The reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion crashed out of the opening race at Iowa on Saturday night
Alex Palou’s championship lead took a massive dent after crashing out of the opening race of IndyCar’s double-header round at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night. Starting third in the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, Palou quietly remained in the position through the early portion of the 250-lap race as passing was increasingly tough at the repaved 0.894-mile oval. When the caution waved on lap 80, after a right-front wheel issue slowed the No.
Palou came out of Turn 4 and was running high when the car snapped around on the front stretch and slewed sideways across the start/finish line, with the left-rear making significant contact with the outside wall before coming to a stop in Turn 1. The damage was severe enough that Palou was unable to continue, stepping out of the car before the wrecker truck took the car back to the garage to the team, who are forced to make repairs before the second race begins on Sunday at 12 pm ET.
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