Overview
- Alex Palou secured his fourth career championship and third straight with a podium finish at Portland, capitalizing on Pato O’Ward’s late DI-box failure to make the title mathematically certain
- Will Power stretched his tires to win the BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland, delivering Team Penske’s only victory in the 2025 IndyCar season
- Shane van Gisbergen led 38 of 90 laps to claim his fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup road-course win at Watkins Glen, tying Denny Hamlin for the most victories this year
- Ryan Blaney’s pole position at Watkins Glen edged van Gisbergen by three-hundredths of a second and marked Team Penske’s 150th NASCAR Cup Series pole
- Chris Buescher’s decision to stay out until the end of Stage One at Watkins Glen earned him a crucial playoff point and widened his margin for the final regular-season spot