By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio ARLINGTON, Texas – Kyle Kirkwood waited patiently all afternoon for his chance. When it came, he didn’t hesitate. The 27-year-old Floridian made a bold move underneath four-time INDYCAR champion Alex Palou with 15 laps remaining and drove away to win the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington on Sunday. Photo gallery: click here. Race results: click here. The 70-lap race took place on a 2.73-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit winding through Arlington’s sports district around AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, and Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. Driving…
Author: Mike Haag
Mike Haag
Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 39 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 19 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.
Arlington, Texas – Photos from Sunday’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. All photos courtesy of Michael C. Johnson.
By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio ARLINGTON, Texas – Marcus Ericsson captured his first career pole position in 117 starts in the NTT IndyCar Series on Saturday, winning the NTT P1 Award for the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. Driving the No. 28 InPwr Honda for Andretti Global, the Swedish driver recorded a lap of 1 minute, 34.3562 seconds during the Firestone Fast Six to earn the top starting spot for Sunday’s 70-lap race on the new Arlington street circuit. He was the first driver on track in the new one-lap, single-car qualifying format, which inverted the finishing…
Arlington, Texas – Photos from Saturday’s NTT INDYCAR Series qualifying at the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. All photos courtesy of Michael C. Johnson.
Arlington, Texas – Photos of Saturday’s NTT IndyCar Series practice session at the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. All photos are courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. …
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service For Christopher Bell, more horsepower means right direction for racing LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Christopher Bell is so enamored of NASCAR’s new short-track competition package that he’d like to see a trial run with the higher-horsepower configuration at a 1.5-mile intermediate speedway. Bell finished second last Sunday at one-mile Phoenix Raceway and left with glowing accolades for the 750-horsepower, lower-downforce package in use at tracks shorter than 1.5 miles. “I’m surprised by it, because I would have thought Phoenix was one of the race tracks that it really wasn’t going be able to tell the…
By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio ARLINGTON, Texas – Scott McLaughlin was the fastest during the first practice session on Friday for the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. McLaughlin led the 80-minute first session in his No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet with a best lap time of 1 minute, 34.8926 seconds as he raced around the 14-turn, 2.73-mile temporary street circuit that circles around AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and Globe Life Field, home of MLB’s Texas Rangers. Practice Results click here “That is instantly my most favorite street circuit ever,” McLaughlin said.…
Arlington, Texas – Photos from Friday’s NTT IndyCar Series Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. All photos provided courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series.
By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio ARLINGTON, Texas — A new era of open-wheel racing will hit the streets of North Texas this weekend as NTT INDYCAR SERIES makes its debut at the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington. The three-day event will turn Arlington’s bustling sports and entertainment district into a temporary racing circuit, placing high-speed Indy cars on a 2.7-mile street course winding past two of the most recognizable venues in Texas, AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field. When the green flag waves Sunday afternoon, the race will mark the first time INDYCAR has competed on…
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Joey Logano scores the pole for Cup race at Phoenix PHOENIX, Ariz. – Team Penske’s Joey Logano claimed his first pole position of the 2026 season Saturday afternoon at Phoenix Raceway – setting a fast lap of 135.537 mph around the one-mile oval that will host Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 500 (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The fast lap gives the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang his 38th career pole position. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champ will share the front row with two-time and reigning…