IndyCar
Ganassi’s Felix Rosenqvist Shines With 2nd At Mid-Ohio
LEXINGTON, OHIO (Pittsburgh Racing Now) – Chip Ganassi Racing rookie driver Felix Rosenqvist gave IndyCar fans a glimpse of his talent the first time he hit the track at the season-opening race at St. Petersburg by posting the fastest time in the first practice session.
Those talents were on full display on Sunday when Rosenqvist nearly beat his five-time IndyCar Series Champion teammate Scott Dixon for the victory at Mid-Ohio. The closest margin of victory, 0.0934-seconds, in the history of IndyCar at the track.
“That last lap, I think everyone really enjoyed that,” said Rosenqvist. “We were banging wheels in Turn 2 there, (it) was a bit exciting.”
“If I wasn’t his teammate, I think he would have knocked me off,” said Dixon. “I knew he was going to come in deep there. I thought he was actually going to just wait to get a good exit off of 2, and ultimately I think had he been a little more patient there, I think he would have got me probably going into 4.”
“I think we have to keep the perspective,” said Rosenqvist. “Had our first podium and also a one-two finish for Chip Ganassi Racing.”
Rosenqvist qualified sixth for the race, two spots in front of his teammate. The young Swede worked his way up to third by lap 15 and passed Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Ross for 2ndplace on lap 19.
Rosenqvist passed leader and pole sitter Will Power on lap 24 and led laps 25-27 before coming in for his first pit stop on lap 28.
Rosenqvist moved back into the lead on lap 41 during the next round of green flag pit stops and led through lap 45 before coming to pit road for his second pit stop of the day.
Dixon inherited the lead at that point until he came to pit road on lap 60, giving the lead back to Rosenqvist, who led laps 60-66.
Rosenqvist made his third and final stop on lap 66 giving the lead back to Dixon, who was on 2-stop strategy.
Rosenqvist came out in second place with a number of lap cars between he and Dixon and was told by his team go for the lead but to keep in mind Dixon is in the championship hunt.
“A bit of a mixed message,” laughed Rosenqvist.
Rosenqvist put the pedal down and cut Dixon’s lead from 9.7-seconds to 2.7-seconds in 15-laps and knows he could’ve got there quicker if not for lap traffic holding him up.
“With those five cars in front of us it was going to be difficult, and I was really frustrated on the radio,” said Rosenqvist. “Barry (Wanser), my strategist, tried to really keep me calm and (we) tried to pick them off one by one. I think it’s a little bit of a shame because maybe at times we were missing out on a good battle when you had to race cars that were going for P24.”
Rosenqvist finally got to Dixon on the last lap and the two touched in Turn 2 but the veteran prevailed, and the team brought home their first 1-2 finish since 2015 at Texas Motor Speedway.
“Obviously it’s tough when I think we really had the right strategy and the pace to win the race,” said Rosenqvist. “Maybe one more lap we could have got him.”
WASHINGTON D.C. (August 22, 2026) – Alex Palou’s blistering lap of 56.8993 seconds in the No. 10 OpenAI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda puts the four-time NTT IndyCar Series Champion on the pole position for Sunday’s Freedom 250 on the streets of Washington D.C.
“Incredible,” said Palou. “My car was on rails. Super-fun lap, super-fun car to drive. Couldn’t be happier. Looking forward to tomorrow. Tomorrow is going to be a long day, man, 250 miles.”
Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood lines up second after a lap of 57.4661 in the No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda.
“P1 both first and second group, and the last one Alex Palou is just a legend and goes faster on his one-lap dash than he did the whole rest of the run, I think,” Kirkwood said. “He made us look silly out there.”
Scott McLaughlin spoiled the Honda party up front, putting the No. 3 PPG Chevrolet third on the grid after a fast lap of 57.4200.
Palou’s CGR teammates Scott Dixon and Kyffin Simpson did not fare as well as their teammate.
Dixon was on a lap that would have allowed him to transfer into the next round of qualifying, when Simpson hit the wall, triggering a red flag which cancelled Dixon’s lap. The No. 9 PNC Bank Honda will start 14th.
Bringing out the red flag penalized Simpson of his two fastest laps so the No. 8 Sunoco Honda will start last in 25th.
Coverage of the Freedom 250 starts at 11:30 a.m. on Fox and IndyCar Radio with the green flag waving in our nation’s capital at 1 p.m.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO (August 15, 2026) – The NTT IndyCar Series is making it’s first visit to a new street circuit in Markham, Ontario but a familiar face topped the speed charts after the first practice.
Four-time Series Champion Alex Palou turned the fastest lap around the 12-turn, 2.19-mile temporary street course, a 1-minute, 14.9915-seconds (100.811 mph) lap in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
A.J. Foyt Racing rookie Caio Collett was second quick with a 1-minute, 15.0454-seconds (100.739) in the No. 4 Chevrolet.
Louis Foster was third quick in the No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda at 1:15.0278 (100.702) followed by Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin 1:15.2981 (100.401). Will Power rounded out the Top 5 at 1:15.3152 (100.378).
Palou’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammates were not as strong. Six-time Series Champion Scott Dixon was 20th at 1:16.4583 (98.877) in the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda. Kyffin Simpson was 24th at 1.17.3893 (97.688) in the No. 8 Sunoco Honda. Simpson made contact with the wall at Turn 6, causing damage to the rear suspension. Simpson limped to pits for repair and returned to action later in the session.
Practice 2 is set for 2:30 p.m. as delayed track construction forced officials to cancel Friday’s activities and condense Saturday’s schedule. NTT P1 Pole Qualifying is set for 6:30 p.m. ET
MARKHAM, ONTARIO (August 14, 2026) – Issues with the completion of the temporary street circuit in Markham Ontario has forced the NTT INDYCAR SERIES first practice to be moved to Saturday as all of Friday’s on-track activity had to be scrubbed from the schedule.
“INDYCAR is incredibly disappointed that our promoter was not able to complete the track build on time, despite significant support from our team on site,” INDYCAR President J. Douglas Boles said. “Ontario has always been a magnificent market for our sport and the number of spectators that attended today is a shining example of that. New events can always pose logistical challenges and we join in the frustration of our loyal fans and apologize.”
Green Savoree Promotions also issued a statement.
“Ensuring the safety of the drivers and the completion of the certification process of competing on a brand-new racetrack delayed all on-track activities today. Today’s sessions have been rescheduled to Saturday, August 15, to allow for further track preparations.”
“We greatly appreciate all the fans who made it out to the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham today and chose to spend the day with us. The attendance and support were overwhelming.”
The revamped schedule calls for the first practice to take place at 10:00 a.m. followed by a second practice at 2:30 p.m. and P1 Pole Qualifying at 6:30 p.m.
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