The inaugural 2026 Java House Grand Prix of Arlington was the third round of the 2026 IndyCar Series. The race was held on March 15, 2026, in Arlington, Texas on a temporary street circuit. The race was contested over 70 laps. Kyle Kirkwood won the race, followed by Álex Palou and Will Power.
Background
The Grand Prix of Arlington was announced on October 7, 2024, confirming initial reports the month previous. The circuit features AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field, home of the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers, respectively, and the event has been billed as a partnership between IndyCar, the Cowboys and Rangers, and the City of Arlington.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookie
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 Practice 1 The first practice session was held on Friday, March 13, 2026.
+ Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 1:34.8926 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:34.9513 3 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 1:35.3051 Practice 1 results
Practice 2 The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
+ Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 127 Kyle KirkwoodAndretti GlobalHonda1:33.1409 210 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda1:33.5008 366 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda1:33.9702 Practice 2 results
Qualifying The qualifying session was held on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
+ Classification Driver Team Engine Time 128 Marcus EricssonAndretti GlobalHonda1:34.3562 1 210 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda1:34.8180 2 35 Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet1:34.8453 3 426 Will PowerAndretti GlobalHonda1:35.0856 4 560 Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank Racing Honda1:35.1607 5 666 Marcus ArmstrongMeyer Shank RacingHonda1:35.6012 6 727 Kyle KirkwoodAndretti GlobalHonda1:33.8868 7 821 Christian RasmussenECRChevrolet1:34.1440 8 912 David MalukasTeam PenskeChevrolet1:34.2456 9 1020 Alexander RossiECRChevrolet1:34.3040 10 112 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet1:34.3957 11 1214 Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet1:34.4898 12 1345 Louis FosterRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda1:34.6639 13 148 Kyffin SimpsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda1:34.7931 14 1518 Romain GrosjeanDale Coyne Racing Honda1:34.7199 15 164 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet1:35.0300 16 1747 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda1:34.8391 17 187 Christian LundgaardArrow McLarenChevrolet1:35.0760 18 1919 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne RacingHonda1:34.8731 19 209 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda1:35.1306 20 2176 Rinus VeeKayJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet1:34.9196 21 226 Nolan SiegelArrow McLarenChevrolet1:35.2288 22 2377 Sting Ray RobbJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet1:36.1786 23 2415 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda1:35.3159 24 253 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet1:38.6580 25 Qualifying results Notes Bold text indicates fastest time.
Warmup The warmup session was held on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
+ Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:34.7588 2 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:34.7704 3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:34.8027 Warmup results
Race The race was held on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
+ Classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 70 1:55:43.0642 3 7 16 53 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +0.3140 3 2 16 41 3 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 70 +3.5855 2 4 16 36 4 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 70 +4.9128 3 1 15 34 5 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 70 +5.9336 3 3 – 30 6 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +7.4478 3 9 – 28 7 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 70 +8.7501 3 18 – 26 8 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +9.8315 4 20 – 24 9 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 70 +10.7076 3 10 – 22 10 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 70 +12.4888 4 6 – 20 11 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +13.8893 3 25 – 19 12 4 Caio Collet A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 70 +14.7435 3 16 – 18 13 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +16.2034 3 13 – 17 14 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 70 +16.8679 3 21 – 16 15 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +18.7540 3 11 – 15 16 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 70 +21.2934 3 19 – 14 17 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 70 +22.2893 3 12 – 13 18 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +24.7337 4 24 – 12 19 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 70 +33.6046 3 5 7 12 20 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +27.6294 5 14 – 10 21 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 69 +1 lap 3 23 – 9 22 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 69 +1 lap 4 17 – 8 23 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 68 Contact 3 15 – 7 24 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 68 Contact 4 22 – 6 25 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 66 Mechanical 3 8 – 5Fastest lap: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:33.9902 (Lap 66) Official race results
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Kyle Kirkwood1262 Álex Palou1003 Josef Newgarden934 Pato O'Ward935 Scott McLaughlin85 Point standings
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points1 Honda2532 Chevrolet225 Point standings
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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