Spains Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing secured his sixth victory of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season at the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America, held in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race spanned 55 laps on the 4.048-mile road course, with Palou finishing ahead of Felix Rosenqvist by 2.1725 seconds, followed by Santino Ferrucci in third, 17.9663 seconds back. The event drew an average TV audience of 781,000 viewers on Fox, marking a decline from the 863,000 viewers recorded in 2024 on NBC, though the season-to-date viewership remains up 25% compared to the 626,000 average for non-Indy 500 races in 2024. Palou’s win came after a strategic fuel save, overtaking Scott Dixon, who led late but pitted with two laps remaining, finishing ninth. The race featured 65 total laps, with notable incidents including a stop-and-go penalty for Conor Daly and crashes by Sting Ray Robb on lap nine, Josef Newgarden, and Robert Shwartzman on lap four, resulting in their retirements. Louis Foster earned pole position, beating Palou in qualifying, while Pato O’Ward started 11th. The event marked the ninth round of the 17-race 2025 season, with coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. Palou’s performance solidified his lead in the championship standings, with the series next scheduled for July events including Mid-Ohio and Iowa Speedway.
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