- Àlex Palou clinched the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile, securing the Astor Challenge Cup in the final leg of a Sunday doubleheader.
- Rain forced Saturday’s race into Sunday; Pato O’Ward won the afternoon opener while Palou finished fifth, so the title fight came down to the evening race.
- It’s Palou’s fifth INDYCAR crown (adding to 2021 and 2023–2025), built on six wins this season across road, street and oval tracks.
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