{"id":1383,"date":"2026-08-30T10:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2026-08-30T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:14:17","slug":"rain-forces-indycar-to-delay-milwaukee-race-1-restart-until-after-race-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/indy\/rain-forces-indycar-to-delay-milwaukee-race-1-restart-until-after-race-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain forces IndyCar to delay Milwaukee Race 1 restart until after Race 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Schedule reshuffle:<\/strong> <strong>Race 1 restart is pushed until approximately 3 hours after Race 2<\/strong>, overriding the initial plan to resume at 10:00 AM local time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race 2 stays on schedule:<\/strong> <strong>IndyCar targets 12:00 PM local time (1:00 PM ET)<\/strong> for the green flag of Milwaukee Race 2, maintaining the originally scheduled broadcast window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>O&#8217;Ward holds red flag lead:<\/strong> <strong>Pato O&#8217;Ward leads Race 1 at Lap 90<\/strong>, followed by Felix Rosenqvist and \u00c1lex Palou, when track drying efforts were halted by returning rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IndyCar Series<\/strong> officials have revised Sunday&#8217;s schedule at the <strong>Milwaukee Mile<\/strong> as persistent rain continues to disrupt the doubleheader weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After halting <strong>Race 1<\/strong> on Saturday evening at <strong>Lap 90<\/strong> due to moisture on the 1-mile oval, series organizers originally planned to resume the 250-lap event at 10:00 AM local time on Sunday. However, lingering precipitation and ongoing track-drying operations forced a tactical shift: <strong>Race 2 will take priority at its scheduled 12:00 PM local start time<\/strong>, with the remaining 160 laps of Race 1 slated to conclude at 5:00 PM local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video class=\"video-js vjs-big-play-centered\" data-gp-vjs=\"1\" controls src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio-portal.b-cdn.net\/2026\/08\/bandeira-vermelha-milwaukee.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pato O&#8217;Ward led Race 1 when heavy rain forced a red flag on Lap 90 (Video: FOX)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of Saturday&#8217;s red flag, <strong>Pato O&#8217;Ward<\/strong> held the lead ahead of <strong>Felix Rosenqvist<\/strong> and championship leader <strong>\u00c1lex Palou<\/strong>, who had worked his way into 3rd after serving a 9-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dual-race scenario marks the second time during the <strong>2026 IndyCar Series season<\/strong> that weather has prevented a race from finishing on its original day, following the delay at the <strong>Nashville<\/strong> <strong>GP<\/strong> on July 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Milwaukee Race 1 running order at red flag (Lap 90 of 250)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Pos<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Driver<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Engine<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Status<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Pato O&#8217;Ward<\/strong><\/td><td>Arrow McLaren<\/td><td>Chevrolet<\/td><td><strong>Leader (90 Laps)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Felix Rosenqvist<\/strong><\/td><td>Meyer Shank Racing<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td><strong>+0.842s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u00c1lex Palou<\/strong><\/td><td>Chip Ganassi Racing<\/td><td>Honda<\/td><td><strong>+1.411s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Will Power<\/strong><\/td><td>Team Penske<\/td><td>Chevrolet<\/td><td><strong>+2.105s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Josef Newgarden<\/strong><\/td><td>Team Penske<\/td><td>Chevrolet<\/td><td><strong>+2.980s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This weather update comes amid a busy weekend at Milwaukee, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/indy\/oward-and-palou-claim-poles-for-milwaukee-indycar-doubleheader\/&amp;authuser=3\">O&#8217;Ward and Palou claiming poles for the doubleheader<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/indy\/palou-chases-5th-indycar-title-at-milwaukee\/&amp;authuser=3\">Palou entering the weekend with a chance to clinch his 5th title<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/indy\/indycar-penalizes-palou-and-four-other-drivers-with-grid-penalties-at-milwaukee\/&amp;authuser=3\">five drivers serving engine grid penalties<\/a>.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coverage of both <strong>Milwaukee Mile<\/strong> races continues throughout Sunday on <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong>. Follow all updates on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/news\/\">news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. When will Race 1 of the Milwaukee doubleheader resume?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Race 1 will restart <strong>after the completion of Race 2<\/strong>, with officials aiming for a window approximately 3 hours after Race 2 takes the checkered flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Who was leading Milwaukee Race 1 when the red flag was thrown?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pato O&#8217;Ward<\/strong> was leading at Lap 90, with <strong>Felix Rosenqvist<\/strong> in 2nd and <strong>\u00c1lex Palou<\/strong> in 3rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Will Race 2 still take place on Sunday?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes.<sup><\/sup> IndyCar intends to run <strong>Race 2 at its original start time of 12:00 PM local time (1:00 PM ET)<\/strong>, provided weather conditions allow track drying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persistent rainfall at the Milwaukee Mile has reshuffled Sunday&#8217;s schedule, with officials opting to complete Race 2 before resuming Saturday&#8217;s red-flagged Race 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020313291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Milwaukee GP is postponed again","42wp_featured_image_credits":"IndyCar","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[306],"42wp_author":[59],"class_list":["post-1383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indy","tag-milwaukee-gp","42wp_author-fabricio-carvalho"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1384,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383\/revisions\/1384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020313291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1383"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}