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  •   Home > News > Sports > Motorsports

    Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin's made a bright start to the new IndyCar season in Florida

    Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin's made a bright start to the new IndyCar season in Florida


    McLaughlin's recorded the fastest time in the first practice session around the St Petersburg track.

    Marcus Armstrong's been seventh quickest, with Sir Scott Dixon 15th.

    After a mediocre 2025 McLaughlin outlines his goals for the 2026 season.



    The opening race is Monday morning.

    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC FIVE FIVE SIX.  NEW ZEALAND'S TOOLKIT IN A CAN.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     23 Feb: Shane van Gisbergen has finished a creditable sixth in the latest drama-filled NASCAR race in Georgia
     23 Feb: A red flag following an 11-car pile-up has turned the latest NASCAR race into an overtime shoot-out
     22 Feb: Matt Payne has been unable to back up his provisional qualifying effort in the Top10 shootout for the final race of the Supercars weekend in Sydney
     22 Feb: Australian driver Anton De Pasquale has fended off a hard-chasing Brodie Kostecki to win the 52-lap Sydney 500 and claim his first Supercars win since 2023
     Top Stories

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    All Black Jordie Barrett is backing the talent of Hurricanes teammate Callum Harkin to step up at first five ahead of this afternoon's Super Rugby contest with the Fijian Drua in Lautoka More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    It's been revealed UK supermarket giant Tesco, declined the Finance Minister's invitation for a meeting to discuss the issues in our grocery sector More...



     Today's News

    Golf:
    Kiwi Kerry Mountcastle and Aussies Curtis Luck and Lucas Herbert are tied for the lead at 14-under overall midway through the third round of the New Zealand Golf Open in Otago 16:17

    Business:
    It's been revealed UK supermarket giant Tesco, declined the Finance Minister's invitation for a meeting to discuss the issues in our grocery sector 15:27

    International:
    Facing threats of war, Denmark turns to a new weapon: women 15:07

    Soccer:
    Auckland FC are keen to benchmark themselves against the best when they face the defending A-League champions at Mt Smart this evening 14:57

    Environment:
    All Black Jordie Barrett is backing the talent of Hurricanes teammate Callum Harkin to step up at first five ahead of this afternoon's Super Rugby contest with the Fijian Drua in Lautoka 14:07

    Auckland:
    A police operation is underway in Auckland's Papakura, with one person taken to hospital in a moderate condition 13:47

    Soccer:
    Aston Villa's Champions League hopes have taken a hit after a two-nil English Premier League loss to lowly Wolverhampton 13:27

    Motorsports:
    New season, new engineer, new attitude 12:27

    Law and Order:
    A person has been seriously injured, and another arrested, following an incident on Auckland's Great North Road in Glen Eden 12:27

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person's died in a single vehicle crash, in Te Kopuru, south of Northland's Dargaville this morning 11:57


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