INDIANAPOLIS, In. – For the only doubleheader of the year, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES heads to West Allies , Wisconsin for the Snap-On Doubleheader Weekend.
Race weekend: Friday, Aug. 28-Sunday, Aug. 30
Track: Milwaukee Mile, a 1.015-mile oval in West Allis, Wisconsin
Race distance: Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250: 250 laps/253.75 miles (Saturday), Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250: 250 laps/253.75 miles (Sunday)
Media Links: Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 Entry List (PDF) | Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 Entry List (PDF) | Weekend Event Schedule
Hybrid energy deployment parameters: Unlimited activation with a maximum deployment of 135 kilojoules (kJ) per lap.
Firestone tire allotment: Fourteen (14) sets for use throughout the doubleheader event weekend.
2025 race winner: Christian Rasmussen (No. 21 ECR Splenda Stevia Chevrolet)
2025 NTT P1 Award winner: Alex Palou (No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda), 44.8422 seconds, 162.971 mph (two laps)
One-lap qualifying record: Patrick Carpentier, 20.028 seconds, 185.500 mph, May 30, 1998
Two-lap qualifying record: Dario Franchitti, 42.7768 seconds, 170.840 mph, June 18, 2011
Note: Qualifying records are based on lap time, not speed.
At-track schedule (all times Central):
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
5 PM – Practice 1
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
10:05 AM – NTT P1 Award Qualifying (single car, two laps with Race 1 lineup set by Lap 1 and Race 2 lineup set by Lap 2)
1:50 PM Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250
SUNDAY, AUG. 30
9:15 AM – Warmup
12:20 PM – Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250
NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship facts:
– Alex Palou leads the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship with three races to go for the fourth time in his career. Palou also led the championship with three races to go in his championship-winning seasons in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Palou has led the point standings after 11 of the 15 races this season.
– Palou is attempting to win his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship and tie Sebastien Bourdais’ record of four consecutive titles (2004-07). If Palou clinches Saturday, he would be the first driver to clinch INDYCAR SERIES championships with two races remaining in consecutive seasons.
– There are five drivers still mathematically eligible for the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship: Alex Palou, Kyle Kirkwood, Christian Lundgaard, David Malukas and Pato O’Ward. Any driver who trails the points leader by 108 points or more following the race will be eliminated from contention.
– Since the first INDYCAR SERIES race at Milwaukee in 1939, 19 drivers have won the Milwaukee Mile in their INDYCAR SERIES championship-winning seasons: Will Power (2014), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2012), Dario Franchitti (2011), Sebastien Bourdais (2006), Al Unser Jr. (1990, 1994), Nigel Mansell (1993), Michael Andretti (1991), Johnny Rutherford (1980), A.J. Foyt (1964, 1980), Joe Leonard (1972), Al Unser (1970), Mario Andretti (1966), Rodger Ward (1959, 1962), Jimmy Bryan (1956), Chuck Stevenson (1952), Tony Bettenhausen (1951), Johnnie Parsons (1949), Ted Horn (1947) and Rex Mays (1941).
Key championship point statistic: Since 2008, the driver who has led the championship with three races to go has won the championship 12 times – Scott Dixon in 2008, 2018 and 2020, Dario Franchitti in 2011, Will Power in 2014 and 2022, Simon Pagenaud in 2016, Josef Newgarden in 2017 and 2019 and Alex Palou in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Point differential: The 91 points that separate Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood are the third-largest point margin since 2008. Prior to this season, the average lead with three races to go since 2008 was 39.1 points.
