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IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Toronto

IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Toronto

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The 2025 IndyCar Series season is busy and Alex Palou has won seven races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won three, Pato O'Ward two and Scott Dixon one.
Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.
Report from Toronto: IndyCar Ontario Honda Dealers Indy complete results
IndyCar Series championship points 2025
(Through 13 of 17 races)
Alex Palou, 536 points
Pato O'Ward, 437
Kyle Kirkwood, 363
Scott Dixon, 362
Christian Lundgaard, 317
Felix Rosenqvist, 309
Marcus Armstrong, 283
Colton Herta, 278
Will Power, 263
David Malukas, 259
Rinus Veekay, 252
Santino Ferrucci, 240
Scott McLaughlin, 239
Kyffin Simpson, 226
Christian Rasmussen, 217
Josef Newgarden, 213
Conor Daly, 199
Alexander Rossi, 199
Marcus Ericsson, 195
Graham Rahal, 195
Nolan Siegel, 168
Robert Shwartzman, 159
Louis Foster, 159
Callum Ilott, 135
Sting Ray Robb, 133
Devlin DeFrancesco, 123
Jacob Abel, 95
Takuma Sato, 36
Helio Castroneves, 20
Ed Carpenter, 16
Jack Harvey, 12
Ryan Hunter-Reay, 10
Kyle Larson, 6
Marco Andretti, 5
IndyCar Series rookie points
With four races to go, Prema Racing's Robert Shwartzman erased a five-point deficit to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Louis Foster on Sunday by virtue of his 16th-place finish, tied for the Prema driver's third-best finish of his young IndyCar career. Foster finished 21st, 23 laps down after a lengthy stop for repairs. Dale Coyne Racing's Jacob Abel finished 23rd after sliding into the outside wall on Turn 1 exit and sparking a multi-car crash.
Robert Shwartzman, 159 points
Louis Foster, 159 points
Jacob Abel, 95 points
IndyCar Series Leaders Circle standings 2025
IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season.
Here are the cars around the bubble after IndyCar's Toronto race:
21. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 168 points points
22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 159 points
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23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 133 points
24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 123 points
25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 95 points
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Who won the IndyCar race today? Toronto results, driver rankings
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NHLPA pushes back after NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault ineligible
NHLPA pushes back after NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault ineligible

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NHLPA pushes back after NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault ineligible

The five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team were acquitted in the high-profile London, Ont., sexual assault trial Thursday, but the jury is still out on whether or not they'll be able to resume their NHL careers. A few hours after the judge's decision, the NHL said Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote would be ineligible to play while the league reviews the findings. The NHLPA responded that its players should 'have the opportunity to return to work.' The players were found not guilty of all charges in an encounter with a woman in a hotel room seven years ago, Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia ruled. The NHL stated the allegations in the case were 'very disturbing,' even if not deemed criminal. The league also called the behaviour of the players 'unacceptable." "We will be reviewing and considering the judge's findings," the statement read. "While we conduct that analysis and determine next steps, the players charged in this case are ineligible to play in the league.' The NHLPA said ruling the players ineligible while the NHL further evaluates the case does not align with the terms of their collective bargaining agreement. "Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, and Michael McLeod were acquitted of all charges by Justice Carroccia of the Ontario Superior Court," the NHLPA's statement read. "After missing more than a full season of their respective NHL careers, they should now have the opportunity to return to work. The NHL's declaration that the Players are 'ineligible' to play pending its further analysis of the Court's findings is inconsistent with the discipline procedures set forth in the CBA. "We are addressing this dispute with the League and will have no further comment at this time." McLeod, Hart, Dubé and Foote were active NHL players at the time of their 2024 arrests, which came days after all four players were granted leave from their clubs. Formenton, an Ottawa Senators draft pick, has not played in the NHL since 2022. At the time of the incident in 2018, Formenton had played one NHL game, while Foote, McLeod and Dubé had brief stints with their clubs' American Hockey League affiliates. While the NHL's review is taking place, experts believe it's possible players will eventually return to the NHL ice. Ann Pegoraro, a sport management professor at the University of Guelph, said the NHL has not often come down hard on cases of sexual assault or domestic violence. She added that teams would evaluate whether the benefits of a player's talent outweigh the risks of fan backlash and potential loss of sponsors. 'Hockey has a very different culture and has a lot more, I would say, latitude in the way that they look at individuals' personal behaviours,' Pegoraro said. 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Perfection on Wheels: Driving the Pagani Huayra R Evo at Monza
Perfection on Wheels: Driving the Pagani Huayra R Evo at Monza

