Christian Lundgaard, who had one prior INDYCAR victory, doubled that total by taking the checkered flag at the Indianapolis road course.
Saturday produced a new 2026 winner during the INDYCAR season at the Sonsio Grand Prix on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Christian Lundgaard, who had just one prior INDYCAR victory, doubled that total by taking the checkered flag.
'I really didn't expect this today, but I hoped for it,' Lundgaard said in his postrace interview. 'This was a long wait for this win. ' Reigning INDYCAR champion and current series leader Alex Palou, who had won three of the first five races this season, finished in fifth place after starting on the pole. Lundgaard had his sights on overtaking leader David Malukas, picking precisely the right moment to execute a pass with 18 laps remaining.
It turned out to be a lead the No. 7 Arrow McLaren driver wouldn't relinquish. It took less than one turn for the fireworks to be on display as a multi-car crash on Lap 1 quickly shook up the field. 1. Christian Lundgaard2. David Malukas3.
Graham Rahal4. Josef Newgarden5. Alex Palou6. Scott Dixon7.
Louis Foster8. Dennis Hauger9. Kyle Kirkwood 10. Nolan Siegel Saturday marked the first of two races in Indianapolis in the month of May.
The next one is the big one as the drivers hit the track for the 110th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday, May 24 . Here's everything to know heading into the historic event.
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