The 2026 Good Ranchers 250 Race Report has been updated with race results, passing analysis and post-race analysis.
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The 2026 Good Ranchers 250 Race Report has been updated with race results, passing analysis and post-race analysis.
www.theapex.racing/2026/03/20...
Next up for #IndyCar is the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington on Sunday, March 15. Television coverage begins on FOX at 12:30 p.m. ET.
— Fastest lap: 164.620 mph (Power on Lap 192)
— Fastest leader lap: 163.797 mph (Malukas on Lap 2)
— Most positions improved: 12 (Rosenqvist, started 24th, finished 12th)
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2026 Good Ranchers 250 post-race numbers:
— Lead changes: 18 among 11 drivers
— Total passes: 565
— Position passes: 323
— Passes in top 10: 145
— Passes in top five: 60
— Cautions: 4 for 41 laps
— Time of race: 1:51:14.4657
— Average speed: 134.842 mph
Points after the #GoodRanchers250:
1. Newgarden 78
2. Kirkwood 73
3. McLaughlin 66
4. O'Ward 63
5. Palou 59
6. Malukas 56
7. Lundgaard 54
8. Armstrong 50
9. Ericsson 43
10. Rossi 42
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21. Robb
22. VeeKay
23. Foster
24. Palou
25. Grosjean
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#GoodRanchers250 results:
1. Newgarden
2. Kirkwood
3. Malukas
4. O'Ward
5. Armstrong
6. Rossi
7. Dixon
8. McLaughlin
9. Rahal
10. Simpson
11. Ferrucci
12. Rosenqvist
13. Lundgaard
14. Rasmussen
15. Hauger
16. Power
17. Ericsson
18. Schumacher
19. Collet
20. Siegel
Today's victory at Phoenix Raceway marks Josef Newgarden's 33rd career #IndyCar win. It is his 12th consecutive season with at least one win.
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Josef Newgarden wins the 2026 Good Ranchers 250.
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Josef Newgarden takes the white flag 1.9 seconds ahead of Kyle Kirkwood.
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Josef Newgarden passed Kyle Kirkwood for the lead on Lap 244.
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Kyle Kirkwood passed Christian Rasmussen for the lead on Lap 242.
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Lap 240 of 250:
1. Rasmussen
2. Kirkwood
3. Newgarden
4. Malukas
5. O'Ward
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Lap 225 of 250:
1. Rasmussen
2. Kirkwood
3. Malukas
4. Armstrong
5. O'Ward
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Back to green on Lap 218.
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Lap 213 of 250, under caution pit stops for some cars:
1. Rasmussen
2. Kirkwood
3. Malukas
4. Dixon
5. Armstrong
6. Ferrucci
7. Rosenqvist
8. Hauger
9. O'Ward
10. Newgarden
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Yellow on Lap 206 for Will Power who slowed after a cut tire from contact with Christian Rasmussen after the two battled for the race lead.
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Will Power passed Marcus Ericsson for the race lead on Lap 197.
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Dennis Hauger pits from the lead on Lap 195. The new race leader is Marcus Ericsson.
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Christian Rasmussen pits from the lead on lap 193. The new race leader is Dennis Hauger.
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Christian Rasmussen goes back to the lead on Lap 190 after passing Kyle Kirkwood in Turn 4.
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Lap 182 of 250:
1. Kirkwood
2. Rasmussen
3. Power
4. Dixon
5. Armstrong
6. O'Ward
7. Newgarden
8. Rahal
9. Makukas
10. Ferrucci
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Back to green on Lap 155.
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Lap 152 of 250, under caution:
1. Kirkwood
2. Power
3. Dixon
4. Rasmuseen
5. Armstrong
6. O'Ward
7. Newgarden
8. Ferrucci
9. Rosenqvist
10. Hauger
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Following pit stops under caution, the new race leader is Kyle Kirkwood.
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Yellow on Lap 142 for Louis Foster who made contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 4. His car continued to move along the track off the pace.
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Christian Rasmussen is back to the lead after passing both Scott Dixon and Christian Lundgaard.
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With green-flag pit stops underway, Christian Lundgaard leads on Lap 128.
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Halfway:
1. Rasmussen
2. Newgarden
3. Malukas
4. Kirkwood
5. McLaughlin
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Christian Rasmussen passed Pato O'Ward for the race lead on Lap 109.
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