After the race held in Nashville, Alex Palou has managed to solidify his position as leader in the IndyCar championship with his fifth victory of the 2026 season. Palou now enjoys an 83-point lead over his nearest competitor.
Despite an accident during a practice session that sent him to the hospital, David Malukas achieved a podium finish, elevating him to second place in the standings. Kyle Kirkwood, in third place, is 87 points behind the leader and just four points behind Malukas.
In another notable aspect of the race, Rinus VeeKay managed to break into the top ten, continuing an impressive season with Juncos Hollinger. Meanwhile, Mick Schumacher finished in the top ten for the first time as an IndyCar driver, significantly improving his standings.
IndyCar Standings 2026 After Nashville (Race 12 of 18)
Position Driver Points
1 Alex Palou 457
2 David Malukas 374
3 Kyle Kirkwood 370
4 Christian Lundgaard 353
5 Pato O’Ward 336
6 Josef Newgarden 310
7 Felix Rosenqvist 296
8 Scott McLaughlin 295
9 Marcus Ericsson 250
10 Rinus VeeKay 237
11 Scott Dixon 236
12 Graham Rahal 229
13 Marcus Armstrong 225
14 Will Power 220
15 Kyffin Simpson 216
16 Alexander Rossi 197
17 Santino Ferrucci 196
18 Louis Foster 173
19 Nolan Siegel 164
20 Dennis Hauger (R) 157
21 Romain Grosjean 155
22 Christian Rasmussen 151
23 Caio Collet (R) 137
24 Mick Schumacher (R) 132
25 Sting Ray Robb 123
26 Conor Daly 24
27 Takuma Sato 20
28 Jack Harvey 8
29 Jacob Abel (R) 6
30 Helio Castroneves 5
31 Ed Carpenter 5
32 Ryan Hunter-Reay 5
33 Katherine Legge 5
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