NTT INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 3 RACES TO GO
| YEAR | LEADER | SECOND | LEAD | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Scott Dixon | Helio Castroneves | 78 | Scott Dixon |
| 2009 | Ryan Briscoe | Dario Franchitti | 4 | Dario Franchitti |
| 2010 | Will Power | Dario Franchitti | 23 | Dario Franchitti |
| 2011 | Dario Franchitti | Will Power | 26 | Dario Franchitti |
| 2012 | Will Power | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 5 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 2013 | Helio Castroneves | Scott Dixon | 49 | Scott Dixon |
| 2014 | Will Power | Helio Castroneves | 4 | Will Power |
| 2015 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Graham Rahal | 42 | Scott Dixon (-48) |
| 2016 | Simon Pagenaud | Will Power | 27 | Simon Pagenaud |
| 2017 | Josef Newgarden | Scott Dixon | 18 | Josef Newgarden |
| 2018 | Scott Dixon | Alexander Rossi | 29 | Scott Dixon |
| 2019 | Josef Newgarden | Alexander Rossi | 35 | Josef Newgarden |
| 2020 | Scott Dixon | Josef Newgarden | 72 | Scott Dixon |
| 2021 | Pato O’Ward | Alex Palou | 10 | Alex Palou |
| 2022 | Will Power | Scott Dixon | 6 | Will Power |
| 2023 | Alex Palou | Scott Dixon | 101 | Alex Palou |
| 2024 | Alex Palou | Will Power | 54 | Alex Palou |
| 2025 | Alex Palou | Pato O’Ward | 121 | Alex Palou |
| 2026 | Alex Palou | Kyle Kirkwood | 91 | ??? |
NTT INDYCAR SERIES Notes:
– The Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 and Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 will be the 16th and 17th races of the 2026 season. There have been seven winners in 15 NTT INDYCAR SERIES races in the 2026 season. Alex Palou (Streets of St. Petersburg, Barber Motorsports Park, Streets of Long Beach, Streets of Detroit, Nashville Superspeedway, Portland International Raceway), Josef Newgarden (Phoenix Raceway, World Wide Technology Raceway), Kyle Kirkwood (Streets of Arlington, Streets of Washington, D.C.), Christian Lundgaard (Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Road America), Felix Rosenqvist (Indianapolis 500), Pato O’Ward (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course) and Marcus Ericsson (Streets of Markham) have all won in 2026.
– The Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 and Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 will be the fifth and sixth oval races of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule. Drivers from three different teams won the first four oval races: Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden (Phoenix Raceway, World Wide Technology Raceway), Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian’s Felix Rosenqvist (Indianapolis 500) and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou (Nashville Superspeedway).
– The Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 and Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 will be the 117th and 118th INDYCAR SERIES events at the Milwaukee Mile. Scott Dixon, Scott McLaughlin, Pato O’Ward, Will Power and Christian Rasmussen are the only entered drivers to have won at Milwaukee.
ACTIVE RACE WINNER
| DRIVER | WINS | SEASON |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Dixon | 1 | 2009 |
| Will Power | 1 | 2014 |
| Pato O’Ward | 1 | 2024-Race 1 |
| Scott McLaughlin | 1 | 2024-Race 2 |
| Christian Rasmussen | 1 | 2025 |
– Twenty-two drivers have previous starts at Milwaukee Mile – Scott Dixon has 15 starts, most of all drivers. Nine drivers have led laps at the track (Will Power 306, Alex Palou 199, Dixon 190, Scott McLaughlin 165, Pato O’Ward 133, Josef Newgarden 113, Alexander Rossi 46, David Malukas 25, Christian Rasmussen 16, Marcus Armstrong 8, Santino Ferrucci 6, Graham Rahal 5, Louis Foster 1 and Felix Rosenqvist 1).
Milestones
Scott Dixon will attempt to make his 373rd and 374th consecutive start, extending his record streak. Dixon can also extend his series record to 436 career starts with a start Saturday and Sunday.
Graham Rahal will attempt to make his 273rd and 274th consecutive start, the third-longest streak in INDYCAR SERIES history.
Josef Newgarden will attempt to make his 249th consecutive start of Saturday, breaking a tie with Marco Andretti for the fourth-longest streak in INDYCAR SERIES history, and his 250th consecutive start on Sunday.
Kyffin Simpson is scheduled to make his 50th INDYCAR SERIES start on Saturday.
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