2026 Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. Leaderboard - August 23, 2026 - NTT INDYCAR SERIES | FOX Sports

Josef Newgarden & Kyle Kirkwood preview Freedom 250 in D.C., denying Alex Palou's 4th straight title

Josef Newgarden & Kyle Kirkwood preview Freedom 250 in D.C., denying Alex Palou's 4th straight title

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TRACK INFO

STREETS OF WASHINGTON

Washington, D.C., USA

147 laps · 250 miles

EVENT SCHEDULE

PRACTICE 1 Sat, Aug 22 · 1:00 PM

PRACTICE 2 Sat, Aug 22 · 5:00 PM

COMBINED QUALIFYING Sat, Aug 22 · 9:00 PM

WARMUP Sun, Aug 23 · 1:00 PM

RACE Sun, Aug 23 · 5:00 PM

CATEGORY LEADERS

Wins

Alex Palou ^#10 6

Laps Led

Alex Palou ^#10 558

Top 5 Finishes

Alex Palou ^#10 11

Top 10 Finishes

Alex Palou ^#10 12

Poles Won

Alex Palou ^#10 6

Average Start

Alex Palou ^#10 3.6

Average Finish

Alex Palou ^#10 5.4

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TOP ENTRANTS

NTT INDYCAR SERIES		DRIVER POINTS
1	Alex Palou ^#10	542
2	Kyle Kirkwood ^#27	409
3	David Malukas ^#12	405
4	Christian Lundgaard ^#7	403
5	Pato O’Ward ^#5	385
6	Josef Newgarden ^#2	352
7	Scott McLaughlin ^#3	345
8	Felix Rosenqvist ^#60	344
9	Marcus Ericsson ^#28	329
10	Rinus Veekay ^#76	295

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