In an exciting day in Nashville, Alex Palou has achieved his fifth victory of the season, solidifying his position at the top of the championship with a significant advantage of 83 points.
Despite an accident during practice that temporarily hospitalized him, David Malukas has shown his resilience with a podium that places him in second position in the overall standings. He is currently fighting to make up for lost time, with Kyle Kirkwood just four points behind, occupying third place with 370 points.
Another driver who shone on this day is Rinus VeeKay, who has entered the Top 10, continuing an impressive season with the Juncos Hollinger team.
For his part, Mick Schumacher has secured his first entry into the Top 10 as an IndyCar driver, no longer being last among the full-time drivers in the standings.
IndyCar 2026 Standings After Nashville (Race 12 of 18)
Pos. 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
