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Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) Alex Palou continued to extend his championship lead with a dominant victory in the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway on Sunday evening. The Spaniard out-strategized the field with an early overcut en route to his sixth victory this season. “Having Alex and his talent, like there's nothing that replaces that,” No.10 Chip Ganassi Racing Race Strategist Barry Wanser said.

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) The right strategy at the right time. After running outside the podium places for the first half of the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, Alex Palou caught a caution to assume the lead and led 97 laps en route to his first career victory at Nashville Superspeedway. “I'm so happy. I knew we had a great car. It's one of those tracks that we've been struggling in the past. I know last year we w

Justin Allgaier waves to the crowd at Kanas. (Riley Ogle | Motorsports Today) HAMPTON, G.A. - Justin Allgaier clinched the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season championship, Saturday, July 12 after picking up his career high sixth win of 2026 at EchoPark Speedway. The scoreboard of the Focused Health 250 may display that Allgaier had an excellent day, but in reality his win was anything but easy. HOW IT HAPPENED: Sam Mayer of Haas Factory team earned the pole Sat

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) Christian Lundgaard delivered a strategic masterclass to earn his second straight road-course win with Arrow McLaren. He rallied back from a broken front wing to take the lead from a dominant Marcus Armstrong and hold off the field on a one-lap shootout. “We've both [Car Chief Chris Lawerence and Lundgaard] been so confused this weekend. This is not where we expected to be,” Lundgaard said. ”The key tha

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) It’s never safe to bet against Josef Newgarden at WWT Raceway. He added a sixth victory to his all-time wins total at the racetrack, taking the lead from Christian Rasmussen with 24 laps to go and holding off a late charge from a dominant Marcus Ericsson. Ericsson and Rasmussen round out the podium positions. "Everything felt pretty good tonight. The car was fast, felt normal. It was great. I'm just hap

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Street courses are always a wildcard on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule, as heavy braking zones and tight-knit racing are a recipe for trouble. This could not be truer in Sunday afternoon’s edition of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, as Palou stayed ahead of the chaos between cautions for his fourth victory of the season. "It was not an easy day at all. It was not like a straight -- there's races w

Denny Hamlin celebrates his big win burning it down! ( Justin Horacio | Motorsports Today ) DOVER, D.E. - The NASCAR Cup Series had its final planned exhibition race of the 2026 season, Sunday, May 17, as the series took on the "Monster Mile" known as Dover Motor Speedway for the All-Star Race. With one million dollars on the line and an added resin from top to bottom groove of the track, the race was anything but tame. Segment One: Chaos caught the race immediately as it onl

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Alex Palou put on a dominant performance around Barber Motorsports Park for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix, leading 79 laps en route to his second win of the season on Sunday. His perfect day was cemented by a significant gain in the point standings, as his 21st victory vaulted Palou two points behind championship leader Kyle Kirkwood. "I'm glad the 13th pole didn't affect the result. Th

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Alex Palou sweeps Saturday sessions with his second consecutive NTT INDYCAR SERIES pole position at Barber Motorsports Park on March 28. He cemented a dominant day for Honda, with all five of its teams represented in the Fast Six. " Very happy, obviously. I was very happy with the car this morning in practice two compared to yesterday," Palou said. "Feel like yesterday we were missing a little bit o

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) A session filled with spins and destroyed racecars overshadowed a resurgence to the top of the timing sheets for Alex Palou in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES second practice session at Barber Motorsports Park. Palou leads championship foe Kyle Kirkwood, who remained in the runner-up position after both practice sessions. With temperatures about 40 degrees colder than Friday’s practice session, lap times on

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Championship favorites couldn’t top the board. After Team Penske’s difficult weekend in Arlington, the trio of Scott McLaughlin, David Malukas and Josef Newgarden dominated NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ first practice session at Barber Motorsports Park. The Chevrolet-powered team showed the most consistency between the two tire compounds, but were scattered through the top-10 once the field put on the altern

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributo r Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today 2025) Once Kyle Kirkwood passed Alex Palou with 16 laps to go, he didn’t look back, holding the four-time champion for the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington Grand Prix victory. Kirkwood capped off a dominant weekend by Andretti Global, as the team led 47 laps with all cars finishing inside the top four. "I passed Palou, which is a very rare thing to say, in a race” Kirkwood said. “It was

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) Alex Palou remained untouchable on the Streets of St. Petersburg, leading 59 laps en route to his 20th career victory. After taking the lead by overcutting the field during the first set of green-flag pit stops, the Spaniard pulled out a 12.4-second lead on the rest of the field, the largest winning margin in Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg history. "I was sad last year that the season

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) Scott McLaughlin took pole in Fast Six qualifying on the Streets of St. Petersburg ahead of Marcus Ericsson and rookie Dennis Hauger. Not only was it the 12th pole of the New Zealander’s career, but it was also his back-to-back poles for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. “Just really proud of the execution, because I felt like we nearly actually missed the [advancing past the first q

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) A costly mistake by Ty Majeski proved detrimental. After taking the lead on the final restart of the race, a lock-up in turn 12 allowed Layne Riggs retake the lead for his first win of the season, and Front Row Motorsports' second win in three races. “I feel like coming into this weekend, we really need some help. And my first two races, which were at super speedway-style race tracks, didn't g

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) After crashing in practice in his last time around the Streets of St. Petersburg. Scott McLaughlin, driver of the No.3 Team Penske Chevrolet , topped first practice four-tenths ahead of Hondas of Felix Rosenqvist, driver of the Meyer Shank Racing No.60 and Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the Andretti Global No.27. McLaughlin ran the fastest time of the weekend with a 1:01.102s lap. His speed in pract

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) Action around the Streets of St. Petersburg ended under red-flag conditions as the persistent weather over the Tampa Bay area fell over the race track, ultimately cutting NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice short and forcing qualifying positions to fall back to owner points. Connor Mosack, driver of the No.7 Spire Motorsports Silverado, assumed pole, his second career for the OnlyBulls Gre

Kyle Busch at Darlington 2025 (Fisher Giannoti/ Motorsports Today) HAMPTON, G.A. – After rain delayed the start of the second Craftsman Truck Series race of the season, NASCAR fans were treated to a spectacular race that saw Spire Motorsports driver Kyle Busch win his third straight truck race at EchoPark Speedway. The race was unique as a 4:20 PM ET drop dead time was enforced causing the race to run ten laps shy of scheduled distance. The race was originally slated for 135