Palou benefitted from a pair of timely cautions to deny Josef Newgarden and David Malukas and claim Sunday’s Farm to Finish 275. The Spaniard had started from pole after a strong second lap in Saturday’s qualifying, but was overtaken twice by Newgarden during Sunday’s race.

Palou will take a 129-point advantage over O’Ward into Sunday’s race. Two years ago, Chip Ganassi Racing’s driver led Team Penske’s Newgarden by 80 points. Palou won one more race down the stretch – at Portland International Raceway – to finish with a 78-point margin.

Alex Palou took his time to share his take on the 2023 McLaren saga (ongoing in court) and has also highlighted the support of Chip Ganassi Racing during that period.

After last week’s sweep in the streets of Chicago, Shane van Gisbergen continues to stack wins in NASCAR with a strong performance in the Cup series at Sonoma, further solidifying his dominance in the

Crash and learn. That’s the process Barry Wanser has seen Alex Palou use to become one of the IndyCar Series’ best oval drivers.