Palou ran down into Turn 7 to overtake O'Ward for the lead with 10 laps to go and drove onto his second straight win to start the 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series season.
Alex Palou once again made the impossible possible, completing a late dash from a nine-second deficit to pass pole sitter Pato O’Ward and drive away to win The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix on Sunday.
Arrow McLaren earned its first 1-2 start in NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition, as Pato O’Ward and Christian Lundgaard locked out the front row Saturday during NTT P1 Award qualifying for The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix.
The Team Chevy drivers and teams head west to The Thermal Club for the second round of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season for the first points-paying event at the 3.067-mile raceway.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 121.503 mph in 18.502 seconds for his second consecutive Truck pole of 2026 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
This weekend marks the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway since 1996, but Richard Childress Racing has a long and storied history at the track.
