For a while now, it has been openly shared that there have been plans to look into bringing the IndyCar series back to Australia with latest news now confirming that the South Australian Motorsport Board are open to the idea.

Back last year, Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles explained that the series is looking to potentially host numerous non-championship rounds outside the US which would take place after the regular season had concluded.

With IndyCar’s history with Australia having raced on the Surfers Paradise street circuit – which the Supercars Championship currently use for their Gold Coast event – Australia is definitely on the cards.

Recently, the SAMB have openly expressed the idea of bringing more categories to the state after the successful turn out of the Speedway and Supercross during last year’s Adelaide 500.

“We look at all sorts of things in terms of motorsport options,” explained SAMB chief executive Mark Warren.

“The whole reason we went down the Speedway and also Supercross paths is to look at different types of motorsports we can bring to South Australia.”

“IndyCar is a really interesting one in that it’s obviously got a history in Australia, having been up on the Gold Coast previously. So if that was an opportunity for Adelaide to look at doing something with IndyCar, we’d definitely look at it.”

Since 2022, Adelaide hosts the season finale of the Supercars Championship and is set to continue to do so. If IndyCar do race in Adelaide, Warren has explained that rather than racing alongside the Supercars, the categories would race back to back; which would give Supercars it’s own space for their Grand Final.

“We’d need to work out how that fits with Supercars,”

“They’ve worked together before on the Gold Coast, but I think it would be looking at how you couple that together, because you’ve now got the Supercars Grand Final.”

“I’m not sure that you could do the two events together. So it would be working out, having built this street circuit, how we could possibly use that over a couple of weekends.”

The Supercars Championship is set to return for a brand new season with action kicking off in Sydney at the end of February with IndyCar returning on the same weekend.

Will Power’s victory in Portland has significantly shaken up the championship race with just three races remaining in the 2024 IndyCar Championship . Power claimed his third win of the season, finishing ahead of championship leader Alex Palou in P2.

Power’s win, after a recent tough run and a crash last weekend, has kept his championship hopes alive. He now trails Palou by 54 points. The two-time series champion demonstrated his strength by leading a race-high 101 laps and executing a flawless strategy, with a crucial advantage gained from a quicker pit stop compared to Palou’s team.

Will Power’s teammate, Josef Newgarden, secured third place while Colton Herta finished fourth for Andretti. Marcus Armstrong rounded out the top five.

Romain Grosjean was the face of drama as he made a “lazy and foolish” act after losing control at Turn 1. As the ex-Formula 1 driver went to rejoin the race, he spun into Rasmussen’s racing line, causing the #20 to crash into Grosjean. In consequence, Rasmussen finished a lap down in 26th after a front wing change, while Grosjean finished 27th after running off into the grass shortly after.

James Hinchliffe wasn’t too impressed with Grosjean’s decision to re join an active track. “That was lazy, that was foolish, to not look in your mirror and know what was coming and turn,”

After starting at the back due to a unapproved engine change, Scott McLaughlin drives faultlessly to bring it home in 7th!

The series heads into the final stretch with three remaining oval races: the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s doubleheader and the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway. Power, known for his strong performances on ovals, is optimistic about his chances, noting his past successes at tracks like Milwaukee and Iowa Speedway. Palou, however, has yet to win on an oval, which could be a significant factor as the championship battle intensifies.

Palou’s strategy in the race included an aggressive use of alternate tyres in qualifying, which left him struggling on the less grippy primary tyres during the race. Despite a strong effort, he couldn’t close the gap to Power, who executed a nearly perfect race strategy.

The championship picture is increasingly focused on a three-driver battle: Palou, Power, and Herta. With Scott Dixon’s crash on the first lap at Portland effectively ruining his championship hopes, he now sits fifth in the standings, 101 points behind Palou.

As IndyCar heads into its final races, the competition is expected to be fierce, with Power and Team Penske aiming to close the gap to Palou and possibly secure another championship.