Much like in Race 2 a few hours earlier, Pato O'Ward benefitted from another driver's misfortune on the final restart to sweep the day at the Milwaukee Mile. Also Alex Palou won his fifth title.
LEBANON, Tenn. -- By three-tenths of a second, Alex Palou made it to pit lane before a caution flew. He cycled to the lead and never let it go at Nashville Superspeedway.
The reigning Indy 500 champion and four-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, clocked in a four-lap average-qualifying session at 232.248 mph in 2:35.0066 to secure his second Indy 500 career pole position.
The reigning four-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, clocked in a pole-winning lap at for his unprecedented third consecutive pole for the Sonsio Grand Prix.
One-point-one seconds made the difference for Alex Palou to exit pit lane ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and score the victory on the streets of Long Beach.
The 34-year-old Rosenqvist from Värnamo, Sweden, clocked in a single-qualifying pole-winning lap at 104.017 mph in 1:07.4635 for his seventh NTT IndyCar career pole and first since 2024.
