Round 3 of the 2026 IndyCar season and round 2 of the Indy NXT one has been completed at Arlington, view the full standings here.
Newgarden and Johnson lead the way ahead of the races
Following wins at Phoenix and St. Pete respectively, Josef Newgarden and Nikita Johnson were the championship leaders heading into Sunday’s IndyCar and Indy NXT races.
2026 IndyCar standings after Arlington
Kyle Kirkwood drove an absolutely outstanding race from P7 on the grid. Despite some dodgy stops, he chased down Alex Palou and passed the Spaniard with 16 laps to go. The win sees him go top of the championship.
Andretti had an absolutely incredible day as Will Power and Marcus Ericsson backed up Kirkwood to complete a 1-3-4. It is the Aussie’s first podium with the team. Pato O’Ward was solid and consistent once again, bagging a 5th place.
Malukas, Lundgaard, Dixon, Rossi and Armstrong completed the top 10.
- Kirkwood 126
- Palou 100
- Newgarden 93
- O’Ward 93
- McLaughlin 85
- Malukas 84
- Lundgaard 80
- Ericsson 77
- Armstrong 70
- Rossi 64
- Power 59
- Dixon 59
- Hauger 50
- Rosenqvist 47
- VeeKay 46
- Rahal 46
- Simpson 46
- Collet 42
- Foster 41
- Ferrucci 38
- Grosjean 36
- Rasmussen 33
- Robb 27
- Siegel 26
- Schumacher 25
2026 Indy NXT standings after Arlington
A late charge by Max Taylor saw him pass Tymek Kucharczyk and Enzo Fittipaldi to win in Arlington and take the points lead from Nikita Johnson by ten. The Polish driver is 3rd after Sunday’s race.
Lochie Hughes who finished 3rd in the championship in 2025, is now 4th in the points. Seb Murray is 5th, while Enzo Fittipaldi vaults up the standings. 17th at St. Pete, he was a strong 2nd on Sunday. Correa, Rowe, de Tullio and Missig complete the top 10.
- Taylor 92
- Johnson 82
- Kucharczyk 70
- Hughes 60
- Murray 58
- Fittipaldi 57
- Correa 54
- Rowe 50
- de Tullio 40
- Missig 36
- Nannini 35
- Escotto 35
- de Alba 34
- Beeton 34
- Garcia 34
- Pierson 33
- Koolen 25
- Koreiba 24
- Aron 24
- Stati 23
- Roe 22
- Kaminsky 21
- Etter 17
- Monteiro 15
