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• Sign up for the Return On Racing newsletter
• Source article on the Vaucher Analytics website
• The Demographic Blind Spot In the Fox Corporation-Penske Entertainment (IndyCar) Transaction
• The $3,000 Helmet: An IndyCar Case Study In Compliance-Driven Cost Inflation

IndyCar is wrapping up its 2025 season, and the fact that a “State of” retrospective can be written in mid-August is itself part of the problems facing the historic series.

The season flashes by, then disappears into a six-month void. On track, the racing delivers. Off track, the structural cracks are getting harder to ignore. 

In this episode, I give my direct thoughts on the key storylines shaping IndyCar’s future: 

• The "Palou Paradox" 
• Fox's big bet 
• Politics & perception 
• Governance under pressure 
• Technical fragility 
• The identity crisis 
• How high is IndyCar's ceiling?

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