The 2026 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline was the ninth round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 7, 2026, in Madison, Illinois at World Wide Technology Raceway. The race was contested of 260 laps. Josef Newgarden won the race. Marcus Ericsson finished 2nd, and Christian Rasmussen finished 3rd. Rinus VeeKay and Scott McLaughlin rounded out the top five, and Kyle Kirkwood, David Malukas, Will Power, Marcus Armstrong, and Christian Lundgaard rounded out the top ten.
Race background
The Bommarito Automotive Group 500, is held at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois on its 4-turn egg-shaped oval layout. A track, it is currently a points-paying race of the NTT IndyCar Series. The event is contested by "Indy Car", that is a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner
Driver Team Engine 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Practice + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 26.0574 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 26.1266 3 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 26.1517
Qualifying Qualifying was held at 3:30 PM CST on June 6, 2026.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 51.6195 1 2 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 51.9500 2 3 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 51.9612 3 4 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 52.0373 4 5 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 52.0625 5 6 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 52.1792 6 7 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 52.1807 7 8 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 52.1996 8 9 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 52.3280 9 10 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 52.3490 10 11 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 52.4847 11 12 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 52.5136 12 13 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 52.5701 13 14 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 52.5859 14 15 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 52.6352 15 16 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 52.6450 16 17 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 52.7645 17 18 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 52.8510 18 19 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 52.9083 19 20 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 52.9089 20 21 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 53.0442 21 22 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 53.2334 22 23 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 53.2492 23 24 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 53.3394 24 25 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 53.5514 25 Official Report
Practice (post-qualifying) There was a practice session using the high-line. David Malukas led the session.
Final practice + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 26.5032 2 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 26.5308 3 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 26.5368
Race The race was held at 8:00 PM CST on June 7, 2026.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 260 2:25:26.7673 5 8 53 51 2 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 260 2:25:27.4286 4 12 114 43 3 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 260 2:25:28.6196 4 19 5 36 4 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 260 2:25:30.2020 4 13 - 32 5 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 260 2:25:33.9898 5 5 - 30 6 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 260 2:25:34.7153 4 3 - 28 7 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 260 2:25:35.1357 3 2 - 26 8 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 260 2:25:36.1043 5 21 - 24 9 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 260 2:25:36.4923 5 6 - 22 10 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 260 2:25:36.8075 6 16 - 20 11 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 260 2:25:37.6365 6 9 - 19 12 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 260 2:25:38.2958 4 7 32 19 13 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 260 2:25:42.1806 4 15 - 17 14 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 260 2:25:45.6001 4 4 - 16 15 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 259 2:25:42.4297 4 23 - 15 16 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 259 2:25:42.5826 4 18 - 14 17 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 258 2:25:46.4373 4 1 49 15 18 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 258 2:25:48.0058 4 10 - 12 19 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 257 2:25:52.5157 3 25 - 11 20 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 250 2:25:52.1131 5 17 - 10 21 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 236 2:25:53.5851 2 14 - 9 22 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 226 Mechanical 4 20 7 9 23 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 112 Contact 2 11 - 7 24 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 53 Contact 1 22 - 6 25 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda - Mechanical - 24 - 5Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) - 26.5257 (Lap 219) Official Report
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Álex Palou 3422 Kyle Kirkwood 2933 David Malukas 2744 Christian Lundgaard 2465 Pato O'Ward 239
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 759 2 Chevrolet 677
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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