Roger Penske owns both the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar series itself, so his team faced extra criticism at Indy.

The Indy 500 curse continued this year as Alex Palou crashed at the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix. The reigning world champion was looking to battle for his sixth win of the season, but was pushed by David Malukas into the turn 1 barrier,

Despite a lucrative offer of a five-week, all-expenses-paid vacation from Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, 2025 Indianapolis 500 Champion Alex Palou is back in the car this weekend, racing for another win.

Alex Palou is way out in front in the overall points standings, even after placing 25th, but the Rookie of the Year race is tight.

Coming off of one of Team Penske's more forgettable Indy 500s—one that included Scott McLaughlin crashing out before the green flag, Josef Newgarden exiting the race 65 laps shy of the finish with an apparent fuel pump failure, and Will Power finishing a modest 16th place to take team honors—Detroit is a reset the team needs.

Detroit GP was a success with action throughout the race, whether it was overtakes, incidents or two drivers fighting on the narrow, twisty, bumpy track, where even a small mistake leads to a