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…
The first two races of the 2026 IndyCar season for Will Power were anything but easy. The Australian entered the year with Andretti Global — a new team, a new environment, and a new challenge. The transition proved difficult early on, with incidents at both St. Pete and Phoenix disrupting his start to the season….
Following intense on track action with Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood and Will Power, Alex Palou stood second on the podium at the end of the inaugural IndyCar race in Arlington on Sunday. The Spaniard is also now 2nd in the overall standings, sitting 26 points behind the Florida native. Speaking to Pit Debrief and other…
On Sunday at the 2026 Grand Prix of Arlington, Kyle Kirkwood produced a masterclass to take his sixth victory in IndyCar. Five of them have now come on street tracks. It also meant he was the inaugural winner of this race. The winning move by Kyle Kirkwood in the 2026 Arlington IndyCar race Starting P7…
Round 3 of the 2026 IndyCar season and round 2 of the Indy NXT one has been completed at Arlington, view the full standings here. Newgarden and Johnson lead the way ahead of the races Following wins at Phoenix and St. Pete respectively, Josef Newgarden and Nikita Johnson were the championship leaders heading into Sunday’s…
Kyle Kirkwood won the first IndyCar Arlington GP under caution, taking the championship lead in the process. Álex Palou and Will Power completed the podium. Marcus Ericsson started from pole, his first in IndyCar after 117 starts. The Swede had led the Fast 6 from the opening run, with no driver able to better his…
The 2026 IndyCar race on the Streets of Arlington is complete, view the full results below. During Qualifying in Arlington, Marcus Ericsson scored pole position for the first time in his IndyCar career. Ericsson started the race ahead of Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward. After crashing during Qualifying, Scott McLaughlin started the race down in P25. Ericsson…
Alex Palou was at the forefront during the 2026 IndyCar Arlington Qualifying. A stark improvement from the Chip Ganassi Racing driver’s shocking DNF in Phoenix last weekend. Unfortunately, it was his former teammate Marcus Ericsson who snatched the pole from him in the Fast 6, leaving Palou in P2. Brakes not hot enough at Arlington…
Pole position at the IndyCar Arlington GP went to Marcus Ericsson, who put together a flawless Fast 6 qualifying to deny the field. Álex Palou lines up second on the grid, with Pato O’Ward alongside him in third. The weekend had seen Scott McLaughlin set the tone in the opening practice, before Kyle Kirkwood stamped…
