In its second year of racing at the Milwaukee Mile after a nearly decade-long hiatus from the track, NTT IndyCar closed out its series on Sunday afternoon with a close win from Christian Rasmussen of Ed Carpenter Racing.
After leading for 199 laps, driver Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing crossed the finish line just two milliseconds behind Rasmussen, who led for only 16 laps, according to IndyCar’s website. Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske, who took first place last year on the Mile, placed third in this year’s race.
NTT IndyCar and Indy NXT raced on Saturday and Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile at Wisconsin State Fair Park and drew crowds that filled the grandstands. This year’s IndyCar race was sponsored by Kenosha-based tool manufacturer Snap-On Inc. The Indy NXT race was sponsored by Firestone.
Salvador de Alba of Andretti Global took first place in the Indy NXT race, which was held on Sunday morning before NTT IndyCar’s main event.
Last year, the Milwaukee Mile hosted a double-header series sponsored by Iowa-based supermarket chain Hy-Vee. The race weekend attracted 42,000 spectators, according to IndyCar’s parent company Penske Entertainment.
NTT IndyCar and Indy NXT will return to the Milwaukee Mile next year to race in its final year of a three-year contract with the track. No new contracts have been signed for years later than 2026.
Conversations about bringing the races back to the Mile could begin in the coming months.
“We’re always talking, and they know we’re interested,” Shari Black, CEO of Wisconsin State Fair Park, told BizTimes last week.
Representatives from Wisconsin State Fair Park were not immediately available for comment on this year’s attendance.
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- Teams, drivers, sponsors and more fill the pits before Sunday’s race begins.
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- Indy cars start their parade laps before the green flag waved on Sunday.
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- Jamie “Canhead” Keeton in attendance at the NTT IndyCar and Indy NXT races at the Milwaukee Mile.
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- The barriers at turns one and two at the Milwaukee Mile were recently reconstructed. The project was among several completed at Wisconsin State Fair Park this year.
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- Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing makes a pitstop.
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- IndyCar pit crews await pitstops on Sunday afternoon.
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- Christian Lungaard of Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team makes a pitstop.
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- IndyCar drivers leaving the pits after their first stop during Sunday’s race.
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- NTT IndyCar and Indy NXT return to the Milwaukee Mile for a second year in a row.
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- Indy cars take to the track for their formation laps before Sunday’s race begins.
