{
  "id": 4308836,
  "title": "IndyCar Milwaukee Race 1 suspended by rain, will resume Sunday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/indycar-milwaukee-race-1-suspended-by-rain-will-resume-sunday",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-milwaukee-race-1-suspended-by-rain-will-resume-sunday/10850597/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Due to rain, the first race of IndyCar's doubleheader weekend at The Milwaukee Mile has been postponed to Sunday. After 90 laps, the race was halted on Saturday with 4:20 p.m. ET. The race will kick off at 9 a.m. ET on Sunday. The top five drivers at the time of the stoppage were Pato O’Ward, Felix Rosenqvist, Alexander Rossi, Josef Newgarden, and Christian Lundgaard. Track drying efforts were carried out around 6:30 p.m. ET but were unsuccessful in getting the cars back on the track. The remaining 160 laps of the 250-lap race are scheduled to resume on Sunday.",
  "summary": "The remainder of the opening race of IndyCar’s doubleheader weekend at The Milwaukee Mile has been pushed back to Sunday due to rain. After 90 laps in the Snap-On Makers and Fixers 250, the race will resume at 9 a.m. ET on Sunday. Saturday’s race start was delayed roughly an hour due to rain, but the field was able to take the green flag. Pato O'Ward qualified fourth but started ... Keep reading",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Snap-on extends title sponsorship of Milwaukee Mile IndyCar weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/snap-on-extends-title-sponsorship-of-milwaukee-mile-indycar-weekend",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:05:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kirkwood, Rasmussen collide in opening IndyCar practice at Milwaukee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/kirkwood-rasmussen-collide-in-opening-indycar-practice-at-milwaukee",
        "published": "2026-08-28T23:48:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}