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Thrilling (De)Livery Action Unfolds at Laguna Seca
Highlights
- Grand Prix of Monterey finale on September 6 at Laguna Seca
- Alex Palou honors Alex Zanardi with lightning bolt livery
- Felix Rosenqvist’s car features SiriusXM and Nickelback branding
- Pato O’Ward sports futuristic papaya orange livery in final race
- Sting Ray Robb and Graham Rahal showcase new sponsor designs
- Marcus Ericsson promotes DKY Foundation’s mental health awareness
Special liveries headline the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, September 6, 2:30 p.m. ET, concluding the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
Live coverage airs on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One, and INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls.
The finale blends tributes and sponsorships with competitive stakes, as teams chase final points and visibility. Further event context appears in our Laguna Seca preview for more background.
Alex Palou’s No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda carries lightning bolts, echoing Alex Zanardi’s championship-era identity and reinforcing a lineage that Palou, poised for a fifth title celebration, now represents.
Palou honors Alex Zanardi with lightning-bolt livery on the No. 10 Ganassi Honda.
Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist fields Meyer Shank Racing’s No. 60 Honda in bright SiriusXM Octane colours, with Nickelback branding, as the band serves as race grand marshals.
Nickelback appears as grand marshals alongside Rosenqvist’s SiriusXM Octane livery.
Pato O’Ward closes the campaign in a futurist take on papaya orange aboard Arrow McLaren’s No. 5 Chevrolet, fresh from a Milwaukee doubleheader sweep that underlines late-season form.
Sting Ray Robb’s Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77 Chevrolet adds OIKOS branding, reflecting a nutrition partnership that targets mainstream exposure without compromising the programme’s technical priorities.
Graham Rahal’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 15 Honda features ShipStation Global, a logistics-focused sponsor aligning with the team’s business-to-business ecosystem and broader activation footprint.
Marcus Ericsson’s Andretti Global No. 28 Honda runs green-and-black DKY Foundation colours, promoting mental health awareness and suicide prevention, adding purpose-led messaging to a season of rotating cause-based liveries.
Ericsson spotlights the DKY Foundation’s mental health and suicide prevention mission.
These designs mirror motorsport’s broader storytelling trend, seen with Ferrari’s Schumacher tribute and Porsche’s recent special scheme, where aesthetics amplify legacy, partners, and fan engagement without altering performance.
Laguna Seca’s layout, notably the Corkscrew, rewards rhythm and tyre management, promising strategic variance and late drama, as showcased in past exciting finishes at Laguna Seca from recent seasons.
INDYCAR’s livery approvals ensure safety markings, number legibility, and sponsor compliance, so gains remain commercial rather than competitive, while teams prioritise setup, stint length, and overcut windows for points.
The championship decider therefore frames striking paint with hard-nosed execution: maximise track position, manage tyres, and convert opportunities as the season closes under California’s spotlight.
Visual Summary
10
Palou
60
Rosenqvist
5
O’Ward
28
Ericsson
77
Robb
15
Rahal
🎸
💚
Spectacular Liveries. Season on the Line.
The 2026 Laguna Seca Finale is a rolling tribute—champions are honored, bold partnerships are flaunted, and every car tells a story. It’s not just a race. It’s a moving canvas.
The 2026 Laguna Seca Finale is a rolling tribute—champions are honored, bold partnerships are flaunted, and every car tells a story. It’s not just a race. It’s a moving canvas.
🏆 Palou
Lightning tribute to Zanardi.
Championship #5
Championship #5
🎸 Rosenqvist
SiriusXM + Nickelback
Rock & racing collide
Rock & racing collide
⚡ O’Ward
Futuristic orange.
Season-ending momentum
Season-ending momentum
🥛 Robb
OIKOS protein boost
OIKOS protein boost
📦 Rahal
ShipStation global push
ShipStation global push
💚 Ericsson
DKY: Mental health
DKY: Mental health
It’s more than a title decider—
it’s a bold parade down racing’s memory lane.
it’s a bold parade down racing’s memory lane.
James William covers the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, from the Rolex 24 at Daytona to sprint-race formats. His reports include prototype performance reviews, GT class battles, and pit-stop strategy insights for endurance-racing fans.
