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Christian Lundgaard secured his second victory of the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season at Road America on Sunday afternoon, overcoming early damage sustained on the opening lap.

At the start of the race, Lundgaard came into contact with Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon, forcing him to make an unscheduled pit stop to replace his damaged front wing. The stop dropped Lundgaard to the back of the pack, rejoining the track nearly three-fourths of a lap behind the leaders in last position.

As Lundgaard began his comeback drive through the field, the early stages of the race followed a familiar pattern for the season, with Alex Palou setting the pace at the front. Starting from pole position for the fifth consecutive race—dating back to the Indianapolis Grand Prix in early May—Palou looked poised for another strong result. However, despite his dominant run, Palou’s only win during that stretch remained the Detroit Grand Prix. His hopes for another victory at Road America were dashed when he received a pit lane speeding penalty, dropping him to 20th after serving it. Palou managed a strong recovery to finish fifth.

Lundgaard continued to climb through the order, eventually moving into second place behind Marcus Armstrong. With just four laps remaining, Armstrong appeared to be on course for his first career win when his engine began to falter. Lundgaard seized the opportunity to overtake, while Armstrong tried to hold on to a podium finish. Unfortunately, the New Zealander’s engine failed completely shortly after, bringing out a caution flag. Armstrong managed to steer his Meyer Shank Racing Honda off the circuit and behind the wall, prompting a one-lap shootout to the finish. He was classified in 24th place, just ahead of Christian Rasmussen, who had been the race’s first retirement.

On the final restart, Lundgaard lined up alongside David Malukas and quickly pulled away to build a comfortable gap. Behind the leaders, an intense battle unfolded for the final podium position, as Graham Rahal aimed for his fourth podium of the season while Will Power chased his first with Andretti Global.

Power briefly overtook Rahal but misjudged a corner, overheating his tyres and slipping back to fourth. Using Push-to-Pass, he rejoined the fight with Rahal while also keeping Kyffin Simpson at bay. The two made contact in the closing laps, sending Rahal into the gravel and triggering a full-course caution. After reviewing the incident, IndyCar officials determined that Power was not at fault, allowing him to retain his podium finish.