​Here’s the full IndyCar starting lineup for the Monterey Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, with the complete grid for Sunday’s race. GettyScott McLaughlin takes the pole for Sunday’s IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca, denying newly crowned champion Alex Palou by 0.018 seconds.Palou already owns his fifth title, which leaves the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey to settle second place, Rookie of the Year and millions in Leaders Circle money.McLaughlin’s lap of 1:09.136 in the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet held off Palou’s 1:09.154 in the Firestone Fast Six, as reported by Frontstretch‘s Tom Blackburn. Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist qualified third in his last start for Meyer Shank Racing. Alexander Rossi lines up fourth in the No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, his best road-course start of the season.Grid penalties reshuffled the rest. Christian Lundgaard was fifth quickest in his final run for Arrow McLaren but drops to 11th on a six-spot sanction for an engine change. Caio Collet, fastest of the rookies, carries the same penalty.Pato O’Ward never escaped the opening qualifying group and starts 13th, seven days after sweeping the Milwaukee doubleheader. Scott Dixon, making his last start as a Chip Ganassi Racing driver before joining Arrow McLaren, rolls off 17th.FOX carries the race, with coverage beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT and Will Buxton calling the action alongside analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe, listed on the FOX Sports viewing guide. FOX Deportes has the Spanish-language broadcast. Drivers are scheduled to start engines at 11:58 a.m. PT with the green flag at 12:05 p.m. PT, according to the track’s public event schedule.Streaming runs through FOX One, which is offering a three-day free trial, plus FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app. YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and DIRECTV STREAM all carry FOX.Radio coverage runs 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET on INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls and SiriusXM, on the INDYCAR Radio broadcast schedule. Mark Jaynes anchors with analyst Davey Hamilton.Here is the full grid for Sunday’s start at Laguna Seca…NASCAR O’REILLY AUTO PARTS SERIES — FLEETIO 200Darlington Raceway • Darlington, SC • September 5, 2026Track Record: Denny Hamlin • 09/05/15 • 1:25:14 • 141.355 mphPosCarDriverTeamTimeSpeed11Carson Kvapil (C)Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet30.424161.63627Justin Allgaier (C)Arby’s Steak Nuggets Chevrolet30.485161.312320Brandon Jones (C)Menards/Patriot Lighting Toyota30.619160.60642Jesse Love (C)Whelen Chevrolet30.622160.590541Sam Mayer (C)Starkey Chevrolet30.626160.569621Austin Hill (C)Carolina Cowboys Chevrolet30.745159.948754Taylor Gray (C)Operation 300 Toyota30.819159.564819Brent Crews # (C)Mobil 1 Toyota30.849159.409988Rajah Caruth (C)HendrickCars.com Chevrolet30.855159.3781099Parker Retzlaff (C)FUNKAWAY Chevrolet30.880159.249118Sammy Smith (C)Allstate Peterbilt Group Chevrolet30.925159.0171296Anthony AlfredoHighTideMetals/CarolinaFabricators