WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Alex Palou became the first IndyCar Series champion since Cristiano da Matta in 2002 to clinch the series title with two races remaining when he clinched his third consecutive championship Aug. 10 at Portland International Raceway.
Palou could cap his historic 2025 season with another record should he win the final two races of the season – tying A.J. Foyt and Al Unser’s record of 10 wins in a season.
Sunday’s Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 at The Milwaukee Mile will be the 16th race of the 2025 season. There have been five winners in 15 races in the 2025 season. Palou, Kyle Kirkwood, Scott Dixon, Pato O’Ward and Will Power have all won in 2025.
• The Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 will be the fifth oval race of the season. The first four oval races were won by drivers from three different teams.
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou (Indianapolis 500 and Iowa Speedway-2), Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood (World Wide Technology Raceway) and Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward (Iowa Speedway-1). The remaining oval race is scheduled for Aug. 31 at Nashville Superspeedway.
• The Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 will be the 116th IndyCar event at the Milwaukee Mile. Scott Dixon, Scott McLaughlin, Pato O’Ward and Will Power are the only drivers to win at Milwaukee entered in the event.
Twenty-two drivers have previous starts at Milwaukee Mile – Scott Dixon has 14 starts, most of all drivers. Nine drivers have led laps at the track (Will Power 306, Dixon 190, Scott McLaughlin 165, Pato O’Ward 133, Josef Newgarden 113, Alexander Rossi 46, Colton Herta 52, Santino Ferrucci 6, Graham Rahal 5).
• Scott Dixon will attempt to make his 355th consecutive start, extending his IndyCar record streak…Graham Rahal will attempt to make his 255th consecutive start, the third-longest streak in history…Josef Newgarden will attempt to make his 218th consecutive start, the sixth-longest streak in history…Alex Palou (1,512 laps led) needs to lead four laps to pass Tony Stewart for 28th on the all-time laps led list…Devlin DeFrancesco and Sting Ray Robb will mark their 50th starts this weekend.
