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Rosenqvist hunts final Meyer Shank win after Portland podium
Felix Rosenqvist came away from the Grand Prix of Portland with another second-place finish after spending much of Sunday fighting Álex Palou.

Hope Van Beek
Aug 137 min read


IndyCar Gradebook: Grand Prix of Portland
Álex Palou began IndyCar's stretch of six races in five weeks in perfect manner at Portland International Raceway as he edged even closer to a fifth series championship. DIVEBOMB IndyCar Correspondent Dan Jones graded all 25 drivers' weekends in the Pacific Northwest.

Dan Jones
Aug 139 min read


NXT Gen Notebook: De Tullio dominates Portland as tight title fight continues
With Round 14 and the series’ trip to the Pacific Northwest completed, DIVEBOMB recaps the latest action from a thrilling Indy NXT season…

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 128 min read


How gratitude is fuelling Palou and Ganassi’s historic IndyCar run
Álex Palou is aware that he is in the midst of making IndyCar history. And he is using the gratitude for all of his success to fuel yet more winning.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 107 min read


IndyCar drivers rally against lapped-car rules: “Time for us to grow up”
The argument surrounding IndyCar’s lack of rules to prevent backmarker cars from holding up the race leaders has been reignited after Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 103 min read


Palou turns strategy into victory in Portland
Credit: Joe Skibinski Álex Palou continued his dominant 2026 NTT IndyCar Series campaign with victory at the Grand Prix of Portland, overtaking polesitter Felix Rosenqvist through strategy to secure his sixth win of the season. Portland marked the first weekend of an important triple header as the championship entered another demanding stretch. Palou arrived with a comfortable points advantage and left with an even larger one, extending his championship lead to 110 points aft

Hope Van Beek
Aug 106 min read


Rosenqvist “really impressed” with “professional” Meyer Shank team after Portland pole
Felix Rosenqvist has credited the way in which his Meyer Shank Racing team have handled his impending exit, with the Swede headed to Arrow McLaren in 2027.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 94 min read


Palou "very happy" with Portland front row despite "couple mistakes" in qualifying
Álex Palou secured his eighth front row start of 2026 by qualifying second at Portland International Raceway, as he'll line-up alongside Felix Rosenqvist at the front for Sunday's Grand Prix of Portland.

Dan Jones
Aug 93 min read


McLaughlin gelling with “fantastic” engineering group ahead of IndyCar run-in
Scott McLaughlin feels he is beginning to hit his stride in 2026 after something of an engineering overhaul on his No.3 Team Penske stand ahead of his sixth season in IndyCar.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 83 min read


Power hails “important” Andretti chemistry with Kirkwood & Ericsson
Will Power has heaped praise on the relationship built with Andretti Global teammates Kyle Kirkwood and Marcus Ericsson during his first season with the organisation in 2026.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 83 min read


IndyCar Preview: Grand Prix of Portland
Six races in five weeks to close out the 2026 season for IndyCar begins at Portland International Raceway, Race 13 of 18 in the 2026 IndyCar season.

Dan Jones
Aug 79 min read


IndyCar Gradebook: Grand Prix of Portland
After dominating the 2025 season, Álex Palou finally made his fourth championship in five seasons official at Portland after a third-place finish. Will Power also ended Penske's winless streak in 2025 as he defended his victory of a year ago. DIVEBOMB IndyCar Correspondent, Dan Jones, graded all 27 drivers' performances during the Portland weekend.

Dan Jones
Aug 14, 202510 min read


NXT Gen Notebook: Hauger edges closer to title with ROTY clinch
With Portland in the rearview mirror, the right-turn portion of the Indy NXT season is complete and only two races remain in 2025. DIVEBOMB tells the key stories…

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 13, 20259 min read


Winners and Losers: Grand Prix of Portland
Will Power became the fifth race winner of the 2025 IndyCar season after taking victory in the Grand Prix of Portland last weekend. He took the win over Christian Lungdaard and Álex Palou, who sealed his fourth IndyCar title with two races still to go.

Morgan Holiday
Aug 12, 20255 min read


Just how special has Palou’s 2025 IndyCar championship year been?
Alex Palou has delivered one of the all-time great IndyCar seasons in 2025. But just how historically special has it been?

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 11, 202510 min read


How Power is tackling uncertain IndyCar future with defiance
As Will Power approaches the end of his 17th season of a legendary career with Team Penske, he is currently left without a contract for Year 18. But Power is tackling the uncertainty with defiance.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 11, 202510 min read


Power takes hard-won victory at Portland as Palou claims the title
Álex Palou claimed his third consecutive title, wrapping up the championship battle with a third place finish at the Grand Prix of Portland as Pato O'Ward dropped out of contention.

Morgan Holiday
Aug 10, 20254 min read


Arrow McLaren “breaking curses” in IndyCar - Portland qualifying reaction
IndyCar’s final road course qualifying session of 2025 has ended with the same team leading the way that headed the field for the first road course event of the season. DIVEBOMB details the reaction from the lead drivers

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 10, 20259 min read


Malukas tight-lipped on IndyCar future as Portland gets underway
David Malukas insists there remain no updates on what his IndyCar future may hold amid continued links with a switch to Team Penske.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 9, 20256 min read


IndyCar Preview: Grand Prix of Portland
Dan previews IndyCar's action at Portland International Raceway which hosts Round 15 of 17 in the 2025 season

Dan Jones
Aug 8, 20257 min read
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