Even the long offseason couldn’t halt Alex Palou’s momentum. The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion opened up the 2026 season with a runaway victory on the Streets of St. Petersburg.  <br>Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin finished a distant second, ahead of Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard. There were periods of tight battles in what was otherwise a straightforward 100-lap ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/winner-and-losers-from-the-2026-indycar-season-opener-at-st-petersburg/10801802/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>