The month of July has begun, which means only one thing for the IndyCar drivers and teams: overtime! Over the next four weekends, no fewer than five full races will be held, starting this coming weekend with the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Can Alex Palou go for his seventh win of the season, or will Team Penske and Chevrolet finally secure their first victory? We’ve lined up all the key facts!

The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

First IndyCar race: 1980
Number of races held: 42
Number of different winners: 27
Last year’s winner: Pato O’Ward
Lap record: Simon Pagenaud in 2016, 1:03.8700
Most successful driver: Scott Dixon, 6 wins (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2019)

The 2025 Race

Race length: 90 laps / 203,22 miles (290,71 km)
Push-to-Pass: Can be used for a total of 200 seconds, with a maximum of 20 seconds per use
Tires: 5 sets of standard Firestone tires and 5 alternate sets per car (rookies get 1 extra set of standard tires in the first practice session)
Green flag: Sunday, July 6, 1:22 PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hours and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

#2 Josef Newgarden – PPG Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – Odyssey Battery Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – Clarience Technologies AJ 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 – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – OpenAI Cup Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Sexton Properties AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – Honda Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – EVTEC Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Droplight / Desnuda Tequila Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Jacob Abel – Abel Construction Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – SiriusXM/ROOT Insurance Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Conor Daly – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#83 Robert Schwartzman – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)
#90 Callum Ilott – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

Friday, July 4
Practice 1: 4:35 PM – 5:55 PM ET

Saturday, July 5
Practice 2: 10:35 AM – 11:35 AM ET
Qualifying: 2:35 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Sunday, July 6
Warm-up: 9:32 AM – 9:57 AM ET
Race - ‘Drivers, start your engines’: 1:15 PM ET
Race - Green Flag: 1:22 PM ET

Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on TV

USA: All practice and qualifying sessions will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. The race broadcast starts at 1:00 PM ET on FOX.
Canada: All practice sessions will be livestreamed on TSN+. The race will also only be available as a livestream on TSN+, with the broadcast starting at 1:30 PM ET.
UK: The first practice and qualifying will be broadcast on Sky Sports F1. Due to extensive coverage of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix, the race won’t be shown live on TV, but will be tape-delayed and aired at midnight.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 3:00 AM AEST.
New Zealand: The second free practice and the race will be shown on Sky Sport 3, qualifying and the warm-up on Sky Sport 4, and the first free practice on Sky Sport 5. The race broadcast starts on Monday at 5:00 AM NZST.

Weather Forecast

IndyCar drivers should prepare for a race weekend with soaring temperatures. On Friday and Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with highs reaching 86°F (30°C) on Friday and 90°F (32°C) on Saturday. Sunday will be clear and sunny, with temperatures expected to rise to 91°F (33°C). However, it will be a slight breeze (up to 9mph).

Friday, July 4: 86°F (30°C), mostly sunny
Saturday, July 5: 90°F (32°C), mostly sunny
Sunday, July 6: 91°F (33°C), sunny with a slight breeze

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Will Power – 4
2. Colton Herta – 2
3. Josef Newgarden – 1
= Scott Dixon – 1
= Alexander Rossi – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1
= Alex Palou – 1

Number of Wins
1. Scott Dixon – 7
2. Josef Newgarden – 2
= Will Power – 2
4. Alexander Rossi – 1
= Graham Rahal – 1
= Colton Herta – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1
= Alex Palou – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Scott Dixon – 8
= Will Power – 8
3. Alex Palou – 4
4. Josef Newgarden – 3
= Alexander Rossi – 3
6. Graham Rahal – 2
= Scott McLaughlin – 2
8. Colton Herta – 1
= Felix Rosenqvist – 1
= Marcus Ericsson – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Scott McLaughlin – 5,25 (4 races)
2. Will Power – 6,29 (17 races)
3. Scott Dixon – 6,48 (21 races)
4. Alexander Rossi – 7,10 (10 races)
5. Alex Palou – 7,17 (6 races)
6. Christian Lundgaard – 7,33 (3 races)
7. Colton Herta – 8,71 (7 races)
8. David Malukas – 9,00 (3 races)
9. Christian Rasmussen – 9,00 (1 race)
10. Graham Rahal – 9,94 (18 races)
11. Pato O'Ward – 10,17 (6 races)
12. Josef Newgarden – 10,28 (14 races)
13. Marcus Ericsson – 11,86 (7 races)
14. Rinus VeeKay – 12,17 (6 races)
15. Marcus Armstrong – 13,00 (2 races)
16. Santino Ferrucci – 13,83 (6 races)
17. Conor Daly – 14,38 (8 races)
18. Devlin DeFrancesco – 15,50 (2 races)
19. Felix Rosenqvist – 17,00 (7 races)
20. Kyle Kirkwood – 17,00 (3 races)
21. Sting Ray Robb – 19,00 (2 races)
22. Callum Ilott – 19,50 (2 races)
23. Nolan Siegel – 20,00 (1 race)
24.Kyffin Simpson – 21,00 (1 race)