Alex Palou got the break he needed and fast work from his Chip Ganassi Racing pit crew, and then he ran away with a victory Sunday in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Palou earned his third victory in five races this season, the 22nd victory of his career and his first Long Beach win in the No. 10 OpenAI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, beating the No. 60 SiriusXM/Acura Honda of pole sitter Felix Rosenqvist to the finish by 3.9663 seconds. Palou also took the series lead by 17 points over Kyle Kirkwood as he aims for his fifth series championship and series record-tying fourth in a row.
Six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon rounded out the podium finishers with his best result of the season in the No. 9 PNC Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
Kirkwood finished fourth in the No. 27 JM Bullion / Gold.com Honda of Andretti Global, with Pato O’Ward placing fifth in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet in the 90-lap race.
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