After a fifth-place end at Mid-Ohio, Alex Palou’s championship lead shrunk barely, with Kyle Kirkwood now 56 factors behind. Christian Lundgaard is third within the standings, 65 factors adrift of the lead, and David Malukas is fourth, 66 factors again.
After his first win of the 2026 IndyCar season, Pato O’Ward is fifth, trailing Palou by 94 factors.
There are seven races left within the championship combat, with the following race scheduled for July 19 on the Nashville oval.
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2026 IndyCar standings after Mid-Ohio (Race 11 of 18)
Pos.
Driver
Factors
1
Alex Palou
404
2
Kyle Kirkwood
348
3
Christian Lundgaard
339
4
David Malukas
338
5
Pato O’Ward
310
6
Josef Newgarden
270
7
Felix Rosenqvist
265
8
Scott McLaughlin
262
9
Scott Dixon
224
10
Marcus Ericsson
222
11
Rinus VeeKay
219
12
Marcus Armstrong
219
13
Rinus VeeKay
175
14
Graham Rahal
218
15
Will Energy
209
16
Kyffin Simpson
194
17
Alexander Rossi
190
18
Louis Foster
159
19
Dennis Hauger (R)
148
20
Nolan Siegel
145
21
Christian Rasmussen
143
22
Romain Grosjean
139
23
Caio Collet (R)
132
24
Sting Ray Robb
108
25
Mick Schumacher (R)
108
26
Conor Daly
24
27
Takuma Sato
20
28
Jack Harvey
8
29
Jacob Abel (R)
6
30
Helio Castroneves
5
31
Ed Carpenter
5
32
Ryan Hunter-Reay
5
33
Katherine Legge
5
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