Alex Palou extends lead in IndyCar points standings with victory at Road America

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Alex Palou started the weekend at Road America with a car-damaging crash and rallied to end it with his third victory in the last four IndyCar races.

That's how well things have been going for the Spaniard in his remarkable first half to the IndyCar season.

Palou built on his commanding lead in the points standings with a decisive victory Sunday. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver won by 4.5610 seconds over Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden, Team Penske's winner at Road America last year.

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Alex Palou, driver of the #10 The American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Honda prepares for practice before the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 22, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

"It was an amazing day for us," Palou said.

Palou’s victory was the 250th overall team win for Chip Ganassi Racing

It's been amazing month, really.

Palou’s title follows victories on May 13 at the Indianapolis road course and June 4 at Detroit. The only race he hasn't won out of the last four was the Indy 500, where he finished fourth but had the pole position and dominated for much of the race until he was spun on pit road during routine stops.

He has a 74-point lead in the points standings over Ganassi teammate Marcus Ericsson. The last time anyone had this big of a lead eight races into the season was in 2020, when eventual series champion Scott Dixon owned a 117-point edge.

"I think we all need to be better if we want to catch the 10 car," Newgarden said of Palou. "That’s just the reality of it."

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