Trying something new this season, we’ll be live-blogging the Indycar series (with a stats-focused tilt, of course).
Fast 6
Your fast 6:
Fast 12
5:40 PM
McLaughlin fastest by four hundredths over Palou. 4 Hondas and 2 Chevys yet again. Hauger, the rookie, advances to the Fast 6 as well.
5:37 PM
Everyone on reds now.
5:34 PM
4 of the top 6 so far on reds, including the top 3.
5:33 PM
Getting into golden hour in St. Pete. The sun looks difficult to deal with into turn 1, and then other parts of the track look very dark.
5:30 PM
Here’s the lineup for the top 12. Notably, no Herta, Power, or Newgarden. Rookie Dennis Hauger is the biggest surprise.
Q1
5:26 PM
Racing Reference is supplying a lot of these stats. It’s a great reference.
5:24 PM
There have been 4 winners from pole in 21 races, so today isn’t everything.
Only 2 winners from outside the top 10 though (both Sebastian Bourdais). And only 6 winners from outside the top 5. So you want to be top 5 to have a decent shot.
5:21 PM
4 more Hondas and 2 more Chevys move through, and Dixon misses out after a late-session spin.
5:18 PM
The updates to the drivers eye are pretty awesome: live track map is a new bonus.
5:14 PM
Colton Herta is another driver who likes St. Pete. He has the highest average start in the field at 3.7. His average finish is 9th, though. (His dad, Bryan, has the all-time highest average finish at 4th.)
Highest among active drivers is Dixon at 7.3.
5:09 PM
Will Power has an astounding 8 poles at St. Pete. The next best is Scott Mclaughlin with 2.
5:07 PM
Newgarden and Power are the only two active drivers with 2 wins each at St. Pete. Newgarden is already out of qualifying and Power is still acclimating to his new car.
5:05 PM
4 Hondas and 2 Chevys advance in the first group. Newgarden is the biggest surprise to not make it to Q2.
5:00 PM
The fastest lap in practice was a 61.1 by Scott McLaughlin. Could he repeat this year?
4:55 PM
We’re underway! Mick Schumacher is another big name in Indycar this year. He’s a rookie on Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. He was 23rd and 22nd in P1 and P2, respectively.
4:55 PM
Scott McLaughlin was the fastest qualifier last year with a 59.462. Colton Herta was 2nd, and Felix Rosenqvist was 3rd.
4:49 PM
Running a bit behind schedule. One of the biggest stories of the offseason was the move of career Chevy driver Will Power to Honda-powered Andretti Global.
Power had one win in 2025 and finished 9th in the championship. We’ll see how he does under Honda power. He was 18th fastest in P1 and binned it early in P2 on a slippery track and didn’t set a time.
4:40 PM
The 2026 Indycar season starts this weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. Everyone is chasing Alex Palou, who won 8 of 17 races in 2025, including the Indy 500, and won the championship by nearly 200 points.
Staturdays 