Round 9 of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season comes to Road American in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

Race Weekend: June 20 – 22

Track: Road America (55 Laps | 220.77 miles)

Push to Pass parameters: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activation

Hybrid energy deployment parameters: Unlimited activation | maximum deployment of 715 kilojoules per lap

Tire allotment: Primary (black): 6 sets per entry (Rookies receive an extra set for Practice 1), Alternate (red sidewall): 5 sets per entry
and Rain (gray sidewall): 5 sets per entry

TV: FOX | FS1 | FS2

Radio: INDYCAR Radio | Sirius XM

2024 race winner: Will Power – No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet Team Penske

2024 NTT P1 Award: Linus Lundqvist – No. 8 American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Honda (1:45.1519 / 137.424 mph)

Qualifying lap record: Dario Franchitti, 1:39.866, 145.924 mph, Aug. 19, 2000

Most wins (driver): Will Power, Scott Dixon, Josef Newgarden & Alex Palou (2)

Most wins (team): Chip Ganassi Racing (5)

Most wins (manufacturer)
Engine: Chevrolet (10)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE (ALL ET)

ACTIVE POLE WINNERS

2022 – Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing
2020 – Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren
2019, 2023 – Colton Herta, Andretti Global
2018, 2020, 2021 – Josef Newgarden, Team Penske
2016 – Will Power, Team Penske

ACTIVE PAST WINNERS

2024, 2016 – Will Power, Team Penske
2023, 2021 – Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing
2022, 2018 – Josef Newgarden, Team Penske
2020 – Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing
2020, 2017 – Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing
2019 – Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing

QUOTES

Scott McLaughlin – No. 3 XPEL Imaging Team Penske Chevrolet: “Road America was always one of those classic American tracks that I couldn’t wait to get to when I joined the INDYCAR SERIES. Now it has even more meaning for the XPEL Chevy team with XPEL having the naming rights to the race. We were close to giving them a win last year in our 1-2-3 finish by Team Penske. Will and Josef are always tough to beat there but with the speed we’ve shown in our car – despite the lack of any kind of luck – we can be right there with them again this year.”

David Malukas – No. 4 Clarience Technologies/A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet: “We’ve had a strong run lately, and I’m really happy with how the car’s been feeling. With the speed we’ve shown recently and how the team is clicking, I think we can be solidly in the front and in the mix for something bigger if everything goes right. I didn’t race here last year, but I was able to go on the sim last week, so I feel prepared. I’ve had speed but haven’t been able to put together a strong race performance the past couple of years, so that will be the focus this weekend. I consider Road America as a home track to me in some ways, and I grew up coming here a lot. Through the feeder series, I have had a handful of podiums, so I’m not worried about settling back in with the track.”

Pato O’Ward – No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet: “Another podium in the books at World Wide Technology Raceway but we can’t sit on that because we race again this weekend. We’ve got some good momentum on our side, and the goal is to keep building on that. As a team, we’re staying focused on one race at a time. I’m looking forward to the physical test Road America provides, and hopefully it’ll make for some more great racing.”

Nolan Siegel – No. 6 Onsemi Chevrolet: “My focus right now is on executing a solid weekend at Road America. It’s a place I’ve always enjoyed racing at, so I’m hopeful that we can put everything together for a strong result.”

Will Power – No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet: “I would say, aside from the 2 team winning the Indy 500, the Road America weekend was definitely our high mark last year as an organization. Those podium sweeps are very rare and to do it at a place like Road America was pretty special. It’s such a big place with long lap times where we can really show the strength of our Chevy engines. We were on top of the podium last year so that is the goal this year for the Verizon Chevy team.”

Santino Ferrucci – No. 14 Sexton Properties/A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet: “Road America and Portland are two of my favorite tracks, just because they really are very rewarding when you get the lap correct. Also, I really like the flow of Road America. I like the fact that it’s a really fast track with the big break zones. You can race on it very hard and I just think it’s an al- around and incredibly solid racetrack.”

