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INDYCAR starting grid and race info for the Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C. Tomorrow, the NTT INDYCAR Series takes the green flag in Washington, D.C. Now, the field is rolling to the new street course for a round of qualifying to set the starting grid for the Freedom 250. View INDYCAR qualifying results and race info below. Washington, D.C. Menu Schedule | Prac 1 | Qual David Malukas suffers a major lockup under braking in the final round of qualifying. He bails on the lap. Alex Palou will start from the pole position after turning a laptime of 56.899 in the final round of qualifying. View the full INDYCAR lineup below. Washington, D.C. TV Schedule What time in the INDYCAR race? Sunday August 23, 2026 9:00am ET FS1 | FOX One INDYCAR Series Warmup 11:30am ET FS1 | FOX One INDYCAR Series Pre-Race Show 1:00pm ET FOX | FOX One INDYCAR Series Race Washington, D.C. Starting Grid August 23, 2026 INDYCAR Series Pos | Driver | Best Time (In Round) 1. Alex Palou 56.899 2. Kyle Kirkwood 57.466 3. Scott McLaughlin 57.620 4. Christian Rasmussen 57.889 5. Marcus Armstrong 58.814 6. David Malukas 1:10.670 Failed to advance out of Round 2 7. Pato O’Ward 57.306 8. Dennis Hauger 57.420 9. Christian Lundgaard 57.442 10. Felix Rosenqvist 57.512 11. Caio Collet 57.740 12. Nolan Siegel 58.070 Failed to advance out of Round 1 13. Will Power 57.091 14. Dennis Hauger 57.434 15. Marcus Ericsson 57.279 16. Scott Dixon 57.444 17. Alexander Rossi 57.479 18. Josef Newgarden 57.632 19. Rinus VeeKay 57.494 20. Louis Foster 57.745 21. Romain Grosjean 57.508 22. Mick Schumacher 57.840 23. Graham Rahal 57.869 24. Santino Ferrucci 57.961 25. Sting Ray Robb 58.482 Washington, D.C. Final Practice Results August 22, 2026 INDYCAR Series Pos | Driver | Best Time 1. Alex Palou 56.6145 2. Kyle Kirkwood 56.6911 3. Scott Dixon 56.8180 4. Nolan Siegel 56.8397 5. Pato O’Ward 56.8736 6. Christian Lundgaard 56.8757 7. Scott McLaughlin 56.8947 8. Alexander Rossi 56.9368 9. Marcus Ericsson 57.0957 10. Christian Rasmussen 57.1323 11. David Malukas 57.2021 12. Marcus Armstrong 57.2076 13. Will Power 57.2314 14. Caio Collet 57.2812 15. Mick Schumacher 57.3976 16. Felix Rosenqvist 57.4704 17. Rinus VeeKay 57.5189 18. Dennis Hauger 57.5497 19. Josef Newgarden 57.5800 20. Santino Ferrucci 57.5801 21. Kyffin Simpson 57.5856 22. Romain Grosjean 57.8837 23. Sting Ray Robb 58.4724 24. Louis Foster 58.9915 25. Graham Rahal 59.7638