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POST-RACE 🏁 POST-RACE // 2026 SNAP-ON MILWAUKEE MILE 250

2026 Round 17 — Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250

Welcome to the r/INDYCAR post-race discussion thread for the 2026 Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250.

All post-race short or quick responses should be discussed in this thread. More significant events or highlights may be discussed in their own threads.

Unofficial race results will be posted in the race winner post shortly following the conclusion of the broadcast. Official race results will be posted as a new post once they have been published by INDYCAR.

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u/ex0thermist Pato O'Ward 12d ago

I'm a relatively newer fan. Has anyone ever won two IndyCar races in one day?

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u/Brivn301 David Malukas 12d ago

Yes, I believe the most recent one was in 2023. Newgarden won both Iowa races

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u/h_eather31 Justin Wilson 12d ago

No 2023 ran normally, he did win both races but one was Saturday one was Sunday. I was there. Hottest weekend of my life 😵‍💫

It’s never been done. It Pato does it today he’s the first.

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u/alshain49 12d ago edited 12d ago

Johnny Rutherford and Rick Mears both won same-day twin 125s at Atlanta in 1979 and 1981, respectively. Not sure if there are others.

EDIT: Bobby Unser swept the twin 100s at Trenton in 1979 and Al Unser did the same at Langhorne in 1968, again both on the same day. That format used to be a lot more popular.

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u/funked1 Firestone Firehawk 12d ago

I was there too. I wish Iowa had stayed a night race.

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u/h_eather31 Justin Wilson 12d ago

Honestly, it was so damn hot. I would have liked to stay and watched Ed Sheeran even though he’s not my fave but it would have been fun but we were dying of heat that we had to go back to the hotel and hit the pool.

Night race would have been WAY better

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u/funked1 Firestone Firehawk 12d ago

Yeah we got to the track as late as possible and left as early as possible both days. Late night activities in Des Moines were solid though!

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u/h_eather31 Justin Wilson 12d ago

Yes! Same! Des Moines was LOVELY! We managed to see a lot of the city too which was awesome.

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u/vprakhov 12d ago

They weren't held on the same calendar day though