How Palou joined the Indy 500 stars as the rest of the cast fluffed their lines
Alex Palou’s masterful drive to a maiden Indy 500 win ticks off the final task for him to be considered an all-time IndyCar great. His triumph became the only story in town, as the other plotlines faded away over the month of May at Indianapolis
Alex Palou’s magical 2025 season continued to roll along with a confident victory for Chip Ganassi Racing in the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Already a three-time champion in the IndyCar Series, the Spaniard’s fifth triumph in six starts this year was by far the most important individual race win of his career, delivering prize money in excess of $4million and the prestigious honour of claiming the Borg-Warner Trophy in America’s most historic and important motor race.
Palou caught 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson by surprise with a decisive pass for the lead on lap 187 of 200. With the leaders bottled up behind a pair of backmarkers, a shootout for the win never developed and the point was rendered moot when Nolan Siegel’s crash on the last lap brought out the caution as Palou led Ericsson into the final corner. Palou, Ericsson, and third-place finisher David Malukas were covered by just 1.1426 seconds, with a disappointed Pato O’Ward taking fourth.
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