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Newgarden Ends Drought With Hometown Win in Nashville IndyCar Finale

Palou's runner-up finish capped a dominant campaign with a third consecutive championship.

Overview

  • Josef Newgarden held off Alex Palou by 0.5021 seconds after leading 60 of 225 laps at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Pato O’Ward started from pole and led a race-high 116 laps before crashing on Lap 126 and retiring.
  • The victory ended Newgarden’s roughly 20-race winless run and prevented his first winless season since 2014.
  • Alex Palou secured the 2025 series title with 13 podiums in 17 races, including eight wins and the Indianapolis 500.
  • Scott McLaughlin finished third, with Kyffin Simpson fourth and Conor Daly fifth, as Newgarden celebrated with hometown fans in the grandstands.