{
  "id": 1204081,
  "title": "IndyCar starting lineup for race in Markham in August 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/indycar-starting-lineup-for-race-in-markham-in-august-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:08:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indycar-starting-lineup-race-markham-050807377.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NTT IndyCar Series will race at Markham in August 2026, with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing leading the starting grid. Louis Foster secured the pole position for the event, marking his first of the 2026 season. Teammate Christian Lundgaard will join Foster on the front row. Scott McLaughlin and Marcus Ericsson will occupy the second row spots. Many drivers, including Kyle Kirkwood, Felix Rosenqvist, Pato O' Ward, Marcus Armstrong, Will Power, and Josef Newgarden, qualified 15th or worse for Sunday's race. Newgarden and Alex Palou encountered issues that negatively impacted their starting positions. The full IndyCar starting lineup for Markham is as follows: Louis Foster in car No. 45, Christian Lundgaard in No. 7, Scott McLaughlin in No. 3, Marcus Ericsson in No. 28, Dennis Hauger in No. 19, Rinus VeeKay in No. 76, David Malukas in No. 20, Alexander Rossi in No. 9, Scott Dixon in No. 15, Graham Rahal in No. 47, Mick Schumacher in No. 10, Alex Palou in No. 8, Kyffin Simpson in No. 18, Romain Grosjean in No. 21, Christian Rasmussen in No. 27, Kyle Kirkwood in No. 77, Sting Ray Robb in No. 60, Felix Rosenqvist in No. 6, Nolan Siegel in No. 5, Pato O' Ward in No. 14, Santino Ferrucci in No. 66, Marcus Armstrong in No. 4, Caio Collet in No. 26, Will Power in No. 2, and Josef Newgarden in the final car, No. 2.",
  "summary": "Check out the IndyCar starting lineup for the race in Markham on Sunday in 2026! Who will lead the field to the green flag?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "David Malukas hails new Markham IndyCar circuit as “a blast”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/david-malukas-hails-new-markham-indycar-circuit-as-a-blast",
        "published": "2026-08-15T17:06:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Alex Palou crashes in Markham qualifying after rare IndyCar mistake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/alex-palou-crashes-in-markham-qualifying-after-rare-indycar-mistake-1165565",
        "published": "2026-08-16T01:13:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}