The second race of IndyCar’s double-header took place on Sunday afternoon, and the action levels were raised well above what was on offer the day before.
Alex Palou took advantage of a well-timed caution to jump ahead into the top spot, securing his seventh win of the year and extending his points lead even further.
Josef Newgarden looked set to win yet again, but he was caught out by the late yellow and fell down to 10th. Scott Dixon and Marcus Armstrong rounded out the podium, giving Honda a 1-2-3 finish.
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Quite a few crashes interrupted the afternoon, with Devlin DeFrancesco, Scott McLaughlin, Sting Ray Robb, and Marcus Ericsson among those that hit the wall.
Nolan Siegel, following his crash on Saturday, did not take part in the event on account of lingering concussion symptoms.
After a crazy couple days, IndyCar will pack up shop and travel to Toronto, Canada for the sole international round on the calendar.
| # | Driver | Time / Gap | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palou | 1:48:39.2641 | 194 | 54 |
| 2 | Scott Dixon | 0.5280 | — | 40 |
| 3 | Marcus Armstrong | 2.7436 | — | 35 |
| 4 | David Malukas | 4.0007 | — | 32 |
| 5 | Pato O’Ward | 4.8250 | — | 30 |
| 6 | Christian Lundgaard | 6.4378 | — | 28 |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | 6.9021 | — | 26 |
| 8 | Christian Rasmussen | 7.8354 | — | 24 |
| 9 | Robert Shwartzman | 9.0457 | — | 22 |
| 10 | Josef Newgarden | 10.1300 | 72 | 21 |
| 11 | Jacob Abel | 11.8122 | — | 19 |
| 12 | Rinus VeeKay | 11.8317 | — | 18 |
| 13 | Kyffin Simpson | 13.4066 | — | 17 |
| 14 | Louis Foster | 14.5475 | — | 16 |
| 15 | Santino Ferrucci | 1 lap | — | 15 |
| 16 | Conor Daly | 1 lap | — | 14 |
| 17 | Alexander Rossi | 1 lap | — | 13 |
| 18 | Kyle Kirkwood | 1 lap | 9 | 13 |
| 19 | Graham Rahal | 3 laps | — | 11 |
| 20 | Colton Herta | 23 laps | — | 10 |
| 21 | Callum Ilott | 102 laps | — | 9 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | 148 laps | — | 8 |
| 23 | Sting Ray Robb | 227 laps | — | 7 |
| 24 | Will Power | 254 laps | — | 6 |
| 25 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 275 laps | — | 5 |
| 26 | Scott McLaughlin | 275 laps | — | 5 |
| 27 | Nolan Siegel | DNS | — | 2 |
… crunching the numbers headed for Toronto, (386+250-515)/5 = 24.2. Meaning, if O’Ward scores victories, all 5 remaining races, Palou can wrap up the championship stroking it, coasting off an average finish 7th or better –
5 races to go, Palou’s mathematically eliminated all other drivers from contention, through 8th in 2025 championship points. Mathematically, leaving Iowa, the IRL championship’s still wide opened, through 7 place in IRL points. But statistically, it’s a foregone conclusion. All over but the crying, Palou’s lead insurmountable, just over 121 points needed to mathematically clinch, likelihood’s in the quadrillionths any other driver could possibly win the IRL’s 2025 championship.