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 green flag drops on a new season of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Sunday. With a new season comes changes, in the form of a new series president, a new U.S. broadcast partner and a charter system.