2026 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Leaderboard - March 29, 2026 - NTT INDYCAR SERIES

TRACK INFO

BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK

Birmingham, AL

90 laps · 213 miles

Barber Motorsports Park just outside of Birmingham, Alabama is a 2.3-mile permanent road course with 17 flowing turns and features 80 feet of elevation change that challenge drivers and engineers. A 45-foot-wide racing ribbon also makes it imperative for patience while setting up overtaking opportunities.

EVENT SCHEDULE

PRACTICE 1 Final

PRACTICE 2 Final

COMBINED QUALIFICATIONS Live

WARMUP Sun, Mar 29 · 2:05 PM

RACE Sun, Mar 29 · 5:00 PM

Leeds, AL

64°

Wind 9 mph NNE

59°

4:00

61°

5:00

62°

6:00

65°

8:00

CATEGORY LEADERS

Wins

Kyle Kirkwood ^#27 1

Laps Led

Alex Palou ^#10 75

Top 5 Finishes

Kyle Kirkwood ^#27 3

Top 10 Finishes

Kyle Kirkwood ^#27 3

Poles Won

Scott McLaughlin ^#3 1

Average Start

David Malukas ^#12 5

Average Finish

Kyle Kirkwood ^#27 2.3

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DRIVER NEWS

Scott McLaughlin

McLaughlin led the opening practice for the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix powered by AmFirst on Friday, turning a top lap of 1 minute, 7.7245 seconds in the No. 3 Odyssey Battery Team Penske Chevrolet, IndyCar.com reports.

TOP ENTRANTS

NTT INDYCAR SERIES		DRIVER POINTS
1	Kyle Kirkwood ^#27	126
2	Alex Palou ^#10	100
3	Pato O’Ward ^#5	93
4	Josef Newgarden ^#2	93
5	Scott McLaughlin ^#3	85
6	David Malukas ^#12	84
7	Christian Lundgaard ^#7	80
8	Marcus Ericsson ^#28	77
9	Marcus Armstrong ^#66	70
10	Alexander Rossi ^#20	64