We'll save the dramatics this week. Freshly crowned INDYCAR champion and now four-time title winner Alex Palou is No. 1 in the rankings now and for the foreseeable future.

It wasn’t a win, but in the end — it was more than enough. Alex Palou brought home a third-place finish in Sunday’s BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland to clinch the 2025 IndyCar title with two races to spare.

Alex Palou's fourth IndyCar Series Championship is team owner Chip Ganassi's 17th IndyCar Series title, tying him with the great Roger Penske for most in IndyCar history.