INDYCAR Qualifying Results & TV Schedule: Washington, D.C.

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

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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

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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

Links

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