The reigning three-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, posted a pole-winning lap in one minute, 9.3417 seconds (126.625 mph) to notch his second pole position of the 2025 season.
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.
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.
Team Penske's McLaughlin and Power reignited their 2024 IndyCar championship bids after each claimed their first series' triumphs at Iowa Speedway amid an eventful doubleheader weekend.
The two-time IndyCar Series champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, led 26 of 200-scheduled laps and overtook Pato O'Ward on the final lap to become the first competitor in 22 years to claim back-to-back Indy 500 victories.
The 21-year-old Lundgaard from Hedensted, Denmark, became the first Danish competitor to win an IndyCar Series event after capping off a dominant run from pole position at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada.
The 2021 IndyCar Series champion from Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Spain, led 10 of 55 laps and executed on a late pit strategy to overtake pole-sitter Colton Herta with seven laps remaining and extend his championship lead with his third victory of the season.
