Scott McLaughlin now has eight profession IndyCar wins, profitable from pole in an easy race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
McLaughlin hadn’t gained a race because the penultimate spherical of the 2024 season at Milwaukee, so it was an enormous victory for the Kiwi.
Kyle Kirkwood completed second, securing the runner-up spot within the championship standings. Alexander Rossi positioned third for his first and solely podium of the 2026 season.
22 of 25 starters completed the race on the lead lap, and there was just one DNF — Rookie of the Yr Dennis Hauger, who crashed into the barrier after contact from Sting Ray Robb. That was the one full-course warning of your entire race.
5-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou ended his marketing campaign with an eighth-place end, whereas teammate Scott Dixon ended his ultimate race as a Chip Ganassi Racing driver in seventeenth.
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