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Qualifying for the last two rounds of the 2026 Indy NXT season at Laguna Seca Raceway have been completed. View the full results here. With qualifying setting the grid for both races, drivers will need two fast laps for the weekend. Nikita Johnson enters the weekend, leading Enzo Fittipaldi by three points in the championship….
Second practice for the final IndyCar race of the season at Laguna Seca was postponed after a terrifying crash at the Alex Zanardi Corkscrew during a Porsche support race. After a 70 minute delay the 25 drivers lined up for the final finetuning before qualifying. McLaughlin fastest despite floor repairs With just 25 minutes for…
Practice 2 at the final round of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at Laguna Seca, view the full session report here. On Friday in the first session, Alex Palou was fastest once again, pacing Felix Rosenqvist and double Milwaukee winner Pato O’Ward. There was a delay in it starting as a massive crash…
The final practice session of the 2026 Indy NXT season has been completed at Laguna Seca Raceway, view the full results here. Heading into the final two races of the season, there are three drivers still fighting for the championship. It was a tough first practice for all three of them with Tymek Kucharczyk in…
IndyCar braces for the 2026 season finale, as the grid will have their first taste of the Laguna Seca racing weekend with Practice 1. Last time out, Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward, had secured two very impressive wins at both races held at the Milwaukee oval track, in spite of the rain stoppages and delays. Race…
Nolan Siegel was the first one to put a time on the board during the first IndyCar practice at Laguna Seca. The Californian track hosts the traditional season ender for the IndyCar series, where Álex Palou has been crowned champion for the fifth time in total, and the fourth time in succession. Mick Schumacher to…
The first of two practice sessions for the last weekend of the 2026 Indy NXT by Firestone season has been completed at Laguna Seca Raceway, view the full results here. 25 minutes of practice began at 1:00 pm local time. Lochie Hughes is the first driver to lead the field, with time to find. Jacob…
Meyer Shank Racing have confirmed that Mick Schumacher will join the team for the 2027 IndyCar season. He will partner Marcus Armstrong as 2026 Indy 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist heads back to McLaren for the next campaign. Mick Schumacher on signing with Meyer Shank Racing for 2027 IndyCar season “I’m super excited to be working…
Four 2026 Indy NXT drivers — Enzo Fittipaldi, Tymek Kucharczyk, Juan Manuel Correa and Jack Beeton — spoke in exclusive interviews with Pit Debrief about trying to learn the art of oval racing following their moves over from the European ladder. Correa was the first of the four to move to the series in 2025,…
For the fifth time in six seasons, and the fourth consecutive year, Alex Palou is IndyCar champion once again, this time in 2026. A P10 finish in Race 1 (2) at the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday sealed the deal that looked inevitable weeks ago. While McLaren and particularly Andretti have made progress in 2026, six…
