Overview

• By finishing third at Portland International Raceway, Palou secured his fourth NTT IndyCar Series championship and third consecutive crown with two rounds to spare.
• Pato O’Ward’s Arrow McLaren suffered a wiring malfunction on lap 22, forcing a pit stop that dropped him 10 laps behind and eliminated his outside shot at the title.
• Palou became the first driver since Dario Franchitti in 2010 to win both the Indianapolis 500 and the season championship in the same year.
• At 28, he joined Ted Horn, Sebastien Bourdais and Dario Franchitti as the only drivers in IndyCar history to win three consecutive titles and now ranks third all-time with four championships.
• With two oval races remaining at the Milwaukee Mile and Nashville Superspeedway, Palou can tie A.J. Foyt’s single-season record of ten victories.