Yuven Sundaramoorthy saved the best for last, moving from 11th to second through the INDY NXT by Firestone field to capture his top series finish to date in the 65-lap Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Speedway.
The 2015 Xfinity Series champion led 19 of 92 over-scheduled laps and bumped his way past van Gisbergen on the final lap during an overtime shootout to score his first Cup Series victory both of the 2024 season and his first on a road course venue at The Glen.
The reigning two-time IndyCar champion from Sant Antoni de Vilamjaor, Spain, became the 13th competitor overall to notch three championships in the IndyCar division in a season where he recorded two victories, six podiums, three poles, 263 laps led and an average-finishing result of 6.5, which was enough to clinch the title by 31 points.
Alex Palou joined the immortals of more than a century of North American open-wheel racing Sunday, winning his third NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at Nashville Superspeedway.
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