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title: "VeeKay Milwaukee Podium Caps Juncos Hollinger’s Best Year"
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published: "2026-09-03T06:50:57Z"
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# VeeKay Milwaukee Podium Caps Juncos Hollinger’s Best Year

The VeeKay Milwaukee podium was the kind of drive that gets a small team noticed. Rinus VeeKay started the rain-suspended, two-part Race 1 at The Milwaukee Mile from 24th on the grid and finished third, passing Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin with four laps of the 250 remaining.

## How the VeeKay Milwaukee podium came together

It was only the second podium in Juncos Hollinger Racing’s IndyCar history — and the second at this circuit, after Conor Daly came from 25th to third here in 2024. For the 25-year-old Dutchman it was a first rostrum since he finished runner-up at Toronto last year with Dale Coyne Racing.

“Podium baby! After three fourth place finishes this season, a podium feels incredible,” VeeKay said. “It was a bit of an interesting one having to restart a race a day later on used tyres. But it worked out really well. I think the strategy was really good, and the car was incredible with the cooler conditions here.”

## Juncos Hollinger eye a best-ever finish

VeeKay then led 25 laps of Race 2 before taking seventh, a weekend that lifted him to a career-best eight top-10 finishes with one round still to run and returned him to 10th in the championship standings.

“What a weekend,” team principal Dave O’Neill said. “To come away with a podium is a fantastic result and I’m incredibly proud of everyone. Rinus was outstanding. Going from 24th to third in Race 1 was a tremendous drive.”

The headlines belonged elsewhere: Pato O’Ward swept both races, and [Alex Palou clinched his fifth IndyCar title](https://readmotorsport.com/2026/08/31/palou-fifth-indycar-title-milwaukee-oward-sweep/). But the #76 Chevrolet’s run matters to a team chasing its strongest season yet as the series heads to its finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Report via [Motorsport.com](https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/veekay-charges-from-24th-to-podium-at-milwaukee-as-jhr-eyes-historic-season-finish/10851362/).