Alex Palou has made it a habit to race without thinking about championship points—unless it's the season finale and the title is truly on the line, as was the case in Long Beach in 2021 and Nashville last year.
“I think in all the other races it makes no sense. If we change how we call strategies or how I drive just because we're thinking about points, I think we’ll start slipping backwards,” said the driver of Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 10 car after winning at Iowa Speedway a couple of weeks ago. “Yeah, I think we’re doing the right thing.”
