IndyCar Milwaukee race leaderboard, timeline, live updates, crashes, weather

Pato O'Ward starts from the pole for the first of two IndyCar Series races at the Milwaukee Mile. Scott McLaughlin had the fastest qualifying lap, but he faces a 9-place grid penalty for excessive engine changes, as does with championship leader Alex Palou.

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(*-driver assessed 9-position grid penalty for excessive engine changes through the season; coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday on Fox, with the green flag at 2:50 p.m.)

• Row 1
• 1, Pato O'Ward, 164.019
• 2, Josef Newgarden, 163.771
• Row 2
• 3, Will Power, 163.220
• 4, Dennis Hauger, 163.192
• Row 3
• 5, Felix Rosenqvist, 163.183
• 6, Louis Foster, 163.011
• Row 4
• 7, Christian Lundgaard, 162.573
• 8, Alexander Rossi, 162.536
• Row 5
• 9, Romain Grosjean, 162.379
• 10, Scott McLaughlin*, 165.536
• Row 6
• 11, Alex Palou*, 164.147
• 12, David Malukas*, 164.058
• Row 7
• 13, Mick Schumacher, 162.344
• 14, Marcus Ericsson, 161.896
• Row 8
• 15, Scott Dixon, 161.820
• 16, Marcus Armstrong, 161.163
• Row 9
• 17, Kyffin Simpson, 161.065
• 18, Christian Rasmussen, 161.015
• Row 10
• 19, Graham Rahal, 160.651
• 20, Caio Collet, 160.033
• Row 11
• 21, Kyle Kirkwood, 159.919
• 22, Santino Ferrucci, 159.040
• Row 12
• 23, Nolan Siegel, 155.959
• 24, Rinus VeeKay*, 160.978
• Row 13
• 25, Sting Ray Robb*, 159.564

(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)

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• 2:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox (green flag 2:50 p.m.)

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• Two more trips around a short oval: Josef Newgarden or the field? "Although Newgarden has never finished better than fifth in seven starts at Milwaukee, I think he breaks through this weekend with one win."
• Seven drivers have won at least one race this season. Who is most likely to take his first checkered flag in 2026? "I'll keep it simple and say defending Milwaukee winner Christian Rasmussen. I wouldn't be shocked to see Will Power get his first Andretti Global win, either."

• TV: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 2:50 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
• TV: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 1:20 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.

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Christian Rasmussen passed Alex Palou to earn his lone IndyCar victory. Josef Newgarden finished third.

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Alex Palou has won six races, Josef Newgarden, Kyle Kirkwood and Christian Lundgaard two each, and Felix Rosenqvist, Pato O'Ward and Marcus Ericsson one each. (Points are for full-season entrants)

1. Alex Palou, 553 points
2. Kyle Kirkwood, 462
3. Christian Lundgaard, 443
4. David Malukas, 411
5. Pato O'Ward, 399
6. Josef Newgarden, 376
7. Marcus Ericsson, 361
8. Felix Rosenqvist, 355
9. Scott McLaughlin, 354
10. Will Power, 328
11. Rinus VeeKay, 302
12. Scott Dixon, 290
13. Kyffin Simpson, 282
14. Graham Rahal, 276
15. Marcus Armstrong, 257
16. Alexander Rossi, 236
17. Santino Ferrucci, 234
18. Romain Grosjean, 229
19. Nolan Siegel, 223
20. Louis Foster, 212
21. Dennis Hauger, 204
22. Christian Rasmussen, 180
23. Caio Collet, 180
24. Mick Schumacher, 170
25. Sting Ray Robb, 155

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IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race). Mark Jaynes is the anchor, with driver analyst Davey Hamilton.

• Saturday: Possible rain in the afternoon with highs in the upper 70s.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s.

(*-street course; ^-road course; #-oval; all races on Fox, SiriusXM Channel 218; times are start of TV coverage, ET)

• March 1: St. Petersburg, Fla. * (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Saturday, March 7: Phoenix # (Winner: Josef Newgarden)
• Sunday, March 15: Arlington, Texas * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
• Sunday, March 29: Birmingham, Alabama ^ (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Sunday, April 19: Long Beach, California * (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Saturday, May 9: Indianapolis road course ^ (Winner: Christian Lundgaard)
• Sunday, May 24: Indianapolis 500 # (Winner: Felix Rosenqvist)
• Sunday, May 31: Detroit * (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Sunday, June 7: Madison, Illinois # (Winner: Josef Newgarden)
• Sunday, June 21: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ^ (Winner: Christian Lundgaard)
• Sunday, July 5: Lexington, Ohio ^ (Winner: Pato O'Ward)
• Monday, July 20: Lebanon, Tennessee (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Sunday, Aug. 9: Portland ^ (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Sunday, Aug. 16: Markham, Ontario * (Winner: Marcus Ericsson)
• Sunday, Aug. 23: Washington, D.C. * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
• Saturday, Aug. 29: Milwaukee #, 2:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 30: Milwaukee #, 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 6: Monterey, California ^, 2:30 p.m.

(with team, car number and driver)

• A.J. Foyt Racing: 4, Caio Collet; 14, Santino Ferrucci
• Andretti Global: 26, Will Power; 27, Kyle Kirkwood; 28, Marcus Ericsson
• Arrow McLaren: 5, Pato O'Ward; 6, Nolan Siegel; 7, Christian Lundgaard
• Chip Ganassi Racing: 8, Kyffin Simpson; 9, Scott Dixon; 10, Alex Palou
• Dale Coyne Racing: 18, Romain Grosjean; 19, Dennis Hauger
• Ed Carpenter Racing: 20, Alexander Rossi; 21, Christian Rasmussen
• Juncos Hollinger: 76, Rinus VeeKay; 77, Sting Ray Robb
• Meyer Shank Racing: 60, Felix Rosenqvist; 66, Marcus Armstrong
• Rahal Letterman Lanigan: 15, Graham Rahal; 45, Louis Foster; 47, Mick Schumacher; reserve driver, Toby Sowery
• Team Penske: 2, Josef Newgarden; 3, Scott McLaughlin; 12, David Malukas

Zion Brown is IndyStar's motorsports reporter. Follow him at @z10nbr0wn. Get IndyStar's motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter.

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