Overview
- Palou secured pole at Road America on Saturday with a 1:43.6615 lap that was 0.2927 seconds faster than David Malukas.
- The Firestone Fast Six finished with Palou first, Malukas second, Marcus Armstrong third, Felix Rosenqvist fourth, Marcus Ericsson fifth, and Scott McLaughlin sixth.
- The pole is Palou’s fifth consecutive and his sixth of the season, a run matched in IndyCar only by Danny Sullivan’s 1988 streak.
- Palou is the reigning four-time series champion and current points leader, and his recent Detroit win from pole showed how late pit calls and tire choices can flip race results.
- Qualifying included a near-miss when Romain Grosjean exited the pits in the path of Will Power, and Sunday’s 55-lap XPEL Grand Prix will start at 2 p.m. ET on FOX where strategy will shape the outcome.