. Larson led 145 laps to win

“Super weird situation,” he said. “We were fast in no-tows. We were very, very conservative. It seemed like something happened overnight Friday to Saturday and we lost speed, and it got slower and slower every run.”Meanwhile, Andretti was safely in his 20th consecutive Indy 500. The son of Michael Andretti and grandson of 1969 winner Mario Andretti started on the pole in 2020, but now will be starting from the deepest he’s ever been in the field.

“Never thought I’d be happy with 31st but today I am,” Andretti, who finished second in his debut in 2006 and has three third-place finishes, said on social media. “Proud of the 98 group! Now we go try to win the Indy 500!”MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Barcelona may be quickly approaching its end as a Formula 1 city after more than three decades of racing in northeastern Spain.The grand prix is under contract through next year, but the addition of a

also in 2026 has put a bullseye on the event that has been held near Barcelona since 1991.F1 has trended toward adding urban and temporary circuits, which offer spectators the services and attractions of a city and are not difficult to get to. That push was behind the announcement last year that Spain’s capital would

on a temporary circuit.

Miquel Sàmper, who is president of the largely publicly-owned Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the regional minister for business and labor for Catalonia, visited the paddock ahead qualifying for the“Fox Sports is all in on IndyCar, and this is an incredible accomplishment to celebrate with our first Indy 500 broadcast,” Fox Sports chief executive Eric Shanks said. “As a lifelong fan, I am also personally thrilled to see the grandstands filled on race day and look forward to broadcasting the race live in central Indiana.”

The first sellout since the 100th running in 2016 had been imminent with Boles telling fans late last week that few grandstand tickets were still available. And the biggest reason for such fevered anticipation is that storylines abound.Josef Newgarden will be going for a record third consecutive Indy 500 victory, but now will do it from the rear of the field after his car and that of Team Penske teammate Will Power were found to have

, resulting in a disqualification from the final rounds of qualifying. Power also will start from the rear of the field.Their other teammate, Scott McLaughlin, will be running a backup car after a hard crash in practice last Sunday.