Palou earned a series-high fifth win, ninth career triumph and gave team owner Chip Ganassi his 15th IndyCar title as a team owner.
Palou drove a near-perfect race around the 12-turn, 1.967-mile to add the 2023 IndyCar championship to his 2021 crown.
He also earned a series-high fifth win, ninth career triumph and gave Ganassi his 15th IndyCar title as a team owner.“That’s what we wanted,” Palou said of driving right into victory lane. “It was an amazing weekend overall. We just had three really fast cars. “I love it, I never thought I’d be an IndyCar champion,” Palou said. “To be a two-time IndyCar champion just feels amazing, like a dream.”Alex Palou said the secret to his IndyCar championship was pretty simple—fast cars,.“Fast cars,” he intoned. “We just had a really fast car and whatever we were going to do today, we were going to come out in a really good position. We just focused on our fuel mileage, our strategies were perfect – pit stops and everything – so, yeah.
Though not much consolation, Dixon locked up second place in the season standings with Sunday’s third-place finish. The New Zealand native will ultimately end a season for the 18time – in 21 seasons – where he’s finished in the top four in the season rankings, including six championships and just barely missing out on a seventh title this season.
“He kind of does everything right,” Dixon said of Palou. “Yes, of course, you have seasons where things kind of roll your way sometimes. I’ve been a part of those and those are pretty special. Wanser was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a common and treatable form of cancer, in late August. He underwent surgery on August 30 and his prognosis is excellent.
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