Overview

• Pato O’Ward snatched Saturday’s Synk 275 win by undercutting pole-sitter Josef Newgarden in his 100th IndyCar start to give Chevrolet its first triumph of 2025
• Josef Newgarden led a record 232 laps at Iowa Speedway in Race 1 but fell to second place after a late pit–caution sequence shifted track position
• Leveraging Honda’s fuel efficiency and two timely cautions, Alex Palou reclaimed the lead mid-race on Sunday to capture his seventh win of the season
• Palou’s Farm to Finish 275 victory widened his championship advantage to 129 points over O’Ward with five races remaining
• The doubleheader highlighted how pit strategy, caution timing and fuel management on Iowa’s short oval can upend even the fastest drivers under the new hybrid regulations