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Race 1 and round 3 of the 2026 Indy NXT at Barber has been completed, view the full results here. Earlier in the day, Alessandro de Tullio bagged a double pole for Saturday and Sunday’s races. Championship leader Max Taylor joined him on the front row, as he will do tomorrow. St. Pete winner Nikita…
Álex Palou set the pace in IndyCar Practice 2 at Barber Motorsports Park, with a competitive field close behind, before a late crash for Scott McLaughlin brought the session to an end. After a closely contested opening session at the IndyCar Series Barber round, Scott McLaughlin set the early benchmark in Practice 1, narrowly edging…
Practice 2 for round 4 of the 2026 IndyCar season at Barber is in the books, view the full results here. In opening practice on Friday afternoon, Scott McLaughlin edged Kyle Kirkwood to be fastest on day one. At the very tricky turn 13, Nolan Siegel brought out the red flags. Having had understeer on…
Qualifying for rounds 3 and 4 of the 2026 Indy NXT season has been completed at Barber, view the full results here. In the only practice session on Friday, Myles Rowe was fastest, 0.001s quicker than Juan Manuel Correa. Championship leader Max Taylor was down in P6. Group 1 On an out lap, Niels Koolen…
It’s time to go on track for the first time this weekend as IndyCar 2026 gets ready for the Barber racing weekend with Practice 1! Latest race winner Kyle Kirkwood leads the championship winner following a commanding performance in Arlington, with Palou and Newgarden close behind. IndyCar drivers go green in Barber for Practice 1!…
Practice 1 at Barber for round 4 of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed, view the full results here. At the turn 5 hairpin, Alex Rossi stopped in the run-off as ECR diagnosed a fuel pressure problem with his #20 car. A red flag was required. Before that, Mick Schumacher had a pretty big…
The only 2026 Indy NXT practice session of the weekend at Barber has been completed, view the full results here. Andretti driver Max Taylor went into the weekend as championship leader following a brilliant win at Arlington. He holds a 10-point lead for Nikita Johnson who won at St. Pete. Tymek Kucharczyk completes the top…
Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) have announced that Hunter McElrea will become the team’s reserve driver for the remainder of the 2026 IndyCar season. The New Zealander has a strong pedigree. After finishing P4 in the 2022 Indy Lights championship, he went even better in 2023 as he finished 2nd in points to Christian Rasmussen when…
Most drivers remember their first win more vividly than anything else. For Linus Lundqvist, it came in a go-kart in 2010, and it set the tone for everything that followed. Speaking exclusively to Pit Debrief, the Swedish driver is direct about what has driven him ever since. “Don’t get me wrong, I love what I…
It’s been an IndyCar season of ups and downs so far for Andretti Global’s Will Power. However, hope is on the horizon for the Aussie as the grid heads to Barber Motorsports Park, a favorite track for the No. 26 pilot. Ahead of the race weekend, Will Power spoke to Pit Debrief and other media…
