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Qualifying Report: PPG 375

FORT WORTH, Texas (April 1, 2023) — There was no fooling around today when it came to qualifying for the PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway as both of the Sexton Properties Chevrolets qualified in the top half of the 28-car field. Rookie Benjamin Pedersen will start a lucky 13th after posting a two-lap average

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Race Report: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 5, 2023) — Street fight doesn’t begin to describe the Firestone Grand Prix in the streets of St. Petersburg today. For the AJ Foyt Racing team, the fight ended seconds after it started. Scott Dixon triggered the first of several multi-car crashes when he and Felix Rosenqvist made contact on the

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Qualifying Report Firestone GP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 4, 2023) — Qualifying for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was as wild as the two practices that preceded it. Not just rookies but seasoned veterans hit walls or tire barriers that line the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit. Only two teams out of 10 did not have on track

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Notes & Quotes: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Source: Team PR Benjamin Pedersen will make his NTT INDYCAR Series debut this weekend driving the No. 55 Sexton Properties Chevrolet in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The 23-year-old Danish American, who competed in the INDY NXT Series by Firestone last year, finished second in that Series’ race in St. Petersburg after starting

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AJ Foyt Racing Switches to No. 55 for Pedersen

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 27, 2023) — After the reveal of the No. 88 livery last week, it was brought to our attention that the combination of our two individually entered numbers carries certain ideologic and symbolic references. AJ Foyt Racing does not condone nor support any such ideologies or symbols, and to avoid any reprehensible associations,

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Full Steam Ahead for AJ Foyt Racing

INDIANAPOLIS (January 6, 2023) — AJ Foyt Racing is pushing full steam ahead into 2023. New faces in new places were capped off by highly respected veteran engineer Michael Cannon joining the team this year. Cannon will lead the team’s race engineers Daniele Cucchiaroni and Roberto Garcia along with drivers Santino Ferrucci and rookie Benjamin

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Benjamin Pedersen Hired to Drive for AJ Foyt Racing

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 28, 2022) – AJ Foyt Racing Team President Larry Foyt has hired Benjamin Pedersen, the 23-year-old Indy Lights veteran, to drive one of the team’s Chevrolet-powered Indy cars in the 2023 NTT INDYCAR Series. The agreement spans multiple seasons as the team plans to develop the young rookie and is aligned to a

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Race Report: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 11, 2022) — The final race of the season is in the record books as Alex Palou won the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey and Will Power won the NTT INDYCAR Series championship title. Kyle Kirkwood loses his rookie stripes after finishing 21st in the No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet. Kirkwood started

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