with Force Indy machine to his first victory of the season and third career INDY NXT victory – all on ovals – by 2.2081 seconds over rookie Alessandro de Tullio in the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing car. Josh Pierson finished a season-best third in the No. 29 Starchive Andretti entry, prevailing in a fierce joust for the final podium spot with fellow series veteran Niels Koolen, who ended up a career-best fourth in the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing car, and fifth-place Max Taylor in the No. 28 Susan G. Komen machine of Andretti Global. (Thank you to INDYCAR/Media)

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Kimi Antonelli (No. 12 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team) dominated an eventful Monaco Grand Prix to claim his fifth win of the season, extending his lead in the Standings, while his team mate George Russell (No. 63 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team) failed to score. Antonelli avoided the late race drama to consolidate his lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship standings even further, beating Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Scuderia Ferrari) and Isack Hadjar (No. 6 Oracle Red Bull Racing) in an exhilarating race that saw seven drivers retire. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to Formula1.com)

(MotoGP.com)

Giacomo Agostini, Valentino Rossi and now Marc Marquez. A ton of talent. A ton of Grand Prix victories to his name. Finally, after another lengthy injury comeback, Marc Marquez (No. 93 Ducati Lenovo Team) delivered his 100th win across all classes with a masterclass at Balaton Park in Hungary. The reigning World Champion completed the weekend triple in style, and while the winning gap over Pedro Acosta (No. 37 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was comfortable, the Spaniards treated us to a spellbinding battle on Sunday afternoon. Third place went to Francesco Bagnaia (No. 63 Ducati Lenovo Team) as the Italian collects a third P3 trophy on the bounce, while huge drama unfolded at Turn 1 on the opening lap between championship front-runners. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to MotoGP.com)

(Toyota)

Toyota's racing division has unveiled the TR LH2 Racing Prototype before the car's first public appearance next week at the Circuit de la Sarthe, leading up to the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans. Built on the same chassis as the TR010 Hybrid Hypercar, which is set to race in the Le Mans 24 Hours in mid-June, the prototype vehicle aims to further the progress of hydrogen technology in motorsports, according to the Japanese automaker. 

Editor's Note: This is our dearly departed billboard, which we had at Road America for several years. Peter gifted the phrase "America's National Park of Speed" to the track, which now uses it proudly in all of its communications. -WG

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