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Perfection on Wheels: Driving the Pagani Huayra R Evo at Monza

Hurry up and wait, they said. Red flags waved up and down the front straight at Autodromo di Monza—Italy's so-called Temple of Speed, the fastest track on the F1 calendar. Reports came back that a driver had speared off track and anxiety poured through the Pagani pit box like a choking fog. "It's okay. In a minute, you go. Just be ready to go," the PR handler insisted. My gloved fingers drummed against my race suit. A few moments became five minutes. Five minutes became 25. My shoulders relaxed. "Don't worry, we'll put you into a different session later," he said. I pulled the HANS off my shoulders, pried the helmet off my head, and did my best to put on an easygoing smile. My confrontation with the 900-horse, 2,300-pound, multimillion-dollar Pagani Huayra R Evo Roadster would wait. 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Data showed I was something like 9 seconds a lap slower than the 'pole' time on my final flier, braking many meters sooner than I needed to, and with far less pedal pressure than the pro driver's fastest lap. I committed every sin in the name of abundant caution, giving up entry and apex speed everywhere. About the only things I did right, according to the data analyst, were steering smoothly and getting on throttle quickly and early (which is easier to do when you're parking in the corners). Still, by picking up throttle earlier and earlier on each successive lap and learning to trust where the car would stick, my confidence grew. On the final lap, I was bumping past 300 kph on the front straight. I had so much fun. Photo by: Sevian Daupi | Motor1 Photo by: Sevian Daupi | Motor1 Photo by: Sevian Daupi | Motor1 The REVO looks about as thrilling as it does intimidating, but once you're at speed, nothing wants to hurt you. The brakes are slightly boosted, I was told, still with that race-car-like resistance across the pedal's travel that's so critical to modulating your braking efficiently while still offering a granular accuracy. The steering is light, with a hyper-quick rack that makes for economical efforts, especially in Monza's first chicane, which is best taken with a super squared-off approach. In corners, and especially once all that downforce kicks in, weight builds beautifully in the steering effort, perfectly relaying how the car's behaving. Then there's the REVO's excellent visibility, its simple, user-friendly control layout, and the balance of the whole package… I've met Girl Scout Cookie sellers who were less friendly. But, more than anything about the REVO, there's that noise. To be honest, the engine sounds better when you're stood on pit wall than it does from inside the car. Impossibly vicious and harmonic, echoing its siren call from nowhere and RIGHT THERE all at once. Even if you never get the chance to drive one, make it out to your nearest Arte In Pista to hear these things run flat out. Photo by: Sevian Daupi | Motor1 Its 60-degree, 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V-12 is on par with the best-sounding engines I've ever heard. No road car ever built sounds this good. Only golden-era Formula 1 could surpass the Pagani unit for soundtrack bliss. The engine itself is a masterpiece. This unit, designed and built from scratch by HWA, produces a glorious cavalcade of numbers. Nine-hundred horses at 8,750 rpm and 568 pound-feet from 5,800 - 8,200 rpm. Twelve naturally aspirated cylinders. Sixty-degree banking that imparts a natural balance and refinement. But really, it's the sound that impresses me most. From inside the cockpit, it's more like a mechanical thrash, a roar of gnashing whine and frequencies from the six-speed dog-ring sequential 'box. A sintered-metal three-disc clutch reins in all the power. At the REVO's astonishing 9,250-rpm redline, there's this glorious intoxicating metallic shout from all that rotating mass and the wind rushing over the overhead portholes sculpted into the carbon monocoque. It is cacophonous. It is glorious. It is Pagani at its absolute best. 30 Source: Sevian Daupi | Motor1 And that's my takeaway from my brief time meeting the REVO. I spent maybe 15 minutes behind the wheel and the rest of the day listening to it scream down Monza's front straight. When the car was still, I stood by it, mesmerized. I prodded around its beautifully constructed suspension and hunched over to view every last component. I bothered Pagani's engineers about every last detail as the car sat with its carbon clamshell off, exposed, waiting for the next driver. I got just as much joy sharing in the infectious pride of the people who built the car as I did edging up to 200 mph on that front straight. Writing about cars requires a balance wherein you must still be in love with the subject matter and yet be distanced enough from the subject itself. Personally, I'm enamored by Pagani and the things it builds. Professionally, I'm struck by Pagani's adherence to ultimate quality, to blending money-no-object craftsmanship with an artful spirit and cutting-edge composites. These are values worth admiring, and the REVO hasn't fallen short by any metric. It is, simply, a dream on wheels. Perfection. More From Pagani The Pagani Huayra Codalunga Loses Its Roof and Adds a Manual 'No One Showed Interest:' Pagani Customers Don't Want An Electric Hypercar Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )

