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Alex Palou in victory lane at Portland. (Penske Entertainment/Chris Owens)

Who Won What? NTT IndyCar Series

Alex Palou was nearly untouchable for the entirety of the NTT IndyCar Series season as he secured his second title in the penultimate race at Oregon’s Portland Int’l Raceway.

Wheeling the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, Palou took over the points lead in May after winning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The 26-year-old never relinquished the point for the rest of the season.

Palou surged in the summer months with three straight victories on the streets of Detroit, Wisconsin’s Road America and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Teammate and six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon rallied late in the season with three wins in the last four races. He finished 78 points behind Palou. 

Entering his third season of open-wheel racing after an illustrious career in Australian Supercars, Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin placed third in the standings. His season was highlighted by a win at Alabama’s Barber Motorsports Park. 

American Josef Newgarden gave team owner Roger Penske a 19th Indianapolis 500 victory in May after Newgarden out-dueled last year’s winner Marcus Ericsson. 

2023 Schedule & Results

Date

Track

Winner

March 3

St. Petersburg

Marcus Ericsson

April 2

Texas Motor Speedway

Josef Newgarden

April 16

Long Beach

Kyle Kirkwood

April 30

Barber Motorsports Park

Scott McLaughlin

May 13

Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC

Alex Palou

May 28

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Josef Newgarden

June 4

Detroit Street Circuit

Alex Palou

June 18

Road America

Alex Palou

July 2

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Alex Palou

July 16

Exhibition Place (Toronto)

Christian Lundgaard

July 22

Iowa Speedway

Josef Newgarden

July 23

Iowa Speedway

Josef Newgarden

Aug. 6

Streets of Nashville

Kyle Kirkwood

Aug. 12

Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC

Scott Dixon

Aug. 27

Worldwide Technology Raceway

Scott Dixon

Sept. 3

Portland Int’l Raceway

Alex Palou

Sept. 10

Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca

Scott Dixon