Alex Palou continues his march forward and wins in Indianapolis

Starting from pole position, Alex Palou once again came, he saw and he won in Indianapolis! The double champion IndyCar The reigning champion won for the fourth time in five races this season, ahead of Pato O'Ward (Arrow) McLaren). However, it was Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) who caused him the most problems at this fifth round of the year. Starting second, the American took advantage of his tire advantage at the start, since he was starting on new tires, unlike Palou, to take the lead of the race. With two sets of soft tires and two sets of hard tires to use, strategy played its part.

In the third stint, Rahal was on worn soft tires, while Palou was on hard tires, and the Spaniard came back to take the lead for good on lap 58 of 85. Things turned sour for Rahal at the final stop, due to a stubborn left-rear tire. Without a win in over 100 races, the American had to settle for fifth place at the checkered flag.

Pato O'Ward and Will Power (Team Penske) joined Palou on the podium. Both drivers had an opportunity to attack the No. 10 with a caution on lap 70. It was the first time since the first round of the season that the yellow flag was waved, for only one lap, as David Malukas (AJ Foyt Racing) had to stop his car in the grass. Once the race resumed, Alex Palou left no chance for his rivals, winning by more than 5 seconds, over a final stint of around fifteen laps. The Spaniard now has a 97-point lead over his closest pursuer, Kyle Kirkwood, before the 109th edition of the Indianapolis 500.

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