IndyCar starting lineup for race in Washington D.C., in August 2026

Washington, D.C., is up next for the NTT IndyCar Series, and Chip Ganassi Racing will lead the field to the green flag. Alex Palou won the pole for the 2026 Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., this weekend. Kyle Kirkwood will join Palou on the front row for Sunday afternoon’s event. It is Palou’s seventh pole position of the 2026 season.

Scott McLaughlin and Christian Rasmussen will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Alexander Rossi, Louis Foster, Rinus VeeKay, Marcus Ericsson, and Mick Schumacher all qualified 15th or worse for Sunday’s event. It is IndyCar’s second straight weekend at a new venue.

The full IndyCar starting lineup for Washington, D.C., is available below.

1. No. 10 Alex Palou
2. No. 27 Kyle Kirkwood
3. No. 3 Scott McLaughlin
4. No. 21 Christian Rasmussen
5. No. 66 Marcus Armstrong
6. No. 12 David Malukas
7. No. 5 Pato O’Ward
8. No. 19 Dennis Hauger
9. No. 7 Christian Lundgaard
10. No. 60 Felix Rosenqvist
11. No. 4 Caio Collet
12. No. 26 Will Power
13. No. 9 Scott Dixon
14. No. 2 Josef Newgarden
15. No. 20 Alexander Rossi
16. No. 45 Louis Foster
17. No. 76 Rinus VeeKay
18. No. 6 Nolan Siegel
19. No. 18 Romain Grosjean
20. No. 15 Graham Rahal
21. No. 28 Marcus Ericsson
22. No. 77 Sting Ray Robb
23. No. 8 Kyffin Simpson
24. No. 47 Mick Schumacher
25. No. 14 Santino Ferrucci

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