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Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Penske Entertainment/Joe Skibinski Monterey, CA -It’s rare that Alex Palou has a bad day at the racetrack. It's even more surprising when it's at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, a circuit where he has found so much success in the past. A difficult adjustment to a four-stop strategy saw Palou fall through the pack in Sunday's Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey. Fortunately, he was able to rally back for an eighth-place finish. “It's toug

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 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) 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.

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsport Today, 2026) A new track record. Louis Foster dominated the timing sheets in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ debut around the Markham Street Circuit on Saturday, topping the final practice session en route to his second career pole and his first on a street course. “I think we just rolled off with a good car. From the get-go I felt comfortable and confident in the car from FP1,” Foster, driver of the No.45 Rahal Letterma