Qualifying for the opening round of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at St. Pete, view the full report here.
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IndyCar | Qualifying | St. Pete | McLaughlin on pole as Hauger stuns on debut

Qualifying for the opening round of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at St. Pete, view the full report here. Scott McLaughlin and Christian Lundgaard were quickest in the two practice sessions, with the usual teams up the front. 2026 St. Pete IndyCar qualifying | Round 1, Group 1 Will Power, Mick Schumacher and…

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Jack Beeton in Indy NXT Practice 2 St. Pete
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Indy NXT | Practice 2 | St. Pete | Taylor prevails in mixed conditions

Andretti closes strong in Indy NXT Practice 2 at St. Pete Indy NXT Practice 2 at the St. Petersburg street circuit begins on a drying track, with a visible dry line forming but several slick patches still catching drivers out. The green flag flies at 8:45 am local time for the 40-minute session. Australia’s Jack…

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Indy NXT St. Petersburg: Max Taylor preparing for Practice 1
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Indy NXT | Practice 1 | St. Pete | Taylor sets the pace as 2026 season begins

Max Taylor tops the timesheets in Indy NXT Practice 1 St. Pete as the 2026 season begins on the streets of Florida. With the green light at 12:30 pm local time, all 23 drivers head straight onto the 1.8 mile Florida street circuit to bank early laps. Andretti’s Taylor lays down the first benchmark in…

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For 2024 USF Pro Championship winner Lochie Hughes, the season opener was his big debut in the Indy NXT series. He had a great weekend.
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Lochie Hughes says Indy NXT debut “a big learning curve” following P2 finish

Sunday, March 2nd was an action-packed day out on the track with Indy NXT by Firestone in St. Pete as Andretti had a 1-2 with Dennis Hauger and Lochie Hughes. A couple of race restarts and caution flags made for an interesting race for both drivers and fans.  For 2024 USF Pro Championship winner Lochie…

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Christian Lundgaard's orange and black Arrow McLaren at St. Petersburg in the IndyCar series.
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How did Arrow Mclaren’s Christian Lundgaard and others perform for their new teams at St. Petersburg?

The IndyCar season kicked off on the unforgiving streets of St. Petersburg with six drivers racing for a new team in IndyCar. Christian Lundgaard made his debut for Arrow McLaren while the driver he replaced, Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi, stepped in at Ed Carpenter Racing for 2025. Rinus VeeKay switched from ECR to Dale…

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Alex Palou's yellow No. 10 car at St. Petersburg
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Race winner Alex Palou would “modify the OT rule” after struggling to lap Robb at IndyCar St. Pete

Alex Palou kicked off his IndyCar title defence with a superb drive to victory on the streets of St. Petersburg. The Spaniard is aiming for his fourth title and third in a row for Chip Ganassi Racing after a superb run of success in IndyCar. Palou recovered from a lacklustre qualifying which saw him fail…

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