MARCUS ERICSSON NEWS

Power Rankings: Alex Palou Stays Glued to Top Spot

Eric Smith of INDYCAR.com is back to rank the top 10 drivers in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES after each of the 17 races this season.

MARCH 4 • INDYCAR

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Solid showing at St. Pete Ericsson finished sixth at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Impact Ericsson was just on the periphery of the top contenders for the race win throughout the weekend. He led Practice 2, qualified seventh and then ran a relatively straightforward race. Ericsson is coming off of a disappointing 2024 season, but this result already represents improvement relative to his first year with Andretti Global.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Paddock Buzz: New Fan A-Rod Loves St. Pete Thrill Ride

News, notes and quotes from the paddock Sunday at St. Petersburg, which included a visit from baseball legend Alex Rodriguez (photo, left).

MARCH 2 • INDYCAR

Communication Breakdown Hurts Scott Dixon's Chances

Scott Dixon (photo) earned the 143rd podium finish of his illustrious career Sunday after finishing second at St. Petersburg.

MARCH 2 • INDYCAR

Scott Dixon drove entire IndyCar season opener with no radio communication and still finished 2nd

Scott Dixon ran the entire IndyCar season-opening race without radio communication in a miscue that probably cost him his first career victory on the downtown streets of St. Peters...

MARCH 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paddock Buzz: New Firestone Alternate Creates Tricky Tire Tactics

News, notes and quotes from around the paddock Saturday at St. Petersburg.

MARCH 1 • INDYCAR

Colton Herta Striving To Satisfy Appetite for Title

Colton Herta (photo) finished a career-best second in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings in 2024.

MARCH 1 • INDYCAR

Parity Is the Name of the Game in IndyCar's Second Practice at St. Petersburg Marcus Ericsson was the quickest driver in Saturday’s second practice of the weekend for IndyCar’s Firestone Grand Prix of St.

MARCH 1 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Improving Marcus Ericsson Leads Morning Practice at St. Pete

Marcus Ericsson (photo) will aim for his first career pole in NTT P1 Award qualifying Saturday afternoon at St. Petersburg.

MARCH 1 • INDYCAR

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Tops St Pete Second Practice Ericsson led the pre-qualifying practice Saturday morning for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar.com reports.

Impact Ericsson built on a solid opening practice, made some adjustments to fine tune overnight and had a really impressive second practice at the St. Pete street course. He would turn in a lap of 1:01.1467 and edge Rinus VeeKay to grab the top spot on the timing sheets for this session. Ericsson is a former winner at St. Pete and looks to be a podium challenger for Sunday's season-opener.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE