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DETROIT (AP) — Scott Dixon made some savvy decisions, choosing not to pit for rain tires early and calculating that he would have enough fuel to finish, that paid off at the Detroit Grand Prix. Dixon also had some good fortune on his side.

Shane van Gisbergen grabbed the lead coming out of a late caution and held on on the road course just north of downtown Portland on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory.

DETROIT (AP) — Josef Newgarden continued a busy week Saturday with a third-place qualifying run in Detroit and a multi-year contract extension with Penske Racing.

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Michael McDowell ran a lap at 138.598 mph Saturday to take the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s the third pole for McDowell’s No.

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — As he’s trying to race his way into the NASCAR Cup series playoffs, Chase Briscoe now faces a fresh challenge with the potential for his Stewart-Haas Racing team to deteriorate around him.

DETROIT (AP) — Colton Herta won the 12th pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday at the Detroit Grand Prix , finishing ahead of defending champion Alex Palou and Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden.

DETROIT (AP) — Pato O'Ward had tears triggered following the Indianapolis 500 after pushing the No. 5 Honda to the limits only to come up just short, getting passed two corners from the finish by Josef Newgarden.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carl Edwards says he never expected to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame so when the announcement came down a week ago, he was unreachable for hours until his wife encouraged him to check his phone.

DETROIT (AP) — Roger Penske is well aware his integrity has been questioned because of a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his season-opening IndyCar victory.

Helio Castroneves will run the next two IndyCar races in place of Tom Blomqvist, who was part of an opening lap crash that eliminated three cars at the start of the Indianapolis 500.