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Check out Alex Palou basking in the glory of his 13th career NTT IndyCar Series win at The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix!
In a jaw-dropping finish, the Chip Ganassi Racing star erased a nine-second gap, zooming past Arrow McLaren rival and pole-sitter Pato O’Ward to clinch victory by a whopping 10.1854 seconds.
With Christian Lundgaard snagging third for Arrow McLaren, Palou’s late-race heroics kept his perfect 2025 season alive – two races, two wins!
“What an amazing weekend,” beamed the Spaniard. “We had a really fast car since practice, and everybody at Chip Ganassi Racing on the 10 car executed perfectly.
"We knew it was aggressive to start with the used reds (alternate tyres), and we knew that we were looking toward the end of the race with that 10 car, and we did it.”
Palou now leads O’Ward by 39 points in the championship.
“It’s tough seeing this guy beat us all every single event,” lamented Lundgaard “We’ve got to find a way to stop him.”
