IndyCar
Alex Palou wins Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 10, 2025) Alex Palou is etching his name in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES record book after winning Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The victory was Palou’s fourth in five races in 2025, coupled with a 2nd place finish at Long Beach, is the best start to a season since 1964, when AJ Foyt won 10 of 13 races.
“I cannot describe the amazing season we have had so far,” said Palou. “I owe everything to team, Chip Ganassi Racing, my teammates and everyone who is working behind the scenes to make me look so fast on track.”
Palou’s No. 10 DHL Honda beat Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward No. 5 Chevy by 5.4840-seconds.
“We’ve just got to keep working,” said O’Ward, when asked what the field needs to do to beat Palou. “We need to do something to stop this 10-car. These guys are really, really on a roll. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it, especially in IndyCar.”
Team Penske’s Will Power finished third in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet with teammate Scott McLaughlin following behind in fourth.
“It was just a solid day,” explained Power, a two-time series Champion. “Didn’t pass a single car. Just spent the whole day sort of like in a good pit stop strategy and speed and sort of overcut there at the end. Got us a couple of positions.”
Palou’s teammate Scott Dixon came home fifth in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda after starting 16th.
Palou started on the pole position but was passed by Graham Rahal as the pair entered Turn 1 on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course.
Tire strategy played a big part in how the race played out as a new rule for this race forced teams to use two sets of the Firestone Primary black sidewall tires and two sets for the Firestone Alternate red sidewall tires. Palou started on used reds and Rahal started on new reds.
“We started on the used softer tires, the alternates,” said Barry Wanser, the team manger for the No. 10 car. “Graham started on the stickers, so he had a big advantage on us over the start, which he got us. Then we had to settle in and try to get as far as we could on the used.”
The first pit stop saw Palou switch to the Firestone Primary tires and Rahal put on a set of used reds. The softer tires allowed Rahal to keep the lead until Lap 58 when Rahal’s used reds began to wear out, allowing Palou to make the pass in Turn 7.
“We were fortunate enough to be really strong on the primary tires, get 23, 24 laps out of them,” explained Wanser. “That reduced the amount of laps we had to do on our sticker alternates for the end. That gave us a huge advantage.”
Another huge advantage is having a talent like Palou behind the wheel.
“Alex’s ability certainly to go fast, take care of the tires, and get the fuel number, you know, it’s second to none,” said Wanser.
Rahal had to close out the race on the black sidewall tire so despite leading a race-high 49-laps, the No. 15 Honda faded to sixth at the end as the front runners saved the quicker alternate tires for the last stint.
Palou and the No. 10 team lead the Championship standings by 97 points – nearly two races’ worth of points – over Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global.
Next up for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Practice opens Tuesday eat Noon and continues the rest of the week leading up to qualifying weekend Saturday May 17 with the battle for the pole position on Sunday May 18.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO (August 15, 2026) – The NTT IndyCar Series is making it’s first visit to a new street circuit in Markham, Ontario but a familiar face topped the speed charts after the first practice.
Four-time Series Champion Alex Palou turned the fastest lap around the 12-turn, 2.19-mile temporary street course, a 1-minute, 14.9915-seconds (100.811 mph) lap in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
A.J. Foyt Racing rookie Caio Collett was second quick with a 1-minute, 15.0454-seconds (100.739) in the No. 4 Chevrolet.
Louis Foster was third quick in the No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda at 1:15.0278 (100.702) followed by Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin 1:15.2981 (100.401). Will Power rounded out the Top 5 at 1:15.3152 (100.378).
Palou’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammates were not as strong. Six-time Series Champion Scott Dixon was 20th at 1:16.4583 (98.877) in the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda. Kyffin Simpson was 24th at 1.17.3893 (97.688) in the No. 8 Sunoco Honda. Simpson made contact with the wall at Turn 6, causing damage to the rear suspension. Simpson limped to pits for repair and returned to action later in the session.
Practice 2 is set for 2:30 p.m. as delayed track construction forced officials to cancel Friday’s activities and condense Saturday’s schedule. NTT P1 Pole Qualifying is set for 6:30 p.m. ET
MARKHAM, ONTARIO (August 14, 2026) – Issues with the completion of the temporary street circuit in Markham Ontario has forced the NTT INDYCAR SERIES first practice to be moved to Saturday as all of Friday’s on-track activity had to be scrubbed from the schedule.
“INDYCAR is incredibly disappointed that our promoter was not able to complete the track build on time, despite significant support from our team on site,” INDYCAR President J. Douglas Boles said. “Ontario has always been a magnificent market for our sport and the number of spectators that attended today is a shining example of that. New events can always pose logistical challenges and we join in the frustration of our loyal fans and apologize.”
Green Savoree Promotions also issued a statement.
“Ensuring the safety of the drivers and the completion of the certification process of competing on a brand-new racetrack delayed all on-track activities today. Today’s sessions have been rescheduled to Saturday, August 15, to allow for further track preparations.”
“We greatly appreciate all the fans who made it out to the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham today and chose to spend the day with us. The attendance and support were overwhelming.”
The revamped schedule calls for the first practice to take place at 10:00 a.m. followed by a second practice at 2:30 p.m. and P1 Pole Qualifying at 6:30 p.m.
PORTLAND, OR (August 9, 2026) – Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing are closing in on another NTT IndyCar Series Championship after winning Sunday’s Only Bulls Portland Grand Prix.
Palou started second and passed Felix Rosenqvist during the first round of pit stops by staying out an extra lap and using the ‘overcut’ to get the lead and then dominated, leading 60 of 110-laps to grab his sixth victory of 2026.
“Everybody at CGR and Honda did an incredible job,” said Palou, who started second. “I had an absolute rocket ship today. It was very, very nice to drive every single lap.”
“We had to do something different than Felix,” said Barry Wanser, team manager for the No. 10 Honda. “We had to go longer than him. It takes a lot of performance by Alex and certainly the Honda engine to give us the fuel mileage to jump in one more and do the overcut. That helped us. We had a pretty smooth pit stop and got the jump there.”
Rosenqvist, who started on the pole in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Grateful Dead Honda, closed to within a second late but couldn’t get back to the front.
“He got us in a sequence,” said Rosenqvist, the 2026 Indianapolis 500 winner. “I got kind of twisted up leaving my box because I was so close to the Schumacher crew. I think between the overcut and that, we kind of lost the position. From there on we just sat in second.”
Andretti Global’s Will Power finished third in the No. 26 TWG Honda to lockout the podium for the manufacturer.
“Great day for us,” said Power. “Great day for Andretti. Didn’t quite have the pace I think the top two guys. Probably about a tenth off. Just seriously fast pace all day. Qualifying laps, really good quality. Such a quality field now.”
The victory for Palou increased his Championship lead to 110 points over Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global, a gap of more than two races with just five races remaining this season.
“Chip puts the best guys around me, but then also everybody is just executing,” said Palou. “That car is a rocket ship, and I’m just lucky enough to drive it.”
The next NTT IndyCar Series race is the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham on Sunday, Aug. 16 on the streets of Markham, Ontario.
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