Alessandro de Tullio, driver for A.J. Foyt Racing, leads the field to green in a chaotic, timed Indy NXT race in Arlington, Texas.
Due to high wind warnings, the Indy NXT race in Arlington is moved up to an earlier start time of 10:45 AM local time.
Early chaos before the Green Flag
Before the green flag, Colin Kaminsky hits the wall on the left side of the circuit. The delayed yellow from that incident creates further chaos moments later, as pole-sitter Alessandro de Tullio is hit from behind by Tymek Kucharczyk, sending the Argentinian driver off track before reaching the start/finish line
A jump start by Jack Beeton results in a penalty for the restart, forcing him to start from the pack in the Indy NXT Arlington race.
The incident involving Polish driver Kucharczyk and Argentinian de Tullio is under review, with any potential penalties still to be determined.
Fittipaldi leads first restart at the 2026 Indy NXT Arlington Race
With track cleanup complete, the race restarts with 16:30 remaining on the clock. The shuffle at the start promotes Enzo Fittipaldi, and HMD Motorsports, to the lead for the restart.
Fittipaldi gets a strong launch, opening a one-second gap as the field completes a clean lap after the restart.
11 minutes on the clock and Fittipaldi and Kucharcyzk are battling for first place. Max Taylor, with Andretti Autosport, joins the fight for first.
Race control determines ‘no further action’ on the incident with Kucharczyk and de Tullio.
As the Indy NXT Arlington race continues, Kucharczyk and Fittipaldi continue to battle at the front, trading the lead through different corners of the circuit. The fight at the front allows JM Correa with Cusick Morgan Motorsports to close in, the top four drivers covered by just over a second.
With eight minutes remaining, Taylor dives to the inside at Turn 10, securing second place. The move triggers a shuffle behind, allowing Correa to slip past Kucharczyk for third.
Joshua Pierson pulls into the pit lane with damage to his front wing after contact with the wall. However, he is unable to reach a safe location, bringing out the second caution of the Indy NXT Arlington race.
Late restart decides the Indy NXT Arlington race
With just under four minutes remaining, Enzo Fittipaldi leads the field back to green for the third restart of the race. Contact breaks out between Myles Rowe, Salvador de Alba, and Nicolas Stati. De Alba pulls off to the side of the circuit before managing to get the car going again.
De Alba is under investigation for a race restart violation.
Taylor and Fittipaldi run side by side after the restart, with Max Taylor squeezing through to take the race lead.
One lap to go and the top five are Taylor, Fittipaldi, Kucharczyk, Correa, and Nikita Johnson.
Australian driver Lochie Hughes, running close behind in sixth, dives past Johnson to take fifth place.
Taylor sets the fastest lap of the race on the final lap, six tenths quicker than anyone else, before taking the checkered flag for the Indy NXT Arlington victory.
