Overview

• Palou entered Portland with a 121-point advantage over O’Ward and only needed a 108-point swing to clinch the championship.
• Palou’s late qualifying lock-up deleted his fastest lap and relegated him to fifth on the starting grid after Christian Lundgaard’s penalty.
• Pato O’Ward lost power on lap 22 when a wire to his direct injection box malfunctioned, forcing repairs that left him ten laps down and out of title contention.
• Will Power led 78 of 110 laps to secure his first victory of the season for Team Penske.
• With eight wins this year, including the Indianapolis 500, Palou heads to Milwaukee and Nashville aiming to match A.J. Foyt’s single-season record of ten triumphs.