The second race of the 2026 IndyCar season is full, and Alex Palou is now not main the best way. Simply 22 laps into his a centesimal profession begin, Palou’s race resulted in a crash on the frontstretch.
Josef Newgarden went on to win the race, and the two-time champion is now sitting atop the factors standings. The Group Penske driver now leads Kyle Kirkwood by 5 factors. Palou has fallen to fifth, 19 factors adrift of the lead.
Will Energy’s tough begin with Andretti continues, sitting twenty second in factors after a crash in St. Pete and a reduce tire whereas battling for the lead at Phoenix. Dennis Hauger leads the rookie class, and the reigning Indy NXT champion is eleventh general.
IndyCar now head to Arlington for a brand new road race in Texas.
Learn Additionally:
2026 IndyCar factors after Phoenix (Race 2 of 18)
Pos.
Driver
Factors
1
Josef Newgarden
78
2
Kyle Kirkwood
73
3
Scott McLaughlin
66
4
Pato O’Ward
63
5
Alex Palou
59
6
David Malukas
56
7
Christian Lundgaard
54
8
Marcus Armstrong
50
9
Marcus Ericsson
43
10
Alexander Rossi
42
11
Dennis Hauger
36
12
Felix Rosenqvist
36
13
Scott Dixon
35
14
Kyffin Simpson
35
15
Graham Rahal
34
16
Rinus VeeKay
30
17
Romain Grosjean
29
18
Christian Rasmussen
28
19
Santino Ferrucci
25
20
Louis Foster
24
21
Caio Collett
24
22
Will Energy
23
23
Nolan Siegel
20
24
Sting Ray Robb
18
25
Mick Schumacher
17
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