STEVE MEGARGEE
Josef Newgarden reacts after winning the Sonsio Grand Prix, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Elkhart Lake, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
IndyCar points lead constantly changing hands in wild season

By Steve Megargee Jun. 13, 2022 03:38 AM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Another week, another driver atop the points standings in

Josef Newgarden reacts after winning the Sonsio Grand Prix auto race Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Elkhart Lake, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Newgarden wins at Road America, earns $1 million bonus

By Steve Megargee Jun. 12, 2022 03:34 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Josef Newgarden wanted to thank the pet service that helped

Marcus Ericsson, of Sweden, poses for pictures on the observation desk of the Empire State Building in New York, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Ericsson won the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race on Sunday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
IndyCar's depth creating plenty of unpredictable outcomes

By Steve Megargee Jun. 11, 2022 04:56 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Competitive balance has defined the opening portion of this

Alexander Rossi dialoga al final de su sesión de práctica para las 500 Millas de Indianápolis, el viernes 13 de mayo de 2022, en Indianápolis, Indiana. (AP Foto/Darron Cummings)
Rossi fastest at Road America to earn first pole since 2019

By Steve Megargee Jun. 11, 2022 04:01 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Alexander Rossi won his first pole in three years and will

Chase Elliott (9) leads a group through a turn during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Elliott wins at Road America to start new Hendrick streak

By Steve Megargee Jul. 04, 2021 06:04 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Even a start near the back of the pack couldn’t

Kyle Busch makes it 4 for 4 in Xfinity Series with 101st win

By Steve Megargee Jul. 03, 2021 05:28 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Busch expects that he won’t continue racing

FILE - Drivers race through a turn in the Bucyrus 200 Nascar Nationwide series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wi., in this Saturday, June, 19, 2010, file photo. Road America owns a reputation as one of the nation’s foremost road courses, but it hasn’t hosted a NASCAR Cup Series event since the 1950s. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Kurt Busch chases NASCAR playoffs with future uncertain

By Steve Megargee Jul. 03, 2021 04:13 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Kurt Busch has welcomed the uncertainty of this

FILE - Fans watch the Bucyrus 200 NASCAR Nationwide series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wi., in this Saturday, June, 19, 2010, file photo. For all its history, Road America only hosted NASCAR’s premier series once before, when Tim Flock won a rainy Grand National event back in 1956. That changes Sunday on the Fourth of July -- a coup for a facility that bills itself as “America’s national park for speed” but until this year couldn’t land a Cup date. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Road America eagerly awaits first Cup Series race since 1956

By Steve Megargee Jun. 30, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
Road America owns a reputation as one of the nation’s foremost road courses yet

Alex Palou celebrates after winning an IndyCar race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., Sunday, June 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Confidence helps Palou make rapid rise up IndyCar standings

By Steve Megargee Jun. 21, 2021 02:28 AM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Alex Palou was racing in Japan two years ago and

Alex Palou celebrates his victory in an IndyCar race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., Sunday, June 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Palou makes late surge to win IndyCar race at Road America

By Steve Megargee Jun. 20, 2021 03:08 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Alex Palou believed his car had enough speed to

FILE - In this June 12, 2021, file photo, Josef Newgarden drives during the first race of the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto racing doubleheader on Belle Isle in Detroit. Newgarden won the pole position Saturday, June 19, for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Newgarden earns pole for IndyCar race at Road America

By Steve Megargee Jun. 19, 2021 04:34 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Josef Newgarden insists this season hasn’t been

Austin Cindric reacts in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Road America in Elkhart, Wisc., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press via AP)
Austin Cindric wins again at Road America

By Steve Megargee Aug. 08, 2020 05:28 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Austin Cindric won a race that drove him to tears,

IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist (10) corners on Turn 3 during the REV Group Grand Prix auto race Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. (Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press via AP)
Rosenqvist surges at Road America for 1st IndyCar victory

By Steve Megargee Jul. 12, 2020 11:23 AM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Scott Dixon’s win streak finally ended. Chip Ganassi

IndyCar driver Scott Dixon (9) is a blur of speed as he exits Turn 5 during the REV Group Grand Prix auto race one, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Dixon went on to win the event. (Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press via AP)
With fans back, Dixon wins at Road America for 3rd straight

By Steve Megargee Jul. 11, 2020 12:51 PM EDT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Winning an IndyCar race is nothing new for Scott

IndyCar Rev Group Grand Prix winner Alexander Rossi enters Victory Lane Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The IndyCar series will welcome fans for the first time of the year during the REV Group Grand Prix doubleheader Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, 2020, at Road America in Plymouth, Wisconsin.(Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press via AP)
IndyCar drivers grateful to have fans back this weekend

By Steve Megargee Jul. 10, 2020 04:57 PM EDT
Simon Pagenaud says racing hasn’t been quite the same without spectators to