Mansfield, OH

  • Will Power leads Honda drivers with P3 start in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
  • Andretti Global qualifies all three drivers in the top-10
  • Alex Palou eighth, snapping streak of five-consecutive pole positions

Will Power led Honda-powered NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers, qualifying his #26 Andretti Global Machine third for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the 2027 CR-V Hybrid.

This is Power's second-best starting position since moving to the Andretti Global team for the 2026 season, following his front row start at the Detroit Grand Prix last month.

Power's Andretti Global teammates of Marcus Ericsson and Kyle Kirkwood also qualified in the top 10, lining up seventh and tenth respectively in an incredibly tight qualifying session. Fourth through 10th in the Top-12 round of qualifying were separated by less than one tenth of a second.

Championship leader Alex Palou's streak of consecutive pole positions came to an end today, he will start eighth after claiming pole position at the previous five races.

Ohio-born Graham Rahal also made it through to the Top-12 round of qualifying, the 2015 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course winner will roll off P12.

Marcus Armstrong qualified 24th in his Acura-branded Honda Indy car with Meyer Shank Racing. Armstrong's Acura Honda is the third appearance of Acura branding this season—following strong runs for Felix Rosenqvist at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, where he started from pole and finished second, and Armstrong himself at the Indy 500 where he finished fifth after leading at the white flag. Acura has activated around the IndyCar series in 2026 to celebrate 40 years of the Acura brand and help introduce the automaker to a new, and growing, audience in IndyCar.

Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the 2027 CR-V Hybrid Honda Qualifying Results

3rd Will Power Andretti Global Honda
7th Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
8th Alex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10th Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
12th Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
13th Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
16th Mick Schumacher - R Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
19th Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
20th Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
21st Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
23rd Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda
24th Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda
25th Dennis Hauger - R Dale Coyne Racing Honda

R – Rookie

Quotes

Will Power (#26 Andretti Global Honda) qualified third: "That was really good for us. I'm glad we got qualifying completed in the dry because I felt like we had a good car and we were in a position where we could capitalize in those conditions. We left nothing on the table there. I think it was just so, so close in the Fast Six. It could've gone any way, there was just a little bit of everything in those final runs. I'm really happy with our Honda, we've been having really good races with it lately. I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

Where to Watch

  • Television coverage of Sunday's Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the 2027 CR-V Hybrid will air at 12:30 PM ET on Fox. Complete, flag-to-flag race coverage also will be available on the INDYCAR Radio Network, and SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation (Channel 160).

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