NHL says the 5 players acquitted of sexual assault are ineligible to join league, NHLPA pushes back
NHL says the 5 players acquitted of sexual assault are ineligible to join league, NHLPA pushes back

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NHL says the 5 players acquitted of sexual assault are ineligible to join league, NHLPA pushes back

The NHL is barring five players acquitted of sexual assault from re-entering the league, announcing the decision in a statement on Friday. The five players — Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton and Carter Hart — were found not guilty of sexual assault charges on Thursday. The charges dated back to an incident in 2018, when the players were in London for a gala and golf tournament in honor of their championship win as part of Canada's world junior hockey team. A woman, known as E.M. in the trial, alleged that the players sexually assaulted her over several hours in a hotel room after the event, but the judge, Maria Carroccia, found that the prosecution had not proven the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. With the Hockey Canada trial complete, the NHL has determined that the five players involved in the trial will be ineligible to play in the league — bluntly answering post-trial questions about the players' hockey futures. "The allegations made in this case, even if not determined to have been criminal, were very disturbing and the behavior at issue was unacceptable. We will be reviewing and considering the judge's findings," the league said in Friday's statement. "While we conduct that analysis and determine next steps, the players charged in this case are ineligible to play in the League." The NHL Players' Association quickly pushed back on the decision, releasing its own statement defending the players and saying that they are "addressing this dispute with the League." "Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, and Michael McLeod were acquitted of all charges by Justice Carroccia of the Ontario Superior Court," the NHLPA said. "After missing more than a full season of their respective NHL careers, they should now have the opportunity to return to work. The NHL's declaration that the Players are 'ineligible' to play pending its further analysis of the Court's findings is inconsistent with the discipline procedures set forth in the CBA." McLeod, Dubé and Hart were all selected in the 2016 NHL Draft, while Foote and Formenton were drafted in 2017. Despite the alleged incident occurring in 2018, charges were not filed until February 2024; those charges prompting all five players to take an immediate leave of absence from hockey. At the time, four of the five players were playing in the NHL: McLeod and Foote played for the New Jersey Devils, Dubé for the Calgary Flames and Hart for the Philadelphia Flyers. Formenton, who previously played for the Ottawa Senators, was playing in the National League in Switzerland at the time. During the year and a half between the charges being filed and Thursday's verdict, two of the players joined other teams, with McLeod spending some time in the Russian KHL and Foote joining the Slovakian league. It is unclear whether the players will try to play in Europe while being barred from the NHL.

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