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Honda crowned 2026 IndyCar manufacturers' champions

HRC USA secures its 12th open-wheel title 30 years after its first, fueled by street circuit dominance and an Indianapolis 500 victory

Motorsport · Aug 31

Alex Palou claims fifth IndyCar title in record time: “It just feels like we started yesterday”

The 29-year-old clinched his fourth consecutive title and fifth in six seasons, reaching five championships faster than any driver in American open-wheel history

Motorsport · Aug 31

Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Milwaukee doubleheader

Palou clinched his fifth IndyCar title in the last six years, including four consecutively

Motorsport · Aug 31

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Pato O’Ward sweeps Milwaukee IndyCar races as Alex Palou clinches fifth title

After rain delayed Race 1, the IndyCar field closed out its Milwaukee double-header weekend and crowned the Palou the 2026 champion for Chip Ganassi Racing

Motorsport · Aug 30

Official race results: 2026 IndyCar Milwaukee doubleheader

Pato O'Ward won both races on Sunday while Alex Palou clinched his

Motorsport · Aug 30

Alex Palou closes on fifth IndyCar title despite finishing fifth at Milwaukee

Palou led a race-high 115 laps before fading late in Race 2, but still increased his championship advantage to 97 points and can clinch the title in Sunday night’s Race 1 restart

Motorsport · Aug 30

Pato O’Ward wins Milwaukee IndyCar Race 2

A rapid final pit stop put O’Ward ahead of Scott McLaughlin for his second win of 2026, while Kyle Kirkwood’s charge from 24th to sixth kept the championship alive

Motorsport · Aug 30

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Scott McLaughlin, Alex Palou take poles for Milwaukee IndyCar doubleheader

McLaughlin was fastest for Race 1 and Palou edged O’Ward for Race 2 pole, but engine-change penalties mean O’Ward will start Saturday’s opener from the top spot

Motorsport · Aug 29

How to watch IndyCar 2026 Milwaukee doubleheader: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

There will be a pair of races at the Milwaukee Mile this weekend

Motorsport · Aug 27

Iconic lightning bolt returns: Chip Ganassi Racing and DHL to honor Alex Zanardi at Laguna Seca

The throwback livery marks the 30th anniversary of Zanardi's legendary Corkscrew overtake and CGR's first championship

Motorsport · Aug 27

Winners and losers from the IndyCar race in Washington, D.C.

From presidential green flags to pit stop nightmares: Who won big and who lost ground at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Motorsport · Aug 25

The Freedom 250 IndyCar Race Only Looked Like MAGA Propaganda if You Already Hate Trump

Plus: Should the race happen again, or just be a one-off event? Also, NCAA eligibility is all messed up, and sports can teach us about immigration.

Reason · Aug 25

Lundgaard ‘happy to not see Palou win for once’ en route to runner-up in Freedom 250 GP

Arrow McLaren's Dane bags sixth podium of 2026, vaulting to third in the IndyCar championship

Motorsport · Aug 24

Kyle Kirkwood: Markham crash “flipped a switch” before Freedom 250 win

After a costly mistake forced a mental reset, the Andretti Global driver dominated 128 laps around the National Mall to claim a historic win and slash Alex Palou's championship lead

Motorsport · Aug 23

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Motorsport · Aug 23

Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Palou failed to lock up the title on the streets of Washington D.C., while a win by Kirkwood kept his title hopes alive for now

Motorsport · Aug 23

IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou suffers “not a good day” in Washington, D.C.

Palou, the reigning and four-time series champion started on pole in Freedom 250, but never led a single lap: “It hurts, man. It hurts”

Motorsport · Aug 23

Official race results: 2026 IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington D.C.

Kirkwood dominated the unique event, leading 128 of 147 laps

Motorsport · Aug 23

IndyCar Freedom 250: Kyle Kirkwood wins, Alex Palou falters in Washington D.C.

Kirkwood led 128 of 147 laps to claim a dominant second IndyCar win of 2026, while championship leader Palou endured a penalty, slow pit stop and late crash

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Motorsport · Aug 23

David Malukas, Sting Ray Robb out of Freedom 250 after huge crash as Palou penalized

The first major incident of IndyCar’s Washington race eliminated Malukas and Robb, while Alex Palou was sent to the rear after hitting a tyre in pitlane

Motorsport · Aug 22

IndyCar Freedom 250 starting lineup: Alex Palou claims pole in Washington D.C.

The four-time champion dominated the Fast Six to beat Kyle Kirkwood by more than half a second for his seventh pole of 2026

Motorsport · Aug 21

"Chaos, passing, crashes": Alex Palou braces for IndyCar mayhem at Freedom 250

Armed with a massive points lead, the reigning and four-time IndyCar champion promises to attack rather than play it safe around the National Mall

Motorsport · Aug 20

How to watch IndyCar 2026 at Washington D.C.: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

IndyCar races at the U.S. Capitol for the very first time this weekend with the Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Motorsport · Aug 18

Winners and losers from the IndyCar race in Markham

It was a manic race in Markham in a weekend that began with delays over construction and ended with 90 chaotic laps of IndyCar racing

Motorsport · Aug 16

Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Markham

Palou further cements his place atop the championship standings, increasing his advantage to +133 over Kirkwood

Motorsport · Aug 16

Romain Grosjean “cried a little” after late-race defeat extends wait for maiden IndyCar win

The Dale Coyne Racing driver surrendered the lead with five laps remaining at Markham, settling for his sixth career runner-up finish

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