Overview
- Alex Palou won the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday, leading 60 of 110 laps and finishing about 4.12 seconds ahead of Felix Rosenqvist.
- Felix Rosenqvist took pole by 0.0184 seconds over Palou and converted that speed into a second-place finish, with Will Power rounding out the podium in third.
- IndyCar enforced six-place grid penalties for David Malukas and Caio Collet for engine changes, shifting starting positions and recovery strategies for both teams.
- Palou’s decisive move came in the first green-flag pit cycle when he stayed out a lap longer to execute an overcut and gain track position, and teams discovered the softer Firestone alternate tires lasted longer than expected during race stints.
- The result stretches Palou’s lead to 110 points with five races left and sets the series up for a new-street-course test next week in Markham that could be the next major variable in the title fight.