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Alex Palou at IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio
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Will Power at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio, in July 2025.
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Devlin DeFrancesco at IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio
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Santino Ferrucci at IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio
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Christian Rasumussen at IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio in July 2025
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Christian Rasumussen at IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio in July 2025
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Conor Daly at IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio in July 2025
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Colton Herta in IndyCar action at Mid-Ohio in July 2025.
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Marcus Ericsson in IndyCar action at Mid-Ohio in July 2025.
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Alex Palou in IndyCar action at Mid-Ohio in July 2025.
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Alex Palou in IndyCar action at Mid-Ohio in July 2025.
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Josef Newgarden in IndyCar action at Mid-Ohio in July 2025.
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Kyle Kirkwood in IndyCar action at Mid-Ohio in July 2025.
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Alex Palou wins pole position for the IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio. July 5, 2025.
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Alex Palou wins pole position for the IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio. July 5, 2025.
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