Alex Palou won Portland by 4.1167 seconds for his sixth victory of 2026 and a 110-point championship lead with five races left. The full catch-up: Lundgaard's last-to-first miracle at Road America, Arrow McLaren's first 1-2 at Mid-Ohio, Palou conquering the ovals at Nashville, McLaren's blockbuster 2027 signing of Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist, and the five-race sprint to the title.

The 110th Indianapolis 500 hits Sunday with Alex Palou on pole at 232.248 mph and a back-to-back bid waiting on the other side of 200 laps. A walkthrough for the casual or first-time fan: the track, the field, the hybrid rules that just got rewritten, the Penske scandal aftermath, the traditions worth knowing, and one humble new-fan call on the podium.