Alex Palou absolutely crushed the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series, winning eight of 17 races and landing in the top five a ridiculous 14 times. Guess what? That kind of staggering dominance is back for 2026, and the field better brace for impact as the series just dropped an expanded calendar with an extra weekend of action.
Can Anyone Stop Palou’s Run?
The Spaniard was on another level in 2025, and with the 2026 season already underway, he’s picked up right where he left off, taking the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 1 and the Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix on March 29. He also grabbed the Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 19 and the Detroit Grand Prix on May 31, then crushed the Music City Grand Prix on July 19 and the Grand Prix of Portland on August 9. He’s looking like the man to beat again, no question. Pato O’Ward, who snagged two wins himself in 2025 and finished a distant second in the standings, is gonna have to find another gear. Kyle Kirkwood also had three wins last season and is already on the board in 2026 with a victory at the Grand Prix of Arlington on March 15 and the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of D.C. on August 23. This is gonna be a wild ride trying to see if anyone can slow Palou down.
New Tracks, Iconic Courses, and How to Watch
The NTT IndyCar Series is rolling out an expanded calendar for 2026, giving us more action than ever. One of the coolest new additions is the debut of the Freedom 250 this summer, hitting the streets of Washington, D.C. How sick is that? We’ve got everything from St. Petersburg to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Laguna Seca on the schedule, truly iconic stuff.
If you’re wondering how to catch all this adrenaline, every single NTT IndyCar Series race in 2026 will be broadcast on Fox. Plus, you can stream them all live on fubo, and yeah, they’ve got a free trial for new subscribers. So there’s no excuse to miss a single second.
What’s Next for the Series
Looking ahead, we’ve still got a ton of races to watch unfold in this wild 2026 season. We’re already past the Grand Prix of Portland where Palou won again. August 16 brings the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham where Marcus Ericsson took the win, and then the series makes its D.C. debut with the Freedom 250 on August 23 where Kyle Kirkwood was victorious. We’re also looking forward to a doubleheader at the Milwaukee Mile on August 29 and August 30. The season is gonna wrap up with the Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on September 6. Can Palou keep up this insane pace, or will O’Ward, Kirkwood, or someone else make a move? You absolutely do not want to miss what happens next!
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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