Pato O'Ward (photo) climbed to No. 2 behind who else - Alex Palou - in the Power Rankings after The Thermal Club.

History indicates Alex Palou's (photo) quick getaway to the season -- two straight wins -- may be tough for his rivals to catch.

4. Christian Lundgaard, 60. 5. Felix Rosenqvist, 56. 7. Josef Newgarden, 53. 8. Colton Herta, 47. 9. Alexander Rossi, 43. 10. Scott McLaughlin, 41. 11. Marcus Ericsson, 37.

The Chip Ganassi driver is yet to start on pole this season, but has taken victory in both contests with race-winning ...

Alex Palou has a comfortable lead in the NTT IndyCar Series championship standings Monday after winning the inaugural Thermal Club Grand Prix in the Coachella Valley. Palou took the lead in Sunday’s ...

Palou spent most of the race running in third place, sometimes 11 seconds behind Pato O’Ward. On lap 56, Palou passed O’Ward ...

Given how well he's performed in the first two IndyCar races of 2025, Alex Palou may just win all 17 races this season ...

With 13 laps to go to go at the Thermal Club, Alex Palou cut the lead to 3.5 seconds. Then, with 12 to go, he cut it to under two seconds. With 11 to go, ...

1. (3) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 65 laps, Running. 2. (1) Pato O'Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, 65, Running. 3. (2) Christian Lundgaard, Dallara-Chevrolet, 65, Running. 4. (4) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, ...

Palou earned his 13th NTT IndyCar Series win of his career, winning his second race at Thermal, the first being last year’s ...

Chip Ganassi Racing led the way in the 25-minute warmup session ahead of this afternoon’s IndyCar Grand Prix at The Thermal ...