{
  "id": 404843,
  "title": "Alessandro de Tullio dominates Portland for second Indy NXT win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/alessandro-de-tullio-dominates-portland-for-second-indy-nxt-win",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T19:13:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/indylights/news/alessandro-de-tullio-dominates-portland-for-second-indy-nxt-win/10845350/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alessandro de Tullio secured a dominant Indy NXT victory at Portland International Raceway, leading all 35 laps in the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing entry. The Argentine edged out the competition by just 2.169 seconds around the challenging 12-turn, 1.964-mile natural road course. De Tullio acknowledged the difficulty of the race, stating, \"Yeah, it wasn't easy... there was quite a bit of wear there towards the end.\" The start was tumultuous, with Andretti teammates Lochie Hughes and Max Taylor colliding, but the team managed to recover and secure a competitive restart after the safety car period. De Tullio's win marked his second of the season, while Hughes and Max Taylor finished second and third, respectively. Tymek Kucharczyk of HMD Motorsports and Jacob Abel, debuting his first series appearance for Abel Motorsports, rounded out the top five. The championship battle intensified as Enzo Fittipaldi and Nikita Johnson secured seventh and eighth places, respectively, narrowing the gap to 1 point, with three races remaining in the season.",
  "summary": "Alessandro de Tullio went flag-to-flag from pole to claim a dominant Indy NXT victory at Portland International Raceway. The Argentine led all 35 laps in the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing entry to win by 2.169 seconds around the 12-turn, 1.964-mile natural road course. It marked de Tullio’s second win of the season. “Yeah, it wasn’t easy,” de Tullio said. “I had to take care of the ... Keep reading",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}