IndyCar at Laguna Seca complete results, recap: Alex Palou gets 8th win of season, all but cements championship
Palou gets win No. 8 of the season by 3+ seconds over Christian Lundgaard. Colton Herta completes the podium on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile layout.
With three races remaining, Palou's lead on Pato O'Ward — who finishes 4th — is 121 points. A race win is worth 50.
Callum Ilott moves up from 24th to 6th; Kyffin Simpson, who started 14th, finishes 27th after Lap 1 contact.
Team Penske makes it to the finish, with Will Power taking 7th, Scott McLaughlin 10th and Josef Newgarden 11th.
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IndyCar at Laguna Seca complete results
Alex Palou
Christian Lundgaard
Colton Herta
Pato O'Ward
Scott Dixon
Callum Ilott
Will Power
Marcus Armstrong
Christian Rasmussen
Scott McLaughlin
Josef Newgarden
Graham Rahal
David Malukas
Conor Daly
Alexander Rossi
Kyle Kirkwood
Louis Foster
Nolan Siegel
Sting Ray Robb
Devlin DeFrancesco
Robert Shwartzman
Santino Ferrucci
Rinus Veekay
Felix Rosenqvist
Marcus Ericsson
Jacob Abel
Kyffin Simpson
IndyCar race updates, leaderboard, crashes at Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca
Lap 88 restart: Alex Palou leads. Pato O'Ward overtakes Scott Dixon for 4th.
Lap 85: Santino Ferrucci spins and stalls. Caution.
Lap 83: Louis Foster spins Nolan Siegel, who saves the car and continues.
Lap 82 restart: Alex Palou runs away from the field, with Christian Lundgaard in 2nd and Colton Herta 3rd.
Lap 77: Marcus Ericsson spins and stalls on track. Racing continues with only a local yellow. As Ericsson fails to get the car restarted, a full-course caution flies.
IndyCar at Laguna Seca leaderboard at lap 66
Alex Palou (8+ seconds)
Christian Lundgaard
Colton Herta
Scott Dixon
Pato O'Ward
Callum Ilott
Christian Rasmussen
Will Power
Marcus Armstrong
Josef Newgarden
Lap 52: Alex Palou pits out of a 5-second lead over Colton Herta.
IndyCar at Laguna Seca leaderboard at Lap 47
Alex Palou
Colton Herta
Josef Newgarden
Christian Rasmussen
Will Power
Lap 39: Christian Lundgaard scoots by Scott Dixon for 3rd place.
Lap 37: Alex Palou passes Nolan Siegel for the lead. Siegel pits on Lap 38.
Restart Lap 29: Nolan Siegel narrowly leads Alex Palou, with Scott Dixon in 3rd. Kyle Kirkwood is penalized for forcing Rinus Veekay off track.
Lap 26: Caution for the Rinus Veekay run-off.
IndyCar at Laguna Seca Lap 25: Rinus Veekay is off after contact with Kyle Kirkwood
Lap 25: Rinus Veekay is off the track, but the track remains green. Alex Palou pits out of the lead, which Nolan Siegel inherits.
IndyCar at Laguna Seca leaderboard at Lap 20
Alex Palou (by 5+ seconds); In four starts at this track, his average finish is 1.8.
Colton Herta
Pato O'Ward
Josef Newgarden
Will Power
Christian Rasmussen
David Malukas
Graham Rahal
Scott McLaughlin
Marcus Armstrong
Lap 14 restart: The top five remain the same.
IndyCar at Laguna Seca, Lap 12: Jacob Abel crashes
Lap 12: Jacob Abel is into the tire barrier. Caution.
Lap 6 restart: Alex Palou leads, with Colton Herta 2nd, followed by Pato O'Ward, Josef Newgarden and Will Power.
IndyCar at Laguna Seca, Lap 1: Kyffin Simpson, Felix Rosenqvist crash
Lap 1: Alex Palou shoots to the lead and Colton Herta overtakes Pato O'Ward for 2nd. Robert Shwartzman and Conor Daly briefly go off track. Felix Rosenqvist and Kyffin Simpson crash. Caution.
