The 2026 Snap-on IndyCar Weekend were a pair of IndyCar motor races scheduled to be held on August 29, 2026, and August 30, 2026, at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. They were the 16th and 17th penultimate rounds of the 2026 IndyCar season.
Despite a section of the first race being moved to hours after the second race, Pato O'Ward won both races of the weekend, becoming the first driver since Rick Mears in 1982 to win two races on the same day. At the end of the second race, Álex Palou secured his fifth IndyCar Series championship and fourth in a row.
Background
The Snap-on IndyCar Weekend, is held at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin on its 4-turn oval layout. As a track, it is also 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.
Championship standings before the race Going into the race, Álex Palou led the 2026 IndyCar Series points championship, with a 91-point lead over Kyle Kirkwood. Palou leads the drivers this season with six victories and seven pole positions before the race. Kyle Kirkwood, Josef Newgarden and Christian Lundgaard have two wins each going into the race. Pato O'Ward, Marcus Ericsson, and Indy 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist each had one win.
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 The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 28, at 5:00 PM CST. Nolan Siegel crashed early on in the session, and later contact between Christian Rasmussen and Freedom 250 race winner Kyle Kirkwood ended the session for both of them as well. + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 22.9191 2 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 22.9266 3 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22.9971 Official Report
Race 1 - Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250
The 2026 Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 was the sixteenth round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was originally scheduled to be held on August 29, 2026, in West Allis, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Mile, but due to excessive rainfall in the Milwaukee-area, the race was postponed until after Race 2. The race was contested of 250 laps.
Pato O'Ward won the race. David Malukas finished 2nd, and Rinus VeeKay finished 3rd. Scott McLaughlin and Christian Rasmussen rounded out the top five, and Christian Lundgaard, Josef Newgarden, Marcus Ericsson, Marcus Armstrong, and Álex Palou rounded out the top ten.
Qualifying Qualifying will be held at 10:00 AM CST on August 29, 2026. For qualifying, each entrant will turn two consecutive laps, with their first lap time counting towards Race 1 qualifying and their second lap counting for Race 2 qualifying.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time 1 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 22.0738 10 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22.2605 11 3 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 22.2726 12 4 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 22.2779 1 5 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 22.3117 2 6 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 22.3869 3 7 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 22.3908 4 8 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 22.3920 5 9 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 22.4157 6 10 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 22.4760 7 11 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 22.4812 8 12 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 22.5029 9 13 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 22.5078 13 14 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 22.5700 14 15 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22.5806 15 16 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 22.6727 16 17 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22.6865 17 18 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 22.6936 18 19 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 22.6988 24 20 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 22.7450 19 21 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 22.8328 20 22 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 22.8491 21 23 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 22.8999 25 24 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 22.9754 22 25 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 23.4292 23 Official Report
Race The race was delayed from its original starting time of 1:30 PM CST on August 29 due to rain. The race began just over an hour after it was intended, with the green flag flying at 2:35 PM. The race was red-flagged once again due to rain on lap 90 and postponed until Sunday, August 30 at 8:00 AM CST. However, due to continued rain, officials decided to hold the second race before, with the restart time for the first race at 5:00 PM CST.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 250 2:11:42.1669 3 1 119 53 2 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +1.7535 2 12 93 41 3 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 250 +2.8641 3 24 35 4 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +5.2225 3 10 33 5 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 250 +7.2108 3 18 1 31 6 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 250 +7.7279 3 7 1 29 7 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 250 +8.8271 4 2 26 8 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 250 +9.8435 3 14 24 9 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 250 +15.2149 2 16 22 10 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 250 +15.9026 3 11 20 11 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 250 +16.0861 3 6 19 12 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 250 +17.0485 3 13 18 13 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 250 +17.6015 2 23 17 14 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 250 +18.1247 4 8 16 15 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 250 +20.8217 4 21 15 16 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 250 +22.5506 4 17 14 17 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 250 +24.5998 3 5 30 14 18 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 4 15 12 19 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 249 +1 Lap 4 9 1 12 20 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 3 22 10 21 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 248 +2 Laps 3 4 2 10 22 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 248 +2 Laps 2 25 8 23 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 246 +4 Laps 3 19 7 24 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 211 Contact 2 20 6 25 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 199 Contact 3 3 3 6Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) 22.9156(Lap 2) Official Results
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 6072 Christian Lundgaard 507 (–100)3 Kyle Kirkwood 505 (–102)4 Pato O'Ward 503 (–104)5 David Malukas 484 (–123)
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1481 2 Chevrolet 1184 (–297)
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Race 2 - Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250
The 2026 Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 was the seventeenth and penultimate round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 30, 2026, in West Allis, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Mile. The race was contested of 250 laps.
Pato O'Ward won the race. Scott McLaughlin finished 2nd, and Christian Lundgaard finished 3rd. David Malukas and Álex Palou rounded out the top five, and Kyle Kirkwood, Rinus VeeKay, Christian Rasmussen, Marcus Ericsson, and Louis Foster rounded out the top ten.
Qualifying Qualifying for Race 2 will take place at the same time as for Race 1. Each entrant will turn two consecutive laps, with their first lap time counting towards Race 1 qualifying and their second lap counting for Race 2 qualifying.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22.1915 1 2 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 22.1918 2 3 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 22.3122 3 4 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 22.3837 4 5 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 22.3838 5 6 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 22.4295 6 7 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 22.4631 7 8 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 22.4778 8 9 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 22.5096 9 10 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22.5343 10 11 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 22.5435 11 12 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 22.5868 12 13 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 22.6081 13 14 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 22.6093 14 15 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 22.6600 15 16 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 22.7316 16 17 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 22.7793 17 18 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 22.7929 18 19 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 22.7935 19 20 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 22.8005 20 21 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 22.8593 21 22 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 22.8955 22 23 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 22.9246 23 24 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 22.9474 24 25 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 23.1627 25 Official Report
Race The race was held at 12:00 PM CST on August 30, 2026.
Race classification