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9th round of the 2026 IndyCar season
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 Layout of the World Wide Technology Raceway | |||||
| Date | June 7, 2026 | ||||
| Official name | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline | ||||
| Location | World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi / 2.01 km | ||||
| Distance | 260 laps 325 mi / 523 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Time | 51.6195 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | (on lap of 260) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) | ||||
| Second |  Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) | ||||
| Third |  Christian Rasmussen (ECR) | ||||
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The 2026 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline was the ninth round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 7, 2026, in Madison, Illinois at World Wide Technology Raceway.[1][2] The race was contested of 260 laps. Josef Newgarden won the race. Marcus Ericsson finished 2nd, and Christian Rasmussen finished 3rd. Rinus VeeKay and Scott McLaughlin rounded out the top five, and Kyle Kirkwood, David Malukas, Will Power, Marcus Armstrong, and Christian Lundgaard rounded out the top ten.
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The Bommarito Automotive Group 500, is held at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois on its 4-turn egg-shaped oval layout. A 1.25-mile (2.01 km) track, it is currently a points-paying race of the NTT IndyCar Series. The event is contested by "Indy Car", that is a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars.
Entry list
| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
Practice
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 26.0574 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 26.1266 |
| 3 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist |
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 26.1517 |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held at 3:30 PM CST on June 6, 2026.
Qualifying classification
Practice (post-qualifying)
There was a practice session using the high-line. David Malukas led the session.
Final practice
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 26.5032 |
| 2 | 9 |  Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 26.5308 |
| 3 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong |
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 26.5368 |
Race
The race was held at 8:00 PM CST on June 7, 2026.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- "2026 Schedule" (PDF). IndyCar. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- Brown, Nathan. "IndyCar is moving to Fox. And with it, a new race schedule. 5 takeaways on 2025 slate". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 6, 2025.