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Palou Secures Laguna Seca Pole to Extend IndyCar Lead to 100 Points

Pato O’Ward will start second with his best Laguna Seca qualifying result following a practice cancellation prompted by moisture grounding the track’s medical helicopter.

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Overview

  • Alex Palou clinched pole position at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a lap of 1:08.341 to top Saturday’s qualifying session.
  • The pole earns Palou a bonus championship point, widening his lead over Pato O’Ward to 100 points in the 2025 IndyCar standings.
  • Pato O’Ward set his fastest qualifying time at Laguna Seca to start second, 0.2867 seconds behind Palou.
  • Colton Herta will start third, followed by Josef Newgarden, Will Power and David Malukas in fourth through sixth positions.
  • Lingering moisture grounded the track’s medical helicopter and forced cancellation of the final practice session, leaving teams with only one run before qualifying.