After his sixth win of the 2026 IndyCar season, Alex Palou now holds a 110-point lead in the championship with five races to go. Kyle Kirkwood has jumped back ahead of David Malukas, and is eight points ahead of him in the battle for second in the championship.
Christian Lundgaard is 17 points behind Malukas, and 20 points clear of Pato O'Ward in fifth.
Of note, Will Power's podium result helped him to jump from 14th to 11th in the standings.
Dennis Hauger continues to lead the rookie class, 27 points ahead of Caio Collet and 28 points ahead of Mick Schumacher.
2026 IndyCar standings after Iowa (Race 13 of 18)
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Alex Palou | 510 |
| 2 | Kyle Kirkwood | 400 |
| 3 | David Malukas | 392 |
| 4 | Christian Lundgaard | 375 |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | 355 |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqivst | 338 |
| 7 | Josef Newgarden | 335 |
| 8 | Scott McLaughlin | 321 |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | 278 |
| 10 | Rinus VeeKay | 269 |
| 11 | Will Power | 256 |
| 12 | Scott Dixon | 252 |
| 13 | Graham Rahal | 236 |
| 14 | Kyffin Simpson | 236 |
| 15 | Marcus Armstrong | 230 |
| 16 | Alexander Rossi | 208 |
| 17 | Santino Ferrucci | 205 |
| 18 | Louis Foster | 188 |
| 19 | Nolan Siegel | 176 |
| 20 | Dennis Hauger (R) | 174 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | 168 |
| 22 | Christian Rasmussen | 157 |
| 23 | Caio Collet (R) | 147 |
| 24 | Mick Schumacher (R) | 146 |
| 25 | Sting Ray Robb | 131 |
| 26 | Conor Daly | 24 |
| 27 | Takuma Sato | 20 |
| 28 | Jack Harvey | 8 |
| 29 | Jacob Abel (R) | 6 |
| 30 | Helio Castroneves | 5 |
| 31 | Ed Carpenter | 5 |
| 32 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 5 |
| 33 | Katherine Legge | 5 |
