Chasing Alex Palou, INDYCAR Drivers Have 2 Choices: Acceptance Or Anger

In Driver's Eye with James Hinchcliffe , the six-time INDYCAR winner will bring you inside the mind of a racer while breaking down the nuts and bolts of the sport for fans.

Still riding the joy from a fantastic INDYCAR trip to the West Coast last weekend.

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach delivered perfect weather, plenty of action and more fans than I can ever remember being at the 1.968-mile, 11-turn street course venue. It had an amazing vibe that makes me wish we could go back and race there again this week, which is a familiar feeling when leaving Long Beach.

However, there was another familiar feeling leaving the latest INDYCAR race — and one that surely hasn't left drivers feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. But it has left them with two choices as they attempt to solve the biggest predicament in the sport this season…

Alex Palou after winning his first Long Beach race. (Photo by Brandon Badraoui/Lumen via Getty Images)

You guessed it: Alex Palou and the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing team pulled off another victory, adding to the list of tracks in their W column. And they snatched their third win of the season with their trademark combination of blinding speed and perfect execution, once again.

At this point, it is genuinely tough to think of another driver that has maintained such a level of dominance over this elite competition. It’s not just the wins; it's also the consistency (but more on that later!). 

I remember in the early 2010s, Will Power would be good for four to six wins a season, and each time, I would think, "Man, he got another one!" When he was out front, it was so tough to beat him, and it hurt to lose to him so often. But mixed in with those dominant wins were tough days at the office, so