Preview: XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

Action from first IndyCar practice at Elkhart Lake's Road America

Indy cars hit the track for first practice of the weekend ahead of the XPEL Grand Prix on Father's Day at Road America.

Preview: XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

As the NTT INDYCAR SERIES rolls into Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America, is there a driver from the field that will rise to the top on Sunday or does current points leader and 4-time series champ Alex Palou regain his place on top of the sport?

Alex Palou does something no IndyCar driver has done since 1988

His Road America qualifying performance made him the first driver since the late Alex Zanardi and Danny Sullivan to claim five consecutive pole positions

INDYCAR starting grid and TV schedule: Road America (2026)

INDYCAR starting grid and TV schedule for Road America in June 2026. Road America qualifying results from Elkhart Lake, WI.

O’Ward fastest in stop-and-start second IndyCar practice

IndyCar hit the track at Road America for a second time Saturday morning to complete another practice session on the lengthy course. With speeds ramping up towards the end, Pato O’Ward set the fastest time of all 25 drivers. His lap was 1:45.4159 in the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevy, putting his freshly changed engine to good use. Marcus Armstrong, who topped Friday’s times, was second quick and showed that it was not just the softer tires that gave hi…

Schumacher Eighth Fastest in Practice 1 of the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America; Foster 20th and Rahal 22nd

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing XPEL Grand Prix at Road America NTT INDYCAR SERIES – Round 9 of 18 PRACTICE NOTES / QUOTES – Friday, June 19, 2026   SCHUMACHER EIGHTH FASTEST IN PRACTICE 1 OF THE XPEL GRAND PRIX AT ROAD AMERICA; FOSTER 20TH AND RAHAL 22ND   1) Marcus Armstrong 1:44.2714 / 138.585 mph 8) Mick Schumacher 1:44.7864 / 137.903 mph 20) Louis Foster 1:45.2173 / 137.339 mph 22) Graham Rahal 1:45.2947 / 137.238 mph   GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 …