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Practice 1 at Phoenix has been completed as IndyCar makes its return to the oval track in 2026 after 8 years, view the full results here. Alex Palou went into the weekend as the championship leader once again. He crushed the opposition at St. Pete, winning by over 12 seconds. It was another big statement…
Dale Coyne Racing put together their best combined IndyCar result in over three years at St. Pete last weekend. Romain Grosjean finished 8th and rookie Dennis Hauger came in 10th. It marks the first time since Iowa in 2022 that Dale Coyne Racing had both cars in the top 10. In qualifying, both drivers brilliantly…
IndyCar team Andretti Global had “a good start to the 2026 season” in St. Pete with two top 10 finishes and a DNF from newest driver, Will Power. Andretti Global ended St. Pete with Kyle Kirkwood finishing P4, Marcus Ericsson starting on the front row in second but finishing the race in P6, and Power…
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s (RLL’s) Mick Schumacher had an IndyCar debut to forget at the 2026 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Pete. The 26-year-old was extremely unlucky as he got taken out on the first lap. Mick Schumacher on the incident that ended his debut IndyCar race at St. Pete Starting P21, the former Haas…
Following round 1 of the 2026 IndyCar and Indy NXT seasons at St. Pete, view the full standings for both here. In the IndyCar race, defending champion Alex Palou blew the field away once he got to the front. After the final caution went in on lap 43, he drove into the distance. By the…
Scott McLaughlin started his 2026 IndyCar season right where he had left off the past year, on the podium; this time it was at St. Pete. In fact, the Penske driver ended the race in the top 3 for the last three consecutive rounds in a row. This follows a rather unsuccessful first half of…
Alex Palou started the IndyCar St. Pete race in P4 but managed to snag the win, charging ahead of his competitors with a 13-second lead. Chip Ganassi Racing worked hard to bring Palou another great car ahead of this season. Having won 4 Championships, his dominant win started off his 2026 IndyCar season right where…
Christian Lundgaard drove a fine race in the 2026 IndyCar season-opener at St. Pete. From 12th on the grid, he charged through to 3rd. In the opening third of the race, the Dane made slow progress. Taking advantage of Power and Malukas hitting trouble, he was P9 before the stops as Lundgaard cleared fellow Danish…
The 2026 IndyCar season kicks off with the race in St. Pete. Scott McLaughlin fires away from pole after a dominant qualifying session, and rookie Dennis Hauger starts from 3rd on debut. Chaos and cautions on Lap 1 Scott McLaughlin holds position out of turn 1 from Ericsson, while rookie Dennis Hauger loses P3 to…
The opening race of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at St. Pete, view the full results below. For the second year in a row, Scott McLaughlin took to the green flag from pole position. Marcus Ericsson and Dennis Hauger on debut completed the top 3. Alex Palou went off from 4th. Big names…
