After a week off, the IndyCar Series heads to the northern state of Wisconsin for the XPEL Grand Prix at the beautiful Road America. On the 4-mile road course, Alex Palou has a chance to bounce back after running out of fuel at WWT Raceway. Palou has won three of the last five races at Road America. Who can stop him from taking the win on Sunday? Here is everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming race weekend!

The XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

First IndyCar race: 1982
Number of races held: 36
Number of different winners: 21
Last year’s winner: Alex Palou
Lap record: Alex Zanardi in 1998, 1:41.874
Most successful drivers: Mario Andretti (1983, 1984 and 1987), Emerson Fittipaldi (1986, 1988 and 1992) and Alex Palou (2021, 2023 and 2025) have each won three times at Road America.

The 2026 Race

Race length: 55 laps / 222,64 miles (358,33 km)
Tires: 6 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, June 21, 2:27 PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Number of entries: 25

Entry List for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

#2 Josef Newgarden – PPG Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – XPEL Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 Caio Collet – Combitrans Amazona 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 – Sunoco Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 David Malukas – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Homes For Our Troops AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – MSC Industrial Supply Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Romain Grosjean – BMAX Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#19 Dennis Hauger – Ault Block Chain Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ECR Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Will Power – TWG AI Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – Sam's Club Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Delaware Life Andretti Global (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Droplight Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#47 Mick Schumacher – ENVE Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#76 Rinus VeeKay – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#77 Sting Ray Robb – Goodheart Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America

Friday, June 19
Practice 1: 4:05 PM – 5:20 PM ET

Saturday, June 20
Practice 2: 11:05 AM – 11:55 AM ET
Qualifying: 2:05 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Sunday, June 21
Warm-up: 11:05 AM – 11:35 AM ET
Race - ‘Drivers, start your engines’: 2:20 PM ET
Race - Green Flag: 2:27 PM ET

XPEL Grand Prix at Road America on TV

USA
Practice 1: Friday, June 19 at 4:00 PM ET on FS2
Practice 2: Saturday, June 20 at 11:00 AM ET on FS1
Qualifying: Saturday, June 20 at 2:00 PM ET on FS1
Warm-up: Sunday, June 21 at 11:00 AM ET on FS1
Race: Sunday, June 21 at 2:00 PM on FOX

Canada
Both free practices and qualifying will be available on TSN+. The race will only be broadcast on TSN+, starting at 2:00 PM ET.

UK
All sessions and the race will be shown on Sky Sports F1. The race broadcast begins at 7:00 PM (BST).

Australia
All sessions, except the warm-up, and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast begins on Monday morning at 4:00 AM (AEST).

New Zealand
Practice 1: Sky Sport 4
Practice 2: no broadcast
Qualifying: Sky Sport Select
Warm-up: Sky Sport 5
Race: Sky Sport 3, the broadcast starts Monday morning at 6:00 AM (NZDT)

Weather Forecast

It looks like the drivers can expect a relatively cool weekend. Friday and Saturday’s practice sessions should remain mostly sunny, with temperatures expected to reach as high as 73°F (23°C), while race day is not expected to get warmer than 66?F (19°C) under cloudy skies.

Friday, June 19: 73°F (23°C), mostly sunny
Saturday, June 20: 73°F (23°C), mostly sunny
Sunday, June 21: 66°F (19°C), cloudy

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Josef Newgarden – 3
2. Pato O’Ward – 1
= Will Power – 1
= Alexander Rossi – 1
= Louis Foster – 1

Number of Wins
1. Alex Palou – 3
2. Scott Dixon – 2
= Josef Newgarden – 2
4. Will Power – 2
= Alexander Rossi – 1
= Felix Rosenqvist – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Josef Newgarden – 6
2. Will Power – 5
3. Alex Palou – 4
4. Scott Dixon – 3
= Alexander Rossi – 3
6. Graham Rahal – 2
= Pato O’Ward – 2
= Felix Rosenqvist – 2
9. Marcus Ericsson – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1
= Santino Ferrucci – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Alex Palou – 6.29 (7 races)
2. Josef Newgarden – 8.00 (11 races)
3. Scott Dixon – 8.61 (13 races)
4. Scott McLaughlin – 8.80 (5 races)
5. Marcus Ericsson – 8.88 (8 races)
6. Will Power – 9.46 (13 races)
7. Kyle Kirkwood – 9.50 (4 races)
8. Graham Rahal – 9.50 (12 races)
9. Felix Rosenqvist – 9.57 (7 races)
10. Romain Grosjean – 10.25 (4 races)
11. Alexander Rossi – 10.73 (11 races)
12. Santino Ferrucci – 10.83 (6 races)
13. Louis Foster – 11.00 (1 race)
14. Pato O'Ward – 11.25 (8 races)
15. Christian Lundgaard – 13.00 (4 races)
16. Rinus VeeKay – 15.00 (6 races)
17. Nolan Siegel – 15.50 (2 races)
18. Kyffin Simpson – 16.50 (2 races)
19. David Malukas – 16.67 (3 races)
20. Marcus Armstrong – 18.33 (3 races)
21. Christian Rasmussen – 19.00 (2 races)
22. Sting Ray Robb – 21.67 (3 races)