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IndyCar starting grid for Java House Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca
Row 1
1, Alex Palou
2, Pato O'Ward
Row 2
3, Colton Herta
4, Josef Newgarden
Row 3
5, Will Power
6, David Malukas
Row 4
7, Will Power
8, Christian Lundgaard
Row 5
9, Graham Rahal
10, Louis Foster
Row 6
11, Marcus Armstrong
12, Christian Rasmussen
Row 7
13, Scott McLaughlin
14, Kyffin Simpson
Row 8
15, Marcus Ericsson
16, Nolan Siegel
Row 9
17, Rinus Veekay
18, Kyle Kirkwood
Row 10
19, Scott Dixon
20, Santino Ferrucci
Row 11
21, Jacob Abel
22, Alexander Rossi
Row 12
23, Conor Daly
24, Callum Ilott
Row 13
25, Robert Shwartzman
26, Sting Ray Robb
Row 14
27, Devlin DeFrancesco
IndyCar expert picks, predictions for Java House Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca from IndyStar's Nathan Brown
Alex Palou swept the pole and race in 2024. Is it going to be one of weekends?
As much as I'd love for the championship fight to get tighter, Palou has exceled here. He didn't run away and hide a year ago, but he was clearly the best car from the jump. This year, Palou has won four of the five natural-terrain road-course races — and in the one he didn't (Mid-Ohio), his small silly mistake cost him the win. We haven't gotten a true Alex Palou beatdown of a weekend since the spring, and it feels like we're due.
How will Team Penske fare this weekend?
I certainly don't expect a win. I think there's an off-chance we get a podium from either Scott McLaughlin or Will Power. I still think we could get a Penske win before the season ends, but not here. Chip Ganassi Racing has won each of the last three trips to the track, and if I'm making predictions, there's no reason to expect that to change unless something odd happens.
The Rookie of the Year race couldn't be tighter. Who has the edge between Louis Foster and Robert Shwartzman?
Foster has had a better track record both in qualifying performance and consistency, so in a tie with four races to go, I'll give a slight edge to the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing rookie, although I think this very much could be alive until the finale — at an oval, where Prema has gotten the bulk of their strong results this year.
IndyCar Series schedule for Java House Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca
(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)
IndyCar Series schedule for Java House Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca on Sunday, July 27
Noon: IndyCar warmup, FS2
3 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox
Where to watch IndyCar race at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca on?
TV: Coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET, Sunday, July 27, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
Where to stream the IndyCar race today at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca? Streaming IndyCar race at Laguna Seca
FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.
Watch free with a Fubo trial
How to listen to IndyCar race at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
What is the IndyCar race weather forecast at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca?
Sunday: Partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s.
IndyCar drivers for 2025
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
: Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas
: Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Marco Andretti*
: Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Larson* (with Rick Hendrick)
: Kyffin Simpson, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou
: Jacob Abel, Rinus VeeKay
: Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Jack Harvey*
: Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter*
: Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb
: Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong, Helio Castroneves*
: Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman, Romain Grosjean (reserve)
: Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Takuma Sato* Toby Sowery (reserve)
: Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power
IndyCar points system: IndyCar points leaders
(Through 13 of 17 races)
Alex Palou, 536 points
Pato O'Ward, 437
Kyle Kirkwood, 363
Scott Dixon, 362
Christian Lundgaard, 317
Felix Rosenqvist, 309
Marcus Armstrong, 283
Colton Herta, 278
Will Power, 263
David Malukas, 259
Rinus Veekay, 252
Santino Ferrucci, 240
Scott McLaughlin, 239
Kyffin Simpson, 226
Christian Rasmussen, 217
Josef Newgarden, 213
Conor Daly, 199
Alexander Rossi, 199
Marcus Ericsson, 195
Graham Rahal, 195
Nolan Siegel, 168
Robert Shwartzman, 159
Louis Foster, 159
Callum Ilott, 135
Sting Ray Robb, 133
Devlin DeFrancesco, 123
Jacob Abel, 95
Takuma Sato, 36
Helio Castroneves, 20
Ed Carpenter, 16
Jack Harvey, 12
Ryan Hunter-Reay, 10
Kyle Larson, 6
Marco Andretti, 5
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