Alexander Rossi – No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet: “The great thing about the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule is you are able to get back on track immediately after a tough race. I love Road America and I think it’s one of the best road courses in the country! I can’t wait to get to work and bounce back from last weekend.”

Christian Rasmussen – No. 21 ECR Splenda Chevrolet: “I’m super excited to be back at Road America after such a great race last weekend and my first podium! Road America is a special track to me as I won my first INDY NXT race there in 2022. The fans, the atmosphere, and the challenge make it one of my favorite venues. It is also an honor to race the Direct Supply Chevrolet in front of all of the employees and their families joining us from Milwaukee!”

Robert Shwartzman – No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet: “This will be another new track for me and one where we haven’t even tested at. From the simulator it looks like an amazing track, quite a European style circuit I would say. We’ll need to learn the track quickly and from my side I want to enjoy the experience, have a good run, the target is always to do better every time we go out there. We had a pretty good run at Gateway, so we just need to continue in this positive direction.”

Callum Ilott – No, 90 PREMA Racing Chevrolet: “Back to another road course, the longest one on the calendar so lots of track length for our Chevy powered race cars. This is a high downforce track which is a lot of fun and hopefully we’ve prepared well enough showing again the progress we’ve made.”

NOTES

• Firestone is providing more than 1,600 alternate and primary race tires for practice, qualifying (including the Firestone Fast Six), and Sunday’s 55-lap (220.77 miles) race.
• There have been 2 winners in 8 NTT INDYCAR SERIES races in the 2025 season. Alex Palou (Streets of St. Petersburg, The Thermal Club, Barber Motorsports Park, Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and Indianapolis 500) and Kyle Kirkwood (Streets of Long Beach, Streets of Detroit and World Wide Technology Raceway) have won this season.
• The XPEL Grand Prix at Road America, Presented by AMR, will be the 36th INDYCAR SERIES race held at Road America since it hosted its first INDYCAR event in 1982. Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi have 3 wins, the most by an INDYCAR SERIES driver at the track.
• Scott Dixon, Josef Newgarden, Alex Palou and Will Power have won twice at Road America – most among active drivers. Other previous Road America winners entered include Alexander Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist.
  
• 8 drivers have won the Road America race from the pole: Mario Andretti (1983, 1984, 1987), Danny Sullivan (1989), Paul Tracy (1993), Jacques Villeneuve (1995), Bruno Junqueira (2003), Sebastien Bourdais (2007), Will Power (2016) and Josef Newgarden (2018).
• The driver who has gone on to win the championship has won at Road America 7 times: Mario Andretti (1984), Michael Andretti (1991), Jacques Villeneuve (1995), Alex Zanardi (1997), Cristiano da Matta (2002), Sebastien Bourdais (2007), Scott Dixon (2020) and Alex Palou (2023).
• Scott Dixon and Will Power have competed in 12 previous races at Road America, most of any driver. 14 entered drivers have led laps at the track: Josef Newgarden 159, Alexander Rossi 70, Will Power 76, Pato O’Ward 43, Scott Dixon 43, Colton Herta 42, Scott McLaughlin 18, Felix Rosenqvist 18, Alex Palou 18, Marcus Armstrong 5, Graham Rahal 5, Marcus Ericsson 4, Kyle Kirkwood 3 and Christian Lundgaard 1.
• Chip Ganassi Racing has won 7 times at Road America (1997, 2001, 2017, a sweep of the 2020 doubleheader, 2021 and 2023), including 4 of the last 6 INDYCAR SERIES races at “America’s National Park of Speed.” CGR is one of three current teams with wins at the track. Team Penske also has won 7 times at Road America (1989, 1992, 1993, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024) while Andretti Global won in 2019.
• Rookies Jacob Abel, Louis Foster and Robert Shwartzman will race an NTT INDYCAR SERIES car at Road America for the 1st time this weekend.
• Milestones: Scott Dixon will attempt to make his 348th consecutive start, extending his record streak. Dixon passed Mario Andretti for the all-time in INDYCAR SERIES starts with his 408th start May 25 at Indianapolis and will extend his record with his 411th career start Sunday.