After pit stops from the lead by Alexander Rossi, Pietro Fittipaldi and Scott McLaughlin, Palou moved back into the lead on Lap 45. With 40 laps remaining, the Chip Ganassi Racing star seems well positioned for winning on the IMS road course for the second consecutive year.

Alex Palou earned pole position as he tries to win the race for the second straight year. Christian Lundgaard will join him on the front row. Team Penske begins its month without some key team members in the wake of a push-to-pass scandal that also resulted in disqualifications for drivers Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin.

Alex Palou won the race off pit row on Lap 62 then beat Will Power into the first turn on the only restart of the Indianapolis Grand Prix and easily defended last year's title on Indy's road course.