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Alex Palou driving the #10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda continued his IndyCar dominance yesterday at Laguna Seca by taking his eighth victory in fourteen races at the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey. Palou set the fastest lap time of the race at 70.7851 seconds and 113.821 mph. Christian Lundgaard driving the number 7 Arrow McLaren with Chevy power finished second. McLaren was also having a banner day in Formula One. McLaren Formula One drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, finished first and Second at the Belgian Grand Prix, with Piastri leading the Driver’s Championship. Pato O’Ward in the other Arrow McLaren finished fourth at Laguna after starting second. O’Ward is the reserve driver for the McLaren Formula One team.
“Amazing day. Number one! Almost one-two for Honda, but two podium finishes is still great,” said Palou. “We had amazing speed all weekend and got our 8th win of the season. I couldn’t have asked for more from this year. I’m ready and hungry for more, of course, but I couldn’t be more proud (sic) of everything this #10 team has achieved.”
Paulo led 84 of the 95 laps, Palou won on the famous California road course with its downhill corkscrew turn for the second consecutive year, both from the pole, –his third win at Laguna Seca in the past four years.
Palou leads the NTT IndyCar Series championship with three races to go for the fourth time in his IndyCar Series Career. Palou also led the championship with three races to go in 2021, 2023 and 2024, when he won the title. Palou has led the point standings since the beginning of the season.
IndyCar said “the winner of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge still has work to do to clinch his third consecutive series championship and fourth in five years, but the effort required will be minimal. Effectively, O’Ward needs to win out for Palou to be threatened. Everyone else has been eliminated from contention.”
The IndyCar series resumes with what seems Palou’s winning run to the Astor Challenge Cup at the BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland Sunday 10 august at 3 p.m. ET on FOX. Highlights of the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey – click here.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
IndyCar – Palou 8 wins for 14 Taking Grand Prix of Monterey
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Alex Palou driving the #10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda continued his IndyCar dominance yesterday at Laguna Seca by taking his eighth victory in fourteen races at the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey. Palou set the fastest lap time of the race at 70.7851 seconds and 113.821 mph. Christian Lundgaard driving the number 7 Arrow McLaren with Chevy power finished second. McLaren was also having a banner day in Formula One. McLaren Formula One drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, finished first and Second at the Belgian Grand Prix, with Piastri leading the Driver’s Championship. Pato O’Ward in the other Arrow McLaren finished fourth at Laguna after starting second. O’Ward is the reserve driver for the McLaren Formula One team.
“Amazing day. Number one! Almost one-two for Honda, but two podium finishes is still great,” said Palou. “We had amazing speed all weekend and got our 8th win of the season. I couldn’t have asked for more from this year. I’m ready and hungry for more, of course, but I couldn’t be more proud (sic) of everything this #10 team has achieved.”
Paulo led 84 of the 95 laps, Palou won on the famous California road course with its downhill corkscrew turn for the second consecutive year, both from the pole, –his third win at Laguna Seca in the past four years.
Palou leads the NTT IndyCar Series championship with three races to go for the fourth time in his IndyCar Series Career. Palou also led the championship with three races to go in 2021, 2023 and 2024, when he won the title. Palou has led the point standings since the beginning of the season.
IndyCar said “the winner of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge still has work to do to clinch his third consecutive series championship and fourth in five years, but the effort required will be minimal. Effectively, O’Ward needs to win out for Palou to be threatened. Everyone else has been eliminated from contention.”
The IndyCar series resumes with what seems Palou’s winning run to the Astor Challenge Cup at the BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland Sunday 10 august at 3 p.m. ET on FOX. Highlights of the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey – click here.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.