The defending champion holds a 54-point advantage with three rounds remaining
Chip Ganassi Racing ’s Alex Palou was left coasting to a lonely runner-up finish in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland, which stands as the perfect metaphor in his march towards another IndyCar Series title. The 27-year-old Spaniard came into the weekend with a 59-point advantage over Andretti Global’s Colton Herta, and leaves with just a five-point dent after having a frontrow seat to Team Penske’s Will Power lead 101 of 110 laps en route to winning by a staggering 9.
” Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Photo by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Images Palou, the defending and two-time IndyCar Series champion, shared the decision behind the tire strategy, which was built on learnings from the round on the Streets of Detroit in early June when he finished an uncharacteristic 16th and broke a streak of 23 consecutive top 10 finishes in points-paying races. “We only had one set of reds,” he said. “That was the idea.
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