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8/18/2026 |  Inside The Garage: A New Test Awaits As INDYCAR Heads To DC (Fox Sports) Markham, Ontario — Not all street courses are alike. And you might be hard-pressed to find two street courses as opposite as the ones INDYCAR drivers are taking on this month.

8/18/2026 |  INDYCAR Power Rankings: Marcus Ericsson Makes Big Jump With Markham Win (Fox Sports) Marcus Ericsson earned his first win since 2023, as he captured the victory on the new street course in the Toronto suburb of Markham.
Ericsson’s victory wasn’t a surprise. He had finished sixth in the last two races and entered Markham ninth in the overall series standings.
Here are my power rankings entering this weekend’s event, the Freedom 250 on the streets of Washington, D.C.

8/18/2026 |  NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell Faces Harsh Reality as Fans Push Back (Yahoo Sports) NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell has admitted that the sport moved too far from its traditional identity while trying to attract new fans. Speaking on the Racin' With The Boys podcast, O'Donnell said NASCAR made changes that did not always feel true to the sport. He said longtime NASCAR fans noticed and made their concerns clear.

8/14/2026 |  From Markham To Washington, DC, Everything To Know About INDYCAR's Next 2 Races (Fox Sports)

The next two weeks will bring challenges like no other for INDYCAR drivers.

Two new street circuits. Back-to-back weeks of unknowns. 

First up this weekend: A race on the streets of Markham, a suburb of Toronto. It’s a 2.19-mile, 12-turn course on streets that have mostly been repaved.

8/14/2026 |  Sideline Moves: Cadillac F1 names former Alpine chief as boss (Insider Sport) Cadillac has made a change at the top of its F1 operation, appointing Marcin Budkowski as team principal, while Xavi Hernández has taken charge of the Netherlands. 
Elsewhere, WTA Ventures has added Julie Haddon to its board, with Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari set to step down at the end of the season.