The fourth of five consecutive race weekends to wrap up the 18-race 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season is set to feature the fourth and fifth races of this six-race stretch at the Milwaukee Mile, with the series set for its lone doubleheader of the year.
The 1.0-mile (1.609-kilometer) oval in West Allis, Wisconsin returned to the IndyCar schedule for the first time since 2015 with a doubleheader in 2024, but it dropped back down to one race in 2025 before the doubleheader was brought back this year.
Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou dominated the race from pole a year ago, but it was Ed Carpenter Racing's Christian Rasmussen who stormed to the front after a light drizzle forced a yellow flag that shook up the tire strategy in the race's late stages. In three races contested at Milwaukee since 2024, no polesitter has won; Rasmussen's ninth place starting position is the lowest for a winner during that stretch.
Palou has a chance to clinch his fifth IndyCar championship and fourth in a row as early as Saturday afternoon's 250-lap race, but he is set to receive a nine-position grid penalty for that race due to an unapproved engine change in his No. 10 Honda. He owns a 91-point lead over Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood, who crashed with Rasmussen in Friday's lone practice session.
IndyCar is set to utilize a traditional two-lap oval qualifying format this weekend, but as has been the case for past doubleheaders, lap one is set to count toward the starting lineup for only the first race, while lap two is set to count toward the starting lineup for only the second; average speed, in and of itself, determines nothing.
Follow along with our qualifying updates from the Milwaukee Mile for both the Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 (Race No. 1) and the Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 (Race No. 2).
Grid penalties are reflected below.
Milwaukee IndyCar Race 1 starting lineup
1 - Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet - 164.019
2 - Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet - 163.771
3 - Will Power, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda - 163.22
4 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda - 163.192
5 - Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda - 163.183
6 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda - 163.011
7 - Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet - 162.573
8 - Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet - 162.536
9 - Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda - 162.379
10 - Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet - 165.536
11 - Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda - 164.147
12 - David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet - 164.058
13 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda - 162.344
14 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda - 161.896
15 - Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda - 161.82
16 - Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda - 161.163
17 - Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda - 161.065
18 - Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda - 160.651
19 - Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet - 160.409
20 - Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet - 160.033
21 - Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda - 159.919
22 - Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet - 159.04
23 - Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet - 155.959
24 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet - 160.978
25 - Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet - 159.564
Milwaukee IndyCar Race 2 starting lineup
1 - Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda - 164.658
2 - Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet - 164.655
3 - Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet - 163.767
4 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda - 163.244
5 - Will Power, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda - 163.243
6 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda - 162.91
7 - Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda - 162.667
8 - Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet - 162.56
9 - Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda - 162.331
10 - Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda - 162.153
11 - Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet - 162.087
12 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet - 161.776
13 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda - 161.623
14 - David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet - 161.615
15 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda - 161.253
16 - Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet - 161.015
17 - Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet - 160.745
18 - Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda - 160.313
19 - Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda - 160.309
20 - Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda - 160.26
21 - Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet - 159.847
22 - Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet - 159.595
23 - Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet - 159.392
24 - Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda - 159.234
25 - Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet - 157.754
Fox's live coverage of the Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET this afternoon, while its live coverage of the Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET tomorrow afternoon. Start a free trial of FuboTV now and catch all of the action from the Milwaukee Mile!
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