Palou dominates season opener as McLaughlin charges to podium fight and Dixon suffers pitlane drama

The 2026 NTT INDYCAR season has kicked off in spectacular fashion, with plenty of strategy games, lots of hard racing, and chaos seen throughout the field. Scott McLaughlin led the field to green on the opening lap, but the race was almost immediately neutralised after a multi-car incident further back in the pack. Contact between …