Two weeks after a spectacular race at Road America, the IndyCar field heads to another challenging permanent road course: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. This weekend's race could be one for the record books. Will Alex Palou claim his sixth consecutive pole position, or will Scott Dixon score his eighth Mid-Ohio victory and extend his remarkable streak of seasons with at least one win to 22? Here's everything you need to know ahead of this weekend's race.

The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

First IndyCar race: 1980
Number of races held: 43
Number of different winners: 27
Last year’s winner: Scott Dixon
Lap record: Will Power in 2016, 1:05.260
Most successful driver: Scott Dixon, 7 wins (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2025)

The 2026 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 5, 12:52 PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 25

Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Entry List

#2 Josef Newgarden – PPG Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – Good Ranchers 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 – OpenAI 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 – Ariel Corporation 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 – Acura Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#76 Rinus VeeKay – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#77 Sting Ray Robb – Goodheart Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

Friday, July 3
Practice 1: 3:05 PM – 4:25 PM ET

Saturday, July 4
Practice 2: 10:05 AM – 11:25 AM ET
Qualifying: 2:35 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Sunday, July 5
Warm-up: 9:05 AM – 9:35 AM ET
Race - ‘Drivers, start your engines’: 12:45 PM ET
Race - Green Flag: 12:52 PM ET

Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on TV

USA
Practice 1: Friday, July 3 at 3:00 PM ET on FS1
Practice 2: Saturday, July 4 at 10:00 AM ET on FS1
Qualifying: Saturday, July 4 at 2:30 PM ET on FS1
Warm-up: Sunday, July 5 at 9:00 AM ET on FS1
Race: Sunday, July 5 at 12:30 PM ET on FOX

Canada
Both free practices and qualifying will be available on TSN+. The race will only be broadcast on TSN+, starting at 12:30 PM ET.

UK
Due to the British Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1 won’t broadcast any IndyCar action during the upcoming race weekend. Friday and Saturday practice sessions will both air at 11:00 PM BST, while the race will also be shown on tape delay at 10:30 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 2:30 AM (AEST).

New Zealand
Practice 1: Sky Sport 2
Practice 2 & Qualifying: Sky Sport 7
Warm-up & Race: Sky Sport 5, the broadcast starts Monday morning at 4:30 AM (NZST)

Weather Forecast

It will be a hot weekend for the IndyCar drivers. A heat wave is currently affecting Lexington, Ohio, with temperatures expected to reach 93°F (34°C) on Friday. Conditions will cool slightly over the weekend, with highs of 90°F (32°C) on Saturday and 86°F (30°C) on Sunday. Each afternoon carries a chance of thunderstorms, making the early race start (12:52 p.m. local time) a potential advantage.

Friday, July 3: 93°F (34°C), partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms
Saturday, July 4: 90°F (32°C), cloudy with a risk of severe thunderstorms, including heavy rainfall, hail, and strong wind gusts
Sunday, July 5: 86°F (30°C), mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

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

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

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Scott Dixon – 9
= Will Power – 8
3. Alex Palou – 5
4. Josef Newgarden – 3
= Alexander Rossi – 3
6. Graham Rahal – 2
= Scott McLaughlin – 2
8. Felix Rosenqvist – 1
= Marcus Ericsson – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1
= Christian Lundgaard – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Scott Dixon – 6.23 (22 races)
2. Christian Lundgaard – 6.25 (4 races)
3. Alex Palou – 6.43 (7 races)
4. Will Power – 7.39 (18 races)
5. Alexander Rossi – 7.82 (11 races)
6. Scott McLaughlin – 8.80 (5 races)
7. Pato O'Ward – 9.43 (7 races)
8. Graham Rahal – 10.68 (19 races)
9. David Malukas – 11.00 (4 races)
10. Marcus Armstrong – 11.00 (3 races)
11. Josef Newgarden – 11.40 (15 races)
12. Rinus VeeKay – 11.71 (7 races)
13. Marcus Ericsson – 11.88 (8 races)
14. Louis Foster – 14.00 (1 race)
15. Santino Ferrucci – 14.14 (7 races)
16. Kyle Kirkwood – 14.75 (4 races)
17. Kyffin Simpson – 15.50 (2 races)
18. Nolan Siegel – 15.50 (2 races)
19. Felix Rosenqvist – 15.63 (8 races)
20. Romain Grosjean – 16.00 (4 races)
21. Christian Rasmussen – 17.00 (2 races)
22. Sting Ray Robb – 18.67 (3 races)