Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist says his slip from first to second in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was “a little bit frustrating,” but he’s also proud of his and the team’s bounceback from early-season woes.

Four-time and defending IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou scored his third win of the 2026 season with a clinical drive to victory in the 51st Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, after vaulting polesitter Felix Rosenqvist in the pit stops.

After the team won the IMSA race and IndyCar pole within the space of a few hours, co-owner Mike Shank says a low-key celebration is in order.

Rosenqvist comes into the weekend 14th in the points with best finishes of 12th at St. Petersburg and Phoenix, and said that besting the field in qualifying on Saturday – his second Long Beach pole in three years – is an important step toward arresting the slide.

There were a lot of questions surrounding how the single-lap Fast Six format would work at Long Beach, and it was Felix Rosenqvist who proved to have the answers. The Meyer Shank Racing driver backed up his 2024 pole at this event by again earning himself the first spot on the grid for Sunday’s race.

Acura Meyer Shank Racing’s Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande drove the team’s No. 93 Acura ARX-06 to victory, while Benjamin Pedersen and Aaron Telitz win for Lexus in GTD.

Kyle Kirkwood took the honors in IndyCar’s second practice session at Long Beach on Saturday, while several teams are working to repair crash damage ahead of qualifying later this afternoon.

BMW M Team WRT’s Dries Vanthoor set the top time in second practice for the IMSA Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.

After nine combined seasons of factory racing in IMSA’s DPi and GTP classes, Acura is exploring whether the current season will be its last in the headlining category.

With Andretti Global’s decision to park its fourth entry, the IndyCar Series continues to sit one car short of filling its minimum number of starting positions. To date, 31 cars have been confirmed.