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Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd/Motorsports Today (Markham 2026) Monterey, CA - A change to the season finale and the success of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., have fans, race personnel and drivers split on which venues should make an appearance on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar. Graham Rahal, driver of the No.15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda, believes media attention and market size need to be the determining factors when building futur

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle/Motorsports Today (St Louis, 2026) Kyle Kirkwood’s “King of the Streets” moniker rang true once more in the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., leading 128 laps en route to victory in the event’s inaugural running Sunday afternoon. He led Christian Lundgaard and Will Power for his sixth victory on a street course. "To be able to win in what will be considered probably my home race, right, being the Freedom 250 as an Amer

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today 2026) It’s not uncommon to be unlucky. Marcus Armstrong’s summer stretch is not only unlucky, but it has been a curse that turned a decent season start into one to forget. A fifth-place qualifying effort in Firestone Fast 6 on Saturday afternoon looks to be the first sign to break this spell. “We haven't exactly had the best run lately, and it's tricky really because we've had a bit of bad luck,” Armstrong, d

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Although it was Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood who showed the most pace through the first two practice sessions of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Alexander Rossi made significant noise near the top of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES charts. He looks to rebound after an abysmal weekend on the streets of Markham that marked his fourth straight sub-19th-place finish. Even with the a

JEFFREY HRUNKA - INDYCAR CONTRIBUTOR Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Kyle Kirkwood is in pursuit of his first championship, only sitting second in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings entering the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. race weekend. The kicker is that he is over 100 points behind championship leader Alex Palou, who is poised to take his fifth championship in the last six years. Still, confidence to close that gap this weekend is at an all-time high.