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NTT IndyCar Series championship leader Alex Palou was summarily beaten by Team Penske last weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, who authored a 1-2 finish with Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaugh…
NTT IndyCar Series championship leader Alex Palou was beaten by Team Penske last weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, with Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin finishing 1-2. Despite this, Palou, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver, managed to extend his lead in the championship ahead of the next race in Portland. The closest competitors to Palou lost ground to him at WWTR, with less than a month remaining in the season to catch up. Palou now holds a 59-point cushion over Colton Herta, who has risen to second in the standings. Scott Dixon, Palou’s teammate, is in third, but his gap has grown to 65 points. Will Power has slipped to fourth in the championship race, 66 points behind Palou, after a late restart crash at WWTR. Following these top contenders are McLaughlin, O’Ward, Kirkwood, Newgarden, Rossi, and Rosenqvist, with Palou’s lead creating an urgent need for rivals to make a move in Portland.
