The INDYCAR season rolls into the Milwaukee Mile for its only doubleheader of 2026. The Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 opens the weekend Saturday, Aug. 29, with FOX coverage starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 follows Sunday, Aug. 30, with FOX coverage starting at 1 p.m. ET.
Kyle Kirkwood carries the momentum after winning the Freedom 250 in Washington, while Alex Palou arrives with a 91-point championship lead and a chance to clinch his fifth title this weekend. Both 250-mile races take place on the historic short oval, with Sunday closing the final oval weekend of the season.
How to Watch the 2026 INDYCAR Milwaukee Mile Doubleheader
Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
- Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
- TV: FOX
- Stream: Watch three days free on FOX One
- Location: Milwaukee Mile at Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wisconsin
FOX protection begins at 2:30 p.m. ET. The inexperienced flag is scheduled for two:50 p.m. ET.
Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250
- Date: Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- TV: FOX
- Stream: Watch three days free on FOX One
- Location: Milwaukee Mile at Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wisconsin
FOX protection begins at 1 p.m. ET. The inexperienced flag is scheduled for 1:20 p.m. ET. Broadcast occasions are topic to vary.
2026 INDYCAR Milwaukee Mile Weekend Schedule
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Friday, Aug. 28
- Practice: 6 p.m. ET (FS1, FOX One)
Saturday, Aug. 29
- Qualifying: 11 a.m. ET (FS1, FOX One)
- Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 Coverage: 2:30 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX One)
- Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 Green Flag: 2:50 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX One)
Sunday, Aug. 30
- Warmup: 10:15 a.m. ET (FOX One)
- Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 Coverage: 1 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX One)
- Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 Green Flag: 1:20 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX One)
INDYCAR Associated Tales
What to Know In regards to the Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile sits on the grounds of Wisconsin State Honest Park in West Allis, Wisconsin. The 1.015-mile oval opened in 1903, making it the world’s oldest repeatedly working motor speedway. It options 9 levels of banking within the turns.
Drivers can’t keep flat by the corners, so the brief oval drives extra like a highway course. The observe rewards automobiles that may rotate by the turns with out giving up pace on the straights.
How Lengthy Are the Milwaukee Mile Races?
Each races are scheduled for 250 laps and 250 miles. Saturday opens the one doubleheader on the 2026 INDYCAR schedule, whereas Sunday closes the weekend and serves as the ultimate oval occasion of the season.
Who Is Main the INDYCAR Championship?
Palou enters Milwaukee with 553 factors, 91 forward of Kirkwood. Christian Lundgaard is third with 443 factors, adopted by David Malukas with 411 and Pato O’Ward with 399.
Three races stay, together with each Milwaukee occasions, and Palou can clinch his fifth INDYCAR championship in the course of the doubleheader.
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Who Received the Most Latest Milwaukee Mile Race?
Christian Rasmussen gained at Milwaukee in 2025 after passing Palou with 16 laps remaining. It was Rasmussen’s first INDYCAR victory.
Who Received the Most Latest INDYCAR Race?
Kirkwood gained the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. on Aug. 23. Watch the total highlights from probably the most not too long ago accomplished INDYCAR race beneath.
Comply with the Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 and Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 on FOX Sports activities for the newest race info and outcomes.
