5 Indycar drivers to look out for this season

The 2026 NTT Indycar series season is approaching fast and with the off season just about to be over, here are 5 drivers in the NTT Indycar series to keep an eye on for this season.

#1 Pato O' Ward

Pato O' Ward finished runner up to Alex Palou in the 2025 NTT Indycar championship standings with 2 wins, 2 poles, 10 top 5's, and 12 top 10's with 258 laps led. O' Ward is now entering his 8th season in the NTT Indycar series and has been known as a seasoned veteran for quite some time now.

Pato O' Ward is looking to have a strong start to the 2026 season and will be competitive right out the gate coming off his best season.

#2 David Malukas

David Malukas is entering this season with a brand new team, being Team Penske. There's a lot of expectations for Malukas as it was announced during the off season he is replacing Will Power who has made the switch over to Andretti Global.

In 2025 Malukas scored 2 top 5's and 5 top 10's in his first sull season back in the series, and is looking to have a breakout year as he is for sure going to compete for race victories alongside Team Penske teammates Josef Newgarden and Scott Mclaughlin.

#3 Will Power

Will Power is switching teams heading into the new season as he joins Andretti Global alongside Marcus Ericcson and Kyle Kirkwood. This is the first time being on a new team since 2008 with KV Racing Technology and also the first time being back in a Honda powered car as well.

There are a lot of questions on how Power will do with his new team since it was relatively shocking to see him depart from Team Penske considering the success he has had with being the teams most recent champion back in 2022, and also the only driver who has denied Alex Palou of a title since 2020.

#4 Kyle Kirkwood

Kyle Kirkwood is one to look out for this season as he is entering 2026 with high hopes. For a long period of time during the 2025 season he was the only different driver going toe-to-toe with Alex Palou winning multiple races, up until Scott Dixon at Mid Ohio.

Kirkwood has progressively been getting better over the course of his career as he enters this season as Andretti Global's leading driver.

#5 Alex Palou

Alex Palou, the defending series champion looks reclaim the crown once again heading into the new season after a record breaking season. Palou enters the 2026 campaign as the first three-peat champion since Dario Franchitti from 2009-11, and the youngest 4-time champion since Sebastein Bourdias in 2007.

2025 had the young Spaniard have a career defining season with 8 wins, 6 poles, 14 top 5's and 15 top 10's with an astonishing 778 laps led and winning the title by 196 points over Arrow McLaren driver Pato O' Ward.

Honorable Mention: Christian Lundgaard

Christian Lundgaard had a breakout year in his first season at Arrow McLaren securing 1 Pole, 6 top 5's, and 11 top 10's. The Danish driver has been so close multiple times to securing his first win with McLaren and his pace over the course of last season has put him head to head with teammate Pato O' Ward.

Lundgaard does have 1 career win dating back to the 2023 season with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at the streets of Toronto. Expect to see Christian Lundgaard compete for a lot more wins heading into the 2026 NTT Indycar season.