You wouldn’t bet against Alex Palou sealing a hat-trick of IndyCar Series championships in September, but Saturday’s first race at Iowa’s doubleheader gave a ray of hope to his rivals – especially that day’s race winner, Scott McLaughlin.
Remember that McLaughlin was last in points after Long Beach, where he suffered a gearbox failure. That compounded his disqualification from third place in the St Petersburg opener, after he (along with team-mate Josef Newgarden) was caught using push-to-pass illegally.
