INDYCAR Power Rankings: Scott Dixon Pushes For No. 1

Scott Dixon captured the victory Sunday at Mid-Ohio and continues to move up these INDYCAR power rankings with his third consecutive top-10 finish and two top-fives in the last three events.

The top spot? Alex Palou still has it. The 10th spot? Rinus VeeKay has entered the chat with finishes of seventh, 10th and ninth in the last three events.

There won’t be a power ranking report after the next race but after the next two races, as INDYCAR runs a double-header weekend with a race Saturday and another Sunday at Iowa Speedway.

Here are the rankings for this week:

Dropped out: David Malukas (Last Week: 9)

On the verge: David Malukas, Scott McLaughlin, Nolan Siegel

Palou made a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes but still finished second at Mid-Ohio. The Ganassi driver threw the win away, but the championship still seems firmly in his grasp, as no driver is within 100 points with seven races remaining.

Can there be an INDYCAR season where Scott Dixon doesn’t visit the winner’s circle? Doesn’t seem like it. The Ganassi driver’s victory was his first podium finish since the season-opening race at St. Petersburg, where he placed second.

Kirkwood had a good but not great weekend at Mid-Ohio. He started seventh and finished eighth. The Andretti driver remains second in the standings, 113 points behind Palou.

Starting a disappointing 14th, O’Ward showed some speed in the race to finish fifth. The Arrow McLaren driver is third in the standings, 125 points behind Palou.

Lundgaard worked his way back to the podium. He had three in the first four races of the season, and Mid-Ohio ended up being a great weekend for the Arrow McLaren driver. He started second and finished third.

Rosenqvist, employing a two-stop strategy as did