18:38
Malukas overtakes Rossi
David Malukas makes great move on Alexander Rossi, next up to overtake Rossi is Pato O'Ward.
Scott McLaughlin at Mid-Ohio.
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IndyCar Mid-Ohio race LIVE UPDATES!
Live updates from the IndyCar Mid-Ohio Indy 200 race.
Alex Palou took pole position for the IndyCar Mid-Ohio, giving him a chance to extend his dominance this year.
Christian Lundgaard will be his closest competition on the starting grid.
Palou drew the anger from Will Power on Saturday so their rivalry will renew.
The race will begin at 6pm UK time / 1pm ET.
06 Jul 2025
18:36
Newgarden confused by lock up
Speaking to Fox, Newgarden seemed confused by the incident not sure what has happened.
18:34
Lundgaard takes second
Fighting through T4, Lundgaard takes back second to chase after Palou. Fair and close racing between the two.
18:33
Back to green
Palou holds the lead while Simpson now sits in second.
18:32
Power incident involved McLaughlin
To add to Team Penske's woes, Power seemed to hit his teammate, Scott McLaughlin. He has been in the pits after sustaining damage to his underwing.
18:31
Graham Rahal still in race
Rahal got out the gravel trap and pitted for a change of tires.
18:30
First time in Newgarden's career he has had three finishes 25th or worse
Not the season Newgarden would want to be having. It's been a bad weekend and bad season for Team Penske so far.
18:26
Caution waived
Caution has been waived while we wait for the cars to be cleaned up.
18:26
All on Newgarden
Seems that Newgarden simply locks up and goes sideways. It's unclear how Rahal joined him in the gravel trap too.
18:25
Newgarden out of race after crash
Newgarden is out almost immediately after incident with Graham Rahal. Power seems to have been involved too.
18:24
We go green
Palou leads the field across the line while lundgaard tries to make a challenge.
18:22
Many drivers expected to come through the field
Watch out for Ericsson, O'Ward, and all the Penske drivers who are out of position.
18:20
It's hot, hot, hot
Temperatures are high at Mid-Ohio at around 32 degree according to AccuWeather. This should have a big effect on tire degradation, especially for those starting on red wall tires.
18:18
Bobby Rahal gives command
3-time CART champion Bobby Rahal gives a very calm command.
18:09
Herta and Foster start on blacks
Colton Herta and Louis Foster will start on blacks, the harder compound of tire, with Foster believing this will be a black tire race.
18:08
10 more laps added to Mid-Ohio this year
Mid-Ohio has added 10 laps to this year's race to change strategies and push teams to a three stop race.
That hasn't stopped teams for talking about a two stop so expect some teams to still give it a shot.
18:04
Simpson and Siegel start in best ever qualifying positions
Simpson starts third while Siegel is in fourth.
18:03
Can we see a different winner in 2025 at Mid-Ohio?
Only Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood have won this season but could we see a different winner at Mid-Ohio?
Palou starts on pole while Kirkwood is in seventh. Watch out for those with new alternates, the softest compound, who, as Palou said, will have a "huge, huge advantage".
17:55
Warm Up results
Felix Rosenqvist was fastest in the Warm Up session earlier today followed by Marcus Armstrong and pole sitter Alex Palou.
Read more:
17:49
Big crash in Indy NXT
Two IndyNXT drivers were involved in a giant crash where one of the cars ended up airborne earlier today.
Both drivers stepped out of the car and seemed to be ok.
Read more:
17:43
Starting grid for the race
| 1 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren |
| 3 | Kyffin Simpson | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 4 | Nolan Siegel | Arrow McLaren |
| 5 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global |
| 6 | Louis Foster | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 7 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global |
| 8 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 10 | Christian Rasmussen | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 11 | Marcus Ericsson | Andretti Global |
| 12 | Alexander Rossi | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 13 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| 14 | David Malukas | A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 15 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren |
| 16 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian |
| 17 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 18 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske |
| 19 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| 20 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 21 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske |
| 22 | Will Power | Team Penske |
| 23 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 24 | Callum Ilott | PREMA Racing |
| 25 | Jacob Abel | Dale Coyne Racing |
| 26 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing |
| 27 | Robert Shwartzman | PREMA Racing |
17:38
Qualifying results
Take a look at our qualifying report from yesterday. The event threw some surprise results and some shock eliminations.
17:34
Track statistics
Mid-Ohio track statistics:
Location 📍: Lexington, Ohio, USA.
Race length 📏: 2.258 mile circuit with 13-turns.
Notable features ⛰️: High speed flowing corners with lots of elevation change.
Race lap record 🏁: 1:05.2600 (Will Power, 2016).
2024 Mid-Ohio winner 🏆: Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren.
Interesting fact 🔍: There has been six different winners at the six most recent races at Mid-Ohio.
17:33
Welcome
Welcome to Crash.Net's coverage of the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.
The race is due to begin at 18:00 BST so we'll bring you all the action as it